Botox: Stories
Write a ReviewBotox: Cheapest in Adelaide AND Thailand
- sonja_belle
- updated 1 year ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $159
- Dr HS Bhara @ Bridgewater Dental (Bangkok, Thailand)
I've always wanted BOTOX and i waited for a...
- 20 Jan 2012
I've always wanted BOTOX and i waited for a while before i got it, i didn't really need it but at the age of 29 i find i have fine lines around my eyes and one in the middle of my forehead (between my eyes). I went to Thailand and got my breasts lifted and thought "what the heck?" and got BOTOX as an added extra. I had it done on my crows feet, the middle of my eyes and my forehead.
At first i didn't noticed anything, it takes about 3 - 5 days for the product to take effect, then it was quite subtle but SO effective: it was like i had new skin or something. You couldn't put your finger on it but you could tell there was something new about my face. People commented on it too, someone said "you have really nice skin!" which i hadn't heard in a while. I could still wrinkle my face up if i tried, there was nothing plastic looking about me, but the product just slightly ironed out my skin and i looked fresh all the time. Ttoally worth it 100%. I hate my face without it now! And it was dirt cheap too! the Thai doctors really DO know what they're doing.
I got Botox 4 days ago through a special i found...
- 25 May 2012
It's by far the cheapest place i have been to out of Melbourne, Adelaide and Bangkok. I think in Thailand they give you a bit more for your money but i was happy to pay that amount for what i got. I don't look plastic or expressionless, i just have less lines, a very natural outcome.
My only criticism is the lack of professionalism. He was very laid back and made me feel very comfortable, then he hit a nerve or something in my face and left me with a massive bruise, which was uncomfortable when i moved my face. All good now, i just wish he was a little more careful. I WILL definitely go back again, nonetheless.
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No aftercare follow up, i didn't email and there wasn't any need to phone (i made the appointment a few weeks in advance and they called me the day before to remind me which was lovely). Everything else was peachy!
Its not that you need a prescription, its a S4 drug, which means it can only be 'prescribed' by a medical doctor. So anyone other than a Dr can't buy it from the drug company.
I have checked with Allergan (botox supplier) the dentist in bridgewater is actually using dysport not botox and he has been reported for false advertsing also. Dysport is cheaper than botox as it is cheaper to buy from the supplier.
I know that this dentist has been injecting in the UK prior to moving to australia, so I no doubt that he can inject, but, cosmetic medicine is more than just jabbing in some needles to reduce a few lines. Things can go wrong, and believe me they do!
It is extremely important that you are aware of what is actually being injected into your face and the dosage and the dilution amount and what its being diluted with
I wish you good luck
Fact: Botox to buy from the drug company is in fact $6.95 per unit(incl GST) the cost that clinic charges has to be 'marked up' to cover costs like, wages, rent, insurance, advertsing etc.
Fact: Dentists in Australia, despite any training they many have received are not allowed to inject botox or dermal fillers for that matter, unless it has a direct relation to dentistry. This you may check on by contacting the medical board and the TGA
I never on any occaision said that Thai Drs are not skilled. I believe that any Dr in the world are skilled if they have attained the appropriate level of education and training
Fact: why do I know this I am a nurse injector that has been injecting for many years
I don't know exactly how much Botox costs but i know it's silly cheap, i was quoted $2.50 per unit from a doctor in Melbourne which i didn't go to (it didn't sound right so i gave it a miss, sometimes you do get what you pay for).
Thank you for commenting on my post, the dentist did a great job and he has the best prices in Adelaide so i will continue to visit him until he gets shut down for malpractice.
Second: a dentist CAN be qualified to do anything! Just because the main service the surgery provided was dentistry, it's not to say they can't do other things, you haven't seen the businesses registration information! Botox is NOT prescription only, i have never required a script and i've had it 3 times. I'm sure "the dentist" is 100% covered for it or he would be performing these injections out the back of the clinic!
And third: the purpose of Living Social, Spreets and other discount sites is so businesses can get more exposure, not to sell dodgy products. They pay these online promotional sites a certain amount for advertisement. It's not "cheap botox", it's the businesses lowering their costs for a promotion. You do realize the only reason it costs so much to begin with is because they mark it up %500? Botox actually costs about 50 cents per unit. Fact.
I suggest next time use different wording to get across what your trying to say. I have no doubt that Oz doctors are skilled but Thai doctors are just as skilled and only small minded people think that surgery in Thailand is more dangerous than anywhere else.
That bridgewater guy is a liar, scammer, cheat, he told me I was getting Botox but I knew after 6 visits it wasn't.. It was dysport, I asked for money back, got half, god if I knew other people were feeling the same I would have taken it further... Do not go there... Yes I got big bruises !!! Terrible
I didn't have implants, just a lift. Lift + implants is a huge painful surgery & i was scared hahaha. The lift was amazing though, healed perfectly, my scars have faded & now i want implants cuz i've lost a load of weight.
It cost me $3000 and i stayed at a friends place after to recover so i'm lucky i didn't need to pay for accommodation but you only really need a week in a recovery hotel (like 4 - 5 star hotels) at $80 - $100 a night? They have doctors on call if you need and room service, air con, etc.
Cosmetic surgery in Thailand is so much better than Australia. And the doctors have so many more accreditation's than ours.
I won't ever have surgery in Australia. It's cheaper to fly return, get it done and stay for 2 weeks then it is to have the surgery here.
Good luck!