Hi all,
Just thought Id post a little about botox for facial blushing.
About three years ago, Id just come to end of a course of IPL (to treat my excessive facial flushing / mild - moderate type 1 rosacea). My doc mentioned that I might benefit from a botox and set me up for a test patch. Well, Im abbreviating a little. First I refused... then a month or two later I changed my mind and went back!
Anyway, the results were pretty startling. It didnt help my rosacea flushing at all, but my blushing was gone in the treated areas. No word of a lie! Since then, it seems that several people from the ESFB group have achieved similar results with this treatment.
For me, I tend do believe that this is a great to use BEFORE opting for the ETS procedure. I mean, its blocking the very same neural pathways, rather locally and temporarily making it far, FAR safer. This treatment isnt without risk, but it does seem to be the most effective way to prevent the physical manifestion of blushing (ie, the rush of warmth and redness to the face) and could (I speculate) help in breaking the cycle of anxiety - blushing - reinforcement.
BB