Complications of BOTOX® with Dr. Charles Mok

Name: Complications of BOTOX® with Dr. Charles Mok
Uploaded: 2021-09-28T15:28:48+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok explains common Botox side effects: headaches hit about 5% of patients, along with transient dry mouth and occasional eye twitching. Most…

28 Sept 2021 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok explains common Botox side effects: headaches hit about 5% of patients, along with transient dry mouth and occasional eye twitching. Most effects last only a few days and are mild.

Questions this video answers

About 5%.

A few days (transient).

Less than 5%.

So what are side effects of Botox? So there's a different video on complications that's different. A side effect means what kind of happens afterwards that would not be rated as a complication. Headaches. About 5% of people get headaches after Botox, which is interesting because Botox is FDA approved for treating migraine headaches. Some people get a dry mouth after Botox, and both those things are transient. Lasts a few days. Generally, there's not many side effects. Fight effects from Botox. Occasionally people get some muscle spasm afterwards around their eye, where the eye twitches a little bit. And all transient and very mild and occurs in less than 5% of people.