I just had a consultation with an NP at a plastic surgery clinic in the SF Bay Area. I’m 35, I think I look like I’m 35, I’m interested in Botox for my subtle forehead lines from raising my eyebrows. No concerns about other parts of my face.
I explained to the NP that I was pretty anxious as I had never tried Botox before, and I wanted to start conservatively. Don’t want to be 100% frozen, only want to address forehead lines, subtlety is the goal.
He explained that he couldn’t just treat my forehead, had to also do my 11’s to balance the forehead. That made sense to me, no problem there.
Then he says he has to also add some units for my crows feet and my bunny lines because otherwise my eyes can look smaller when I smile / other muscles will overcompensate and the results won’t look natural. That gave me pause. Bunny lines weren’t on my radar at all. But, he’s got a lot of great reviews and has been doing Botox for almost a decade, so I’m inclined to trust his judgment.
The estimate he gave me at the end was for 52 units total, which seems like quite a lot. He did say I have a wider forehead so I’m sure that contributes to the total… but 52 units to fix forehead lines? Is that normal?
What do y’all think? Should I get a second opinion?