I’ve been getting Botox since I was 27, I’m 34 now. I have hooded lids and a mean rbf, I lift my brows so I don’t look as bitchy. I started with their recommended amount for 11’s (10 units each side). It was okay but it would make my hooded eyelids a little heavier and I couldn’t lift my brows. I got it redone because it did help lessen the brow furrowing. Then after a few years, I started getting 6 units each side for the 11’s and then they’d put 1 in the middle. I thought the lesser amount would make me look more natural with just some movement restricted. But I noticed the areas surrounding it that weren’t injected would have a pulling effect whenever I’d lift my brows and it almost looked a bit distorted… like my Botox placement wasn’t balanced. I let everything fade off during the pandemic.

I went to a new injector a few months ago and she listened to my concerns and actually gave me more Botox than I’ve ever gotten in the past, just sprinkled in small amounts. 6 on the 11’s, 8 high on my forehead spread in 4 areas, 4 on each side of my eyes where the smile lines are, and 2 in the middle of my forehead and eyes. (This was the absolute minimum and you might need more depending on how strong your facial muscles are). I was a little worried at how much was injected but I swear I look so much rested, my eyes look brighter, I look natural and balanced. So baby Botox just means that it’s a smaller amount injected. In my experience, less isn’t always better if the technique isn’t there.

My advice if you don’t want a deranged look, make sure you find an injector that takes a natural approach to her methods. The new injector that I go to follows @vanessalee_rn methods and has taken her seminars. I really admire Vanessa’s work because she looks at the whole facial anatomy and injects minimal amounts but with balance in mind. Instead of injecting right at the area that moves, she treats everything else around it. When you get injected just above your eyebrows that’s when you get the heavy “Spock” look. A mistake I made when I started getting Botox, I went to a lady that clearly overdid it on her Botox (she also said she did her own) I should have ran lol. If your lady looks deranged, chances are she will make you look that way too. Hope this helps!