What is a Botox Platinum Provider? Doctor Answers, Tips

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Allergan Platinum Botox Cosmetic

Hello and thank you for the question. Allergan has an incentive program for Botox Cosmetic and other aesthetic product sales that has sales "goals" with associated landmark achievement designations. There is no correlation with volume of product sold and quality of injector. That is a misconception. Some of the busiest injectors in my town have the worse reputations and results when speaking with their clients. Additionally, there is no correlation with price points and... more

Glenn Vallecillos, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Botox Paltinum Level Providers

It is essentially the Mileage Plus program from Allergan to distinguish the volume of Botox purchased by a practice but not necessarily injected by a single individual. Just like any other awards program there are different levels: silver, gold, & platinum to incentivize and create competition. Commonly, at this volume, it is nearly impossible for a single physician to inject that much product and it may represent a group of physicians, physicians assistants clinical nurse practitioners,... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Best Botox Injectors

Hi, A platinum provider physician has ties with their local jeweler and gives platinum jewelery along with their Botox treatments. Not really. It just means that the office or clinic uses a lot of Botox. They may have a group of physicians who buy a lot of product together, or they may discount Botox so that they use large quantities. The best Botox injectors are not necessarily platinum providers. You need not go to only a platinum provider. Stay away from... more

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Doctors pay nothing

Being a Platinum Plus injector means you do a lot of Botox (especially if it is a solo practice and not a group order). The assumption is that if a doctor does a great job, lots of people seek her services and she needs to order a large amount of product.

Mary Lupo, MD
New Orleans Dermatologist

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Botox platinum provider means they do a lot of it

As a Platinum level provider myself with Calidora Skin Clinics, I can tell you that only 24 practices in the country use enough to be in that category. While everyone injecting Botox should be using a high standard of technique, my belief is that experience counts.

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Platinum, Diamond, or Black Diamond Botox Provider

Platinum provider is one of several levels of usage of Allergan products. In addition to Platinum there is Double Platinum, Diamond, and the highest level, Black Diamond. My Raleigh plastic surgery practice is a Black Diamond level provider. We are proud of our Black Diamond status but it is not essential to find a Black Diamond provider to be sure you have an experienced injector with expertise. Do look for a practice that uses Botox every day. Ask about experience and training with... more

Michael Law, MD
Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Platinum Status for Allergan Botox

This simply means that the practice, doctor, or group of doctors purchases a high volume of Botox. It is not a reflection on their training or experience level with Botox.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Platinum doesn't tell whole story

The Platinum level means that their office buys a lot of Botox from Allergan. But, buyer beware...it could be a large group (such as a medi-spa) buying a lot of product who attain this level vs an office with a few dermatologists or one plastic surgeon who don't order as much so it does not necessarily correlate with skill or expertise. It's worth your time to find out what training your Botox injector has had and what his or her background is. more

Laurie Jacobson, MD
Seattle Dermatologist

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Botox Platinum Provider is an "amount of product purchased" designation.

Platinum providers buy a certain (significant) amount of Allergan products, including Botox Cosmetic, Juvederm Ultra (HA filler), Latisse (pharmaceutical for lengthening eyelashes), and Natrelle breast implants. Buying significant amounts of a product does not necessarily correlate with skill or expertise in use of the product, but generally it does, since the more you use for your patients, the better you get at satisfying those patients. You can think of this as a sort of... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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Allergan (makers of Botox) classifies their accounts into tiers

Depending on how much Botox and Juvederm are ordered from them. Currently the highest level is Diamond Plus, then Diamond etc.. The more Botox and Juvederm a doctor purchases, the higher tier they'll be in.

Felix Kuo, MD
Long Island Dermatologist

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Botox platinum provider

Platinum status means that the office purchases a lot of botox from Allergan - doctors do not pay to join or have that status. It does not necessary reflect their skills as an injector.

Keshini Parbhu, MD
Orlando Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Botox platinum provider

Different levels were created by Allergan, the distributor of Botox, to correlate with the amount of Botox Cosmetic ordered by that office, not that particular physician. It does not refer to the quality of the treatment, nor the physician's expertise.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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Botox & platinum provider

Allergan groups physicians based on the amount of Botox they purchase. Someone who is a platinum, platinum-plus or diamond level account uses a lot of Botox. They are likely to be very experienced. The more you do something, the better you get at it!

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

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Allergan Platinum Botox providers order more botox than other physicians

Allergan Platinum Botox providers order more botox than other physicians. There may be a correlation between the skills of a doctor and how much botox he orders but many physicians use technicians to do their injections and the level of ordering has nothing to do with injector skills.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

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Confidence in your injector

Botox is a great treatment in the hands of an experienced injector with a good eye for your desired result. Platinum injectors inject a lot of product, but I would only limit yourself to a platinum injector if you reqiure it.

Michael Howard Swann, MD
Springfield Dermatologic Surgeon

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What does Platinum Botox Provider mean?

Simply put it is a measure of the amount of Botox, Juvederm and Latisse that a business account purchases in a year. While most people would assume that this means a great amount of experience, that is not necessarily the case. There are many physicians that act as the buyer of record for non-physician injectors, thereby aggregating the purchases of many clinics.

Joseph Campanelli, MD
Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Botox platinum provider

A platinum provider means that the doctor orders alot of botox. It does not necessarily mean that he is the best injector. It means that he injects alot, or he orders it for his practice of many doctors.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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Platinum provider

It is a marketing gimmick from the company to try and entice physicians to buy more product. Quantity does not translate to quality. The result will be dependent on the provider administering the treatment. Dr Siegel

Michel Siegel, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Platinum provider

This is just a designation of a doctor's office that buys a lot of Botox. It doesn't mean they are an better at using it though.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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