Botox concentration - depends on how you mix it

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD answers: Does Botox concentration vary from doctor to doctor?

I read that Botox is purchased by doctors in a powder form. And that the Botox is diluted such that one doctor may give lower concentration botox then another.  If this is true, how can i be sure that the doctor doesnt dilute my treatment more than it should be?


Hratch Karamanoukian, MD
10 months ago
By Hratch Karamanoukian, MD - Buffalo General surgeon

A fresh Botox bottle has 100 units of Botox and is diluted with 5 cc or 6 cc of solution. When it is diluted to 5 cc for example, each cc (ml) contains 20 units. So 5 cc of diluted Botox contains 100 units of Botox.

So, if you see the doctor mix the Botox, ask the amount of dilutent (the number of cc's so you can calculate the numer of units in each cc injected.

 

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