What You Need To Know About Botox Treatment

If you’ve been considering a Botox treatment you may be reluctant to use a drug that is associated with paralysis. Another fear you might have is of needles, especially in your face!

Before deciding whether a Botox treatment is appropriate for you, check out all the info. Botox treatments are the most popular cosmetic treatment being performed in the United States. Men and women from age 18 and up are having it, and continue receiving it on a regular basis. The results, if performed by an experienced professional, are usually good to excellent. Many drugs, including aspirin, acetaminophen, and Digitalis are all toxic and potentially lethal if consumed in doses higher than what is recommended. The use of needles in the Botox treatment need not be painful if used gently and carefully by an experienced caring physician.

A Botox treatment is typically used for expression-related wrinkles in the upper face: frown lines between the eyebrows, forehead wrinkles and crows feet. More experienced practitioners can also lift eyebrows, raise the corners of the mouth, smooth out lip lines and even smooth out ones neck.

Most specialty physicians, such as dermatologists, plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons have had extensive training in facial anatomy, physiology and experience in treating the face surgically. They are usually the best practitioners to use for a Botox treatment because this experience gives them the background to understand how it works best and how it should be customized based on how each face differs.

A Botox treatment can be kept up like a great haircut and color, or used for special occasions only if desired. Regular maintenance requires treatments every 3-6 months and plan on having your treatment at least 2 weeks before a special event, as it can take up to 2 weeks for the results to fully kick in.

Getting your Botox treatment based on cost alone is akin to getting your hair done at a chain salon, with a stylist right out of school, for $15. If that is all you can afford, that’s understandable, but remember, you get what you pay for. Most experienced cosmetic specialists currently charge $12.00 to $15.00 per unit for BOTOX. Units required typically vary for women from 15-40 units for the frown lines between the eyes, 16-30 units for crows feet (both sides), and 9-16 units for the forehead wrinkles. Some women and most men may require more units than this.

Make sure to talk to your doctor and get all of your questions answered if you are considering a Botox treatment.