What are the potential side effects associated with Botox injections?

What are the potential side effects associated with Botox injections?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa) gives expert video advice on: What are the potential side effects associated with Botox injections?; How does Botox help migraines and headaches?; Can I receive Botox if I am pregnant? and more...

What I love about Botox is that it is, for the most part, safe and effective, and really works well. The major complications and side-effects with Botox are: one, sometimes there can be some bleeding at the site of injections. For most of us, we use a very tiny needle, so that's really not an issue. The second most common complication with Botox is that, for some patients, the Botox doesn't work, and for most of us, we will just re-inject that area. In terms of using Botox around the eye area, the number one concern is that sometimes you can get some eyelid drooping, and that's usually temporary and will go away. In terms of doing Botox injections around the mouth, the muscles are pretty tiny around there. As a result you can get some paralysis around the mouth, but again, that will usually wear off rather quickly.