Can Estheticians Inject Botox? - Missouri

Estheticians should not be injecting Botox.  Botox is a pharmaceutical drug that has many potential complications.  Just like prescribing any medication, it is best done by a physician that has lots of experience.  I certainly hope that there are no states that would allow this.

 

The person who you choose to treat your skin should be able to handle any possible complication of that treatment.  Injecting is easy, knowing where and how to inject, which patients not to inject (based on comorbid conditions), and how to reconstitute botulinum toxin at a specific concentration along with proper sterile technique are where someone who went to school for 8 years after college may have a knowledge and judgement advantage over another person performing a similar procedure.