Botox worries. How painful are the injections?

Thank you for your question, I get asked this question a lot in my practice. It feels like a sting only. Equivalent to plucking eyebrows. Over in a few minutes - hope this helps? Dr Tracy Mountford.

Thank you for your excellent question. This is one of the biggest concerns of new Botox injection patients. Of course there is individual variability but the needles used in Botox injections are quite small and tolerated very well by the vast majority of patients. In my office, I use an individual needle for each muscle which limits the number of needle sticks to 3 for each needle. This results in a sharper needle which has much less discomfort than a dull needle from too many sticks.