Baton Rouge Dysport doctors
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Chad L. Prather, MD
Baton Rouge Dermatologist
7414 Picardy Ave Suite C, Baton Rouge |
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John Brantley, MD
Baton Rouge Dermatologist
5220 Flanders Drive, Baton Rouge |
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Connor Patterson, MD
Baton Rouge Dermatologist
5220 Flanders Dr, Baton Rouge |
Recent Answers
During the clinical trials we performed for the FDA, one advantage Dysport showed compared to Botox was its earlier onset of action. Whereas Botox takes 5-7 days before the effects are seen, Dysport is more like 2-3 days.
If you are not seeing the effects at 7 days, the following reasons could apply:
1. The product was expired, or sat too long on the shelf, and lost it's effectiveness
2. The product wasn't really Dysport at all, but some other chemical, ranging from saline to "black market" neurotoxins
3. You're injector didn't put it in the right places for you to see any effects.
The right product in the right place should produce results in 2-3 days.
I often like to see my patients back in two weeks after injecting botulinum toxin (Botox or Dysport) to ensure we've achieved a good result, and "touch-up" as needed. This is very common, especially when treating a patient that is new to me, in order to establish an injection pattern that is ideal for the patient. Just like our surgery patients, cosmetic followup appointments are the sign of a responsible provider.
I would recommend seeing an aesthetically trained physician if you are uncomfortable with the care provided by your physician extender.
I'm considering getting Dysport but I want to know what the typical recovery is like. Is a couple of hours enough? Or will there be bruising or swelling that will require a longer downtime?
Dysport, like Botox, has one of the shortest recovery times of any minimally invasive procedure. The botulinum toxin is injected into very specific facial muscles to achieve the desired cosmetic effect.
As with any injection, there is a small amount of pain, but small 31 or 32 gauge needles are used to minimize this. Most patients don't need anesthetic cream at all, although some prefer to have this applied prior to injections.
Bruising may occur with any injection. Most patients don't bruise, but it's not uncommon to have one injection site (often out of 5-20 total injection sites) have a small bruise for 3-4 days after injection. This is really the only common "downtime" effect we see.
Patients usually have a headache the evening of injection, and I recommend that my patients do not exercise or plan other big events that evening.
In short, the "downtime" is often zero. We do not see the bruising, swelling, and longer 2-4 day downtimes that we can see with facial fillers.