Is it painful to get Botox injections? How long does the treatment last?
I watched my friend get Botox injections, and it did appear painful, but not extraordinarily so. The needle is the same sort of size as a needle used in insulin injections, and the doctor had to make repeated ‘jabs’ very quickly, and inject a few ml of the Botox in each time. Different doctors have varying techniques this doctor was a very expensive specialist who is preferred by a lot of society women and top models in my city. Also, my friend has a low threshhlod to pain, and a bit of a fear of needles (as probably most of us do). Still, being jabbed repeatedly in the forehead and around the eyebrows where skin is very sensitive can only cause pain, not pleasure. The doctor made her hold an ice compress to the area for ten minutes or so prior to the injections and again afterwards, probably to reduce bleeding and bruising, and while there was some blood it was minimal and half an hour after the treatment she looked just a little red around the eyes, nothing too serious. The effects o
