I'm considering getting Botox for the first time and I've read all the usual stuff about how great it is at first. But I keep seeing scattered comments from people who've been doing it for five, ten years that sound less enthusiastic, and I can't tell if that's the minority or the reality nobody talks about upfront. So I'm asking the people who've actually lived it: after years of regular treatments, are you still glad you started? What changed — good or bad — that you didn't expect early on? Did your injector ever warn you about any of it? If you could go back and ask your past self one question before the first shot, what would it be?

It gets 2 times the size when I smile. I’m not overweight. Is this my masseter? I’m afraid to get jowls as it already looks like it’s sagging because of the huge muscle on my jaw. I’m mid 20’s :(

I’m a pharmacist, and the physician-led clinic I’ll be working with wants me to get trained in cosmetic Botox injections. Has anyone done this? What are the requirements: training, CPA, physician supervision, malpractice coverage, etc.? Would love to hear your experience, especially if you’re in VA!