Tag: botox

BYE BYE BOTOX?

If you’ve been following me, you’d know that I’ve been doing Botox for ages already. Lately, I’ve noticed younger people (way younger than moi) already did it too.

Before you do any treatment for your face, especially the ones that will be injected in your skin, you’d better do your research first. Finding a good doctor and a good clinic, is like finding a soul-mate, not a one-size fits all kind of thing.

Unlike filler, there is no reversal for botox. It can’t be undone. So if there’s a mistake done, especially around the eyes when they’re the most fragile ones, we just have to sit and wait for that botox to wear off by themselves within 3-4 months. And that’s exactly what happened to me.

So, to cut this blog post short, I went to a beauty clinic, which was recommended by my regular dermatologist. Since he recommended his fellow colleague, I assumed that he’s also as good as my dermatologist. Boy, I was wrong.

Left: A week after Botox
Right: Mastering The Eyelid Tape

My main objective was to lift my eyes, but since I was to worried to do thread lift, the doctor recommended to do botox instead. He injected 100Units (not just around the eyes but also on my chin and jaws area). No problem on chin and jaws, but a week later I’ve noticed that my eyes looks droopier, and it was hard to open my eyes as their original state. Not just looking droopy, but they also feels heavy. I used to have my natural double eyelids, but since my eyelids dropped, they’re gone. Never had this experience before with my previous doctor, and I don’t want to judge the doctor, but I will not go back to him for sure! FYI, his clinic is located in South Jakarta and on prestigious area, not cheap for sure, but that apparently didn’t guaranteed anything.

I did my research, and turn out when the toxin is injected, it can travel to unintended areas. In some cases, this can caused droopy eyelids, exactly what happened to yours truly. Also, a slight miscalculation, like making the injection too low in the forehead muscle, can cause eyelid drooping.

I went to ophthalmologists and was prescribed eyedrops that was originally made for glaucoma patient. It didn’t help much for me, though. So I guess, maybe I should do Blepharoplasty and remove those eyelids fat. Not for Aesthetics’ purposes only, but I felt like my aging eyes need it desperately.

While waiting for the toxin to wear off naturally, and it feels like ages, I’ve been doing eyelids tape and trying the Japanese eyelids pen. Been trying a couple of locally produced eyelids tape, and the one that worked the most named Floramore. See pics above to see how they helped my droopy eyelids when placed correctly (and let me tell you, applying eyelid tape are such a fuss).

Wish me well, folks. I will update you on my eyelids journey, hopefully the toxin wears off earlier and I can do my blepharoplasty soonest.

PHOTOS: SHINTA ROSVITA

BOTOX (AGAIN AFTER 5 YEARS)

Yes, due to lots of things happened in my life, including this global pandemic situation, I just had my Botox again, after 5 years of Botox hiatus (read my previous experience, here).

I did my second Botox Treatment at Jakarta Aesthetic Clinic with Dr Olivia Ong, you can check them out here. 

Why Botox if you might ask? Well, like most of people I do love my skincare products, but seriously how far can they go? I read it somewhere (I forgot where), skincare and botox are like diet and exercise. To achieve a successful and maximal result for your body, you need both to complement each other. 

Many did it earlier in their late 20’s for preventative botox, but for me it’s all about getting treatment, not just to relax wrinkles. And mine was not just a conventional Botox, obviously. It was like getting a facelift without surgery, very important for a woman my age, with problems on lower face.  

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THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR 

This is the video that started this previous post (why I decided to do botox and filler on my birthday last year).

Enjoy the video as much as we did making it :)

VIDEO: JAKARTA AESTHETIC CLINIC

TO CELEBRATE MY …. BIRTHDAY, I DID THIS!

My first BOTOX at Jakarta Aesthetic Clinic with the one and only dr. Olivia Ong, dipl. AAAM (Aesthetician and Anti-Aging Specialist).

And Botox was not the only procedure I had at dr. Olivia’s beautiful clinic. After consultation with her, apparently I need filler and rejuvenation. As I age (I’m not gonna tell you how old I am..lol), it’s not just the wrinkles I worried about, I looked tired as hell. See before after pics below.

Cheeks began to sag, dark circles got worse and turned out I did have bunny lines. And did you see how wide my nose was? And did you notice my chin got sucked in by age? A bit skeptical about the whole treatment, because I was worried about the post-effect. Turned out….that was me a week after the whole procedures. If you need more proof, check out the pics below…taken one day and two days after. Although dr. Olivia said that some swelling might occurred, I felt only a bit chubbier on the third day. 

For Botox, results may vary…some will see improvement within days up to 30 days. But I might say, I’m impressed with my results. Botox were shot on my forehead, both sides of nose, chin and bunny lines. 

Another before after pics after my second visit..my chin looked longer and my nose looked slimmer. And lots of improvement on my dark circles. 

If you asked me “was it painful?” I’d answer “beauty is pain, darling”. I wouldn’t lie to you, but botox shots are nothing compared to filler. But no worries, dr. Olivia and team will make you feel at ease. First, the application of anaesthetic cream aka numb cream on the specific areas that will be treated. 

Noticed the brown oil below? It named “amazing oil”. And..it lived up to the name. I believe it kept the redness at bay. 

Compressed with amazing oil after the treatment. I have to admit, the one that hurt the most was the chin area, filled with filler. Dr. Olivia used Restylane filler to fill my under eyes and chin. More than just shaping, filler also made my skin more plump and tight. 

Voila!!!! That was my latest pic after about 2 weeks. My skin looks better, overall result: I have fresher & slimmer face on my … birthday (still not gonna tell..lol).

Will these results last forever? Unfortunately, not. Botox & filler need different touch up sessions. For more information about Jakarta Aesthetic Clinic, please click here. 

PHOTOS: SHINTA ROSVITA