Botox pricing by cc is uncommon

Min S. Ahn, MD answers: Botox cost - CC's vs. units?

How common is it for doctors to sell Botox in cc's instead of units?  How much does Botox cost per cc of Botox vs. per unit of Botox?


Min S. Ahn, MD
11 months ago
By Min S. Ahn, MD - Westborough Facial Plastic Surgeon

It's not very common for practitioners to offer Botox by volume. Most offer by site (frown, forehead, crow's feet lines) or unit. Botox comes packaged in a vial contaning 100 units of dry powder. This is then mixed by the provider with sterile saline resulting in a concentration measured as units/0.1cc. Most make the ultimate concentration to be 4 units/0.1cc and most will treat the frown lines, for example with around 24 units (0.6cc).

Hope that helps.

Dr. Ahn

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