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C. Bob Basu, MD answers: Will insurance cover my Botox injections?

am i wasting time asking insurance to cover botox? I do have terrible deep lines and it affects my ability to get good paying jobs.

4 months ago

By C. Bob Basu, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

Botox treatment for lines/wrinkles is cosmetic. Insurance companies will definitely not cover anything deemed aesthetic/cosmetic surgery. Botox however is used in other non-cosmetic treatments for medically indicated therapies.

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