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'I Tried Botox for the First Time at 29 -- Here's What It Was Like'This is what went down when I went under the needle |
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I barely felt the first shot in my forehead -- it was like a pinch. After injecting my forehead in four different spots, Dr. Henry then moved on to the sides of my eyes. These injections were more uncomfortable than the ones I had in my forehead, but the pain subsided after a few seconds.
Almost as soon as she began, Dr. Henry was done. She gave me an ice pack to put over my face to help prevent any swelling. I had puffy pink splotches on my forehead, but they went away in about an hour -- and then I was left with zero evidence that I had had Botox. Dr. Henry told me to avoid exercising for 24 hours post-procedure, because the blood could rush to the injection sites and cause bruising. She didn't have to tell me to skip the gym twice.
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