0 A Few Tips for your Botox Appointment

By Craig W. Nevilt


Once you've decided that BOTOX is the right way for you to achieve a more youthful, aesthetically pleasing look, you need to prepare yourself. The best way you can prepare for Botox is to inform yourself on what the procedure entails. They are not complicated or lengthy procedures, so understanding the mechanics and results of a procedure are pretty straightforward. As you prepare to use Botox to eliminate wrinkles or for one of its many other uses, it's important to be informed about the details of the procedure. And to be prepared to let your physician know what kind of results you are hoping to achieve.

The day of the procedure is very straightforward, and the best way to prepare is solely to know what to expect. Normally, you will be sitting in a reclining, dentist-like chair. Again, the person administering your Botox treatment will likely ask you to contract specific muscles, then he or she will mark the injection locations. That's why your desired results are important to articulate.

Your Face After the Botox Treatment

As soon as the Botox injections are administered, you'll likely have some red dots showing in the area of treatment. In rare cases, some patients reported instances of minor bruising or swelling. If that were the case, the simple application of make-up would cover that up until the bruising disappeared. This would likely occur within a few hours of the Botox treatment. Scars on the face are not a concern, since this is not an invasive procedure. To speed up the healing process, doctors recommend holding a cold washcloth to the injection site for a few minutes after the procedure.

Your doctor should provide you with Botox recovery tips after your Botox procedure has been completed. Be sure to schedule your appointment far enough in advance of an event to enjoy its full effects. The full effect of the treatment will take about a week to fully realize.

What Will it Cost You?

BOTOX Cosmetic treatments are generally quite affordable, which is one of the main reasons for the procedure's international popularity. Depending on the nature of the treatment, a BOTOX session will usually cost between $300 and $400 per syringe. Compared to other anti-wrinkle injectable treatments, only collagen will typically cost less than BOTOX. To maintain results, BOTOX patients will have to pay somewhere in that general range every 4-6 months.

Side Effects of Botox

When Botox side effects do happen, they're usually temporary. They can show themselves within the first week of injection, and can, in some instances, persist for several months. Depending on where you received the treatment, the side effects could vary. For patients with frown lines, the most common Botox related side effects include:

▪ headache

▪ respiratory infection

▪ flu-like symptoms




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