Hi friends. It has been about 6 weeks since I have had my Dysport and today I am sharing my results. I have had lots of questions about my treatment so today I will try to answer all of them.
BEAUTY DIARIES: DYSPORT
If you ask me “what is the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to decorating” I always say. . .PAINT! Paint can completely transform a room. If you ask me the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to beauty. . .I would say Botox|Dysport. Not only does it take away your current wrinkles, but it is preventative. While your muscles are frozen you are not creating new or deeper wrinkles. I truly think it can make you look many years younger. I am 36 and looking for small ways to enhance my appearance without doing anything drastic. Botox is the answer. I LOVE it and it is something I will continue doing.
I tried the Botox Lip Flip technique this time and it was also amazing. It gave me fuller looking lips without filler. You can read all about that HERE. I’ve heard it doesn’t last as long as other Botox treatments because you use your mouth so often, but I am 6 weeks out and it is still going strong. This was my 4th Botox|Dysport treatment. I have had 3 previous Botox treatments and this time I decided to try Dysport. They do the same thing, but are different brands. You will find people who swear by one over the other, but with my personal experience I cannot tell the difference. I like both.
Personally I don’t think it matters if you do Botox or Dysport, but what is SUPER IMPORTANT is going to a great injector!! My last Botox treatment was at a local plastic surgeons office and honestly, I hated it! He gave me way too much and put it in the wrong spots. I looked frozen and it made my eyebrows look crazy. After that treatment, I was scared to do it again for awhile. I was always on the lookout for people I knew who had amazing Botox results and I would ask them who they went to. . . time after time I would hear Dr. Riehs from Le Beau Visage. My best friend goes to him and her results are always incredible. I started following his social media and looking at his before and afters and loved what I saw. That is when I decided to try it again and I am so glad I did.
Dr. Riehs is a magician. He definitely takes a “less is more” approach which I love. He says you can always add more if you need too. I love this. You go in for a consultation and he works up a plan for you and then you go in for treatment and back 2 weeks later so he can check everything out, evaluate if you need any more, how your face responded to it, etc. He can make tweaks or whatever is needed to get the results you want. Dr. Riehs is an MD and he is actually an injectable trainer that teaches other people around the country on how to do it. He is “is recognized throughout the country as an elite Botox and Restylane/Perlane injector.” That let me know I was in great hands. Not only, did my results look better than ever, but he had such a gentle touch. I am terrified of needles and I am not kidding that there were several injections I literally never felt! That is saying something because I am a total weenie!
HERE ARE MY RESULTS:
Dysport completely got rid of my forehead wrinkles (and I had a lot of them). I am trying to raise my eyebrows in the after photo, but as you can see they don’t raise very much. I am not frozen looking in person, but my wrinkles are GONE!
In this photo, you can see my frown lines are almost completely gone. I am trying to frown in the second photo, but I cannot really do it. Previously I had 2 “11 wrinkles” in between my brows, but now that I cannot make that expression, my body has filled them in with collagen and they are completely gone. Amazing!
Here you can see my crows feet are significantly reduced! I love this one! Genetically I have always had a lot of creases near my eye, but as I have aged they have gotten worse. I think wrinkles around your eyes really ages you so I love that these are gone. You can also see there is a slight brow lift which opens up my eyes more.
Here you can see the before and after from having the “Lip Flip” done. My upper lip looks significantly more full. You can read all about this treatment HERE
MOST ASKED QUESTIONS:
WHAT AREAS DO I GET BOTOX?: I get it around my eyes to help with crowsfeet, between my eyebrows to help with frown marks, it my upper forehead to give a brow lift and to reduce forehead wrinkles
HOW MANY UNITS?: This varies per person, but this time I had 51 units. Dysport is a different calculation, but most people talk in Botox units so 51 would be my Botox amount.
DOES IT HURT?: Not really. I say that because it really depends on your injector. I hate needles, so I am more sensitive to them than most. I have had Botox treatments that hurt more than others. Dr. Riehs is amazing. It does not hurt with him.
HOW MANY PRICKS DO YOU GET?: This varies per person, but for me I would say 18-20.
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT BOTOX|DYSPORT?: It makes you look younger, it is preventative, it gives you a mini brow lift so your eyes look more open and youthful and it can make your lips look more full without filler.
WHERE DO YOU GO?: I go to Le Beau Visage and if you are local I highly recommend them. Dr. Riehs is incredible and the entire staff is wonderful.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?: This also varies per place, but I would say between $11-15 per unit. Le Beau Visage offers specials often.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE TO GET IT DONE?: I will probably do it every 4-5 months. That is typically when it wears off. Even if you don’t keep up with it that much though it reduces the speed your skin creates wrinkles, because for several months your are not constantly making facial expressions that cause wrinkles so it buys you time.
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST HAD BOTOX?: I was 30. I wanted to start using it as a preventative measure.
DO YOUR PREFER BOTOX OR DYSPORT?: Personally I couldn’t tell the difference. I love both.
If you are considering getting Botox|Dysport I hope this helped you. If you have any other questions leave them in the comments below and I will reply. If you are local and looking for a great place you will love Le Beau Visage! That is where I personally go and love the results.
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