“i can see how the face ages with people that have been dedicated to [toxin injections] over the years and compare it with people who are starting it later in their life,” she says. “i will tell you the face will age better for having had it earlier because those wrinkles are just not as deep. they’re not as permanent.”
although the effect of the product wears off in three to four months, the targeted muscles weaken with repeated injections over time.
“imagine you’re sick with the flu and you’re lying in bed and you don’t get up for three days and when you get up, you’re like, ‘oh my gosh, i feel so weak,’” says yadav. “if i do botox in your forehead and you can’t move it for three months, it’s going to be weaker.”
she notes that the interval between your toxin injections will get longer because it also takes longer for that muscle to get to a place where it will wrinkle again.
botox side-effects
possible side-effects that can be common for a few days following the injections are headache or a feeling of heaviness in your forehead, but yadav is confident in the treatment in terms of safety and delivering results.
“when i see a patient in my practice for toxin treatment, i need to know what their goals are,” she says. “if someone says, ‘i don’t want too much, i don’t want to look frozen, i want it to be a little bit softer and carry some expression,’ then what i’m doing is finding the recipe that works for them. the first time i inject them, i always go with what they’re kind of looking for and then i bring them back two weeks later to assess and see if it fits their expectations.”
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