When Botox doesn't "work" we must evaluate the anatomy and determine if the muscles are moving. If the muscles are relaxed and not contracting during active attempt at raising the forehead, then the Botox is working. If the lines however remain, despite the muscles not moving, then...
All providers must "water down" the botox as it arrives as a powder and must be mixed with sterile saline. The amount of dilution correlates with the amount of liquid placed in the bottle. As the dilution (number of units of Botox per ml. of solution) varies from office to...
Botox can be used off-label by physicians to minimize the lip lines, sometimes referred to as smokers lines. The muscle of the lip is circular around the mouth and relaxing it with botox will accomlish less pleating of the overlying skin during speech. Usually very few units are used, 1 to...
