Charging for Botox or Restylane by the Syringe. Is That Normal Pratice?

Botox is usually charged per unit (not syringe) and Restylane is charged per full syringe. Some injectors also charge by the area treated.

Generally, clinics provide a per unit price for BOTOX, and you simply multiply that amount with the number of units administered during treatment. For Restylane, generally the cost is by full syringe rather than unit.  

It is normal to charge for a syringe of filler, or vial of Sculpta. Left over product is not recommended to be saved by the manufacturer.  Botox is usually charged by the unit or the cosmetic area but if a physician typically uses the same amount of units per cosmetic area and they prefill a syirnge of botox, then maybe they're charging per area and not syringe.  Syringes of fillers are prepared in advance by the manufacturer but the physician draws up exactly what they wish in the numbers of units of Botox into each syringe.

BOTOX comes dry in a small vial.  It is reconstituted sterile with saline and then drawn up into individual syringes.  Your doctor will know precisely how many units are in that syringe.  You should know how many units you are paying for even if they price the service by area or by syringe.  This way you can compare offices and services.  If they will not or cannot tell you how many units you were treated with, you are being scammed and should look for care else where.

Restylane comes in prepackaged syringes of various sizes: ).5 ml, 1 ml and 2 ml.  So again you need to know what syringe size you are getting.  Do not let the office "store" the unused portion of the syringe.  There is no way to guarantee sterility once the seal is broke.  You do not even know if the partial syringe they are pull out is yours or Mrs Jones.  There should be no such thing as left over filler.  No one gets enough filler.  Every drop should be placed at the time that syringe is opened the first time.

Restylane comes in syringes and the costs will range generally from $400 to $700 (depending on the area). I charge $550/syringe for traditional restylane and slightly more for restylane lyft and restylane silk. Botox or Dysport is dosed in units, but a unit of Botox will treat more than a unit of Dysport. Typically, 40 units of Botox equates to 100 units of dysport. The cost of a unit of botox will range typically from $10/unit to $18/unit (depending on where you are in the country). We are on the lower end of that range due to our ability  to purchase more economically from Allergen as a top injector of Allergen products.Some injectors will charge per area but these centers may mislead patients if they do not follow Allergen protocols.