My First Micro-Botox Facial

I am planning a girls get away to Nashville this weekend and wanted to add a little extra pizazz to my skin. I decided it  was a good time to try a new treatment from a trusted colleague. I chose the Micro-Botox facial since it is great for quickly reducing the appearance of pores, improving texture, boosting hydration in the skin and works in a few days. It’s an ideal choice for an event. It is popular with celebrities before award shows as it tighten up the skin. Sounded exactly like what I needed so I asked Dr. Denise Hilliard to sign me up.  This is how it went.

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Dr. Hilliard

Me, pretending it feels good :)

Normally clients would numb prior to this treatment and after having it I would suggest that is a wise plan. I on the other hand didn't have time so I decided to forego the numbing.

​The treatment began with Dr Hilliard applying the cocktail of hyaluronic acid, peptides and Botox to my clean face and neck with a brush. Then she needled the mixture into my skin. Again with numbing it wouldn't have  been painful but it was a little  pokey. She alternated a few times between serum and needling until it was complete. Just like with traditional micro needling you don't add anything else to the skin after the treatment protocol so I was good to go. 

I had to go directly out to dinner and needless to say looked a bit strange. My face was both shiny and sticky with a few bonus blood droplets. But nobody commented, maybe because my dinner partner who had a plasma treatment a few days earlier looked even stranger 😉.

I was told I needed to leave it on for 4 hours or overnight and use a clean disposable sponge or clean hands to apply makeup for the next couple of days. No direct acids, scrubs or retinols.

​That evening I decided adding a towel to my pillow was a good idea and in the morning was glad I did. 

Morning after - no filter just some CC cream and blush

I woke up  and couldn't wait to wash my face with a gentle cleanser. I was pleasantly surprised I  actually looked better than I expected. I had a couple of dots but not too bad. In fact after I but a bit of cc cream on with clean hands of  course, a  few people commented on how good my skin looked. Now I can’t wait to see how it is in a couple of more days.

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