Can Botox Be Used on a Patient with Level 3 Kidney Disease?

Thank you for your question. Physicians are required to prescribe or buy medications such as Botox that are FDA approved. So they should not be purchasing Botox from sources in Canada or outside the US.  

Botox wears off, so give it time.  It is a frightening experience but do not waste money on "skin tightening devices" or other voodoo.  You are probably incorrect about the concentration and number of units you received.  The company recommended dilution would be 100 units in 2...

I find this question a bit puzzling.  I am all for patients being informed and knowledgeable, but it seems odd that a patient would be asking for specific dosing and injection site information. If this question is coming from a physician looking for technique instruction, then there are...

There is no damage to bone if Botox is injected right up to the bony surface. I would expect that the pain can be from the needle hitting the thin connective tissue over the bone, the periosteum, which can be quite sensitive. this should get better with time. Ask you doctor if there is any...

The relaxation effect of Botox on muscles is related to the Botox being a competitive inhibitor in the junction between the nerve and muscle so the signal between the two does not cross the junction. In other words, the nerve can't tell the muscle to contract because the Botox pretends to be...

The dosing for Botox is variable and based on the desired effect, the amount of current animation, and the strength of the muscles. See link below. Some rough guidelines are: Forehead: 16 units Crowfeet: 8 units per side Labella: 18 units45 units for just the forehead seems excessive...