BEFORE: Crow's feet before Botox injection, with the patient squinting. BEFORE: Crow's feet before Botox injection, with the patient relaxing her face. AFTER: Crow's feet 1 week after Botox injection, with the patient squinting. AFTER: Crow's feet 1 week after Botox injection, with the patient relaxing her face.
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Botox (Botulinum Toxin) 

Picture of Botox (Botulinum Toxin): BEFORE: Crow's feet before Botox injection, with the patient squinting. Divider line
BEFORE: Crow's feet before Botox injection, with the patient squinting.
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Risks or Side Effects
The safety and effectiveness of Botox has been well documented in millions of patients worldwide who have received this treatment. Few complications caused by Botox do exist, however, and these include the following:
  • Temporary swelling for fewer than 20 minutes (appearing similar to mosquito bites)
  • Allergic reaction
  • Infection
  • Bleeding
  • Bruising
  • Headache
  • Eyelid drooping (if the medication relaxes the muscle that raises the eyelid)
  • Temporary overactivity of areas that have not been injected (for example, hyperfunction of the lateral frontalis muscle leading to a quizzical look)
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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