• Your doctor will administer several tiny injections of BOTOX-« Cosmetic directly into the muscles that cause those moderate to severe frown lines between the brows.
• Your doctor will determine where to administer the injections by examining your ability to move certain muscles in your brow area. The location, size, and use of the muscles that create a furrowed brow vary markedly among individuals.
• No anesthesia is required, although your doctor may choose to numb the area with a cold pack or anesthetic cream prior to injecting. Discomfort is usually minimal and brief.
• You can expect to be in and out of the physician’s office without downtime. You may see a marked improvement in the moderate to severe frown lines between your brows within days. Improvement may continue for as long as a month, and could last up to 4 months.

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Procedure Description

• Botox is an injectable drug that relaxes small areas of muscle for 3 – 6 months.
• It is injected around deep expression lines of the forehead and bridge of nose that are caused by overactive muscle expression.
• This procedure takes about 15 minutes to perform.

The Injection Process

The beauty of a BOTOX-« Cosmetic treatment is that it's a simple, 10-minute, non-surgical process. A few tiny injections, and within days there can be a noticeable improvement in the moderate to severe frown lines between the brows that can last up to 4 months. Results may vary. And there's no recovery time. You can even do it on your lunch break.

• Your doctor will administer several tiny injections of BOTOX-« Cosmetic directly into the muscles that cause those moderate to severe frown lines between the brows.
• Your doctor will determine where to administer the injections by examining your ability to move certain muscles in your brow area. The location, size, and use of the muscles that create a furrowed brow vary markedly among individuals.
• No anesthesia is required, although your doctor may choose to numb the area with a cold pack or anesthetic cream prior to injecting. Discomfort is usually minimal and brief.
• You can expect to be in and out of the physician's office without downtime. You may see a marked improvement in the moderate to severe frown lines between your brows within days. Improvement may continue for as long as a month, and could last up to 4 months.

Who is a Candidate?

• Clients with expression lines and facial wrinkles.
• Clients who are unsatisfied with, or would like to enhance, certain aspects of their faces.

Intended Results

• The muscle is relaxed over a period of several days and the expression line softens dramatically, becoming less noticeable.
• Results can be seen within 5 – 7 days.
• Results last 3 – 4 months.

Recuperation and Healing

• This procedure brings about very little or no bruising.
• IMPORTANT: Prior to receiving Botox injections, patients are recommended not to take any ASA, Advil, or any ginseng based medication or teas as they will incur possible bruising.

Options

• Botox can be administered with other cosmetic procedures, e.g., laser, fillers, etc.
• Additional procedures that may enhance the results are Laser Resurfacing, Brow lift, or Blepharoplasty.

Insurance Guidelines

• Botox injections for cosmetic enhancements is considered cosmetic and is therefore not covered by insurance. Patients are therefore responsible for payment.

Surgical Fee Range

• Upon consultation with physician or medical cosmetic specialist.