Treatment Process

The area to be injected will be cleansed, commonly with alcohol swabs.
No anesthetic is necessary; however, you may request a topical anesthetic cream for your comfort.
Your doctor may ask you to make specific expressions to identify facial muscle contractions.
Your doctor may mark near the injection sites with temporary ink.
Your doctor will make several quick injections in the region to be treated.
The treated area may be cleansed again.
The entire treatment process may take 10 to 15 minutes.

You may experience mild swelling or bruising from any type of injection.
You may experience a mild headache after treatment. It is unlikely, but possible, that you may experience mild flu-like symptoms after your injections.

If this is your first time being treated with botulinum type A, or Botox, you can expect your results to develop within 5 to 10 days after treatment.
You will no longer, or only with great exertion, be able to make the expressions that have created the expression lines and resulting wrinkles on your face.
Treatment is temporary. Within 4 to 6 months you will see movement return to the treated area. If you do not repeat treatment, your appearance will return to its pre-treatment.