Botulinum toxin, commonly known as botox, should only be purchased by a qualified physician for its injection.
Short list of problems with imitation botox:
1. Illegal - Is it worth it to save a few dollars?
2. Likely not going to be effective - I have many patients who are injected with presumed "botox" in other countries where it doesn't work. Pay a little more for a known quantitiy.
3. Technique - While injecting Botox looks easy, there are actually a lot of nuances and individual anatomy involved. This can be seen by all of the patients injected with poor technique with strange expressions and brows walking on the streets. Someone purchasing pseudo Botox is likely going to have poor technique and results.
4. Safety - Why risk your health by having someone who is not qualified to inject you with unknown and not tested product?
