What are the possible side-effects of Botox?

The response you get to this question depends on who you talk to.

Those addicted with it may talk of their transformed face and others will tell of horror stories. The thing is you never know and the question is "Do you want to take the risk? "


Independent Healthcare Advisory Services Director Sally Taber warns:


“We've heard stories of Botox parties and people going to even garden sheds to have treatment.”
"It's just amazing that the general public think that they can have an injection into their face in a nail bar, a garden shed or at a Botox party, because you are dealing with a prescription medicine.
"They can cause permanent damage. The patient will be reminded all their lives that they've gone to an inappropriate practitioner who wasn't appropriately qualified"
Source BBC News

Some side effects you may experience are:

  • Headache
  • Facial pain
  • Redness at the injection site
  • Flu-like symptoms
  • Temporary eyelid droop
  • Nausea
  • Squint/double vision
  • Twitching of the eye
  • Muscle weakness
  • Large does can leave the face totally expressionless

With documentation of Botox Injection safety in the right hands and increased use it may well be your fountain of youth. But if not we think there are some great topical products that work with similar principals but that don't involve needles.

We love Planet Skincare who have harnessed the paralyzing effect of Snake Venom to replicate Botox effects for an 82% smoothing effect and a 52% reduction in wrinkles in their anti ageing wonder stuff.