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

Yes, it is illegal.  Medical professionals are held to a high ethical standard and code of conduct.  Therefore, bending the rules to make more profit may seem harmless, but these types of actions calls into question the integrity of the entire practice.  One cannot pick and choose when and ho...

As Dr. Weber stated, this is not a common adverse side effect with Botox or Dysport for those that are experienced in these treatments.  However, this can happen even with experienced injectors.  What is most important is your history with this practice and how they addressed your concerns and c...

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...

Hi LA90403.  It's unlikely that the pain you are experiencing has anything to do with Botox in the bone.  Some patients do feel tenderness around the injection sites, but it is not normal to have these sites "really hurt" as in your description.  Botox is injected into the muscle no tthe bo...

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...

  I am not sure that any of the experts who answer this question can truly know what is right for you.  I do agree that 10 units is way too low.