How much of a vial of Botox is used per procedure?

June 23, 2016
Asked By:lfed in Boston, MA

I have a clarification question, and I'd like some input from some doctors out there: Botox comes in 100 unit vials. Let's say that one procedure consists of one or more injections at one injection site, say, the glabellar folds. What I'm trying to understand, is how much of that 100 unit vial you'd use for one procedure, on average? Thanks!

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July 8, 2016

Answer: Botox Injections

Babak Azizzadeh, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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July 8, 2016

Answer: Botox Injections

Babak Azizzadeh, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
June 29, 2016

Answer: Great question

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
June 29, 2016

Answer: Great question

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
June 24, 2016

Answer: How much of a vial of Botox is used per procedure?

Steven L. Ringler, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 24, 2016

Answer: How much of a vial of Botox is used per procedure?

Steven L. Ringler, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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June 24, 2016

Answer: How much of a vial of Botox used per procedure?

Michael I. Echavez, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
June 24, 2016

Answer: How much of a vial of Botox used per procedure?

Michael I. Echavez, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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June 30, 2020

Answer: Most Botox vials are either 50 or 100 units therefore it is not uncommon to use the same vial for more than one patient.

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Answer: Most Botox vials are either 50 or 100 units therefore it is not uncommon to use the same vial for more than one patient.

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