I've been seeing a neurologist for Botox for migraines. He orders 300 units from my pharmacy and injects 150. What happens to the rest? He never lets me use it the next time and whenever I ask questions, no one ever gets back to me. Is this a standard practice? I pay about $240 per every 100 units, and that's after insurance... that's over $700 to the specialty pharmacy. I'd sure not like to be spending more than I have to when it's so costly.
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There is no known linkage between Botox and loss of hair. Your primary physician/internist may be able to identify a nutritional, hormonal, or medical condition that may be leading to the hair loss.
Botox is an FDA -approved treatment for migraines. Botox on average lasts about 12 weeks for most patients. In my experience, the migraine patients do typically return in 11-12 weeks, because the headaches start coming back in about 10-11 weeks. When they wait 14 weeks or longer, they ty...
Major swelling after Botox injection are rare but occasionally, a small bump forms as result of minor bleeding. Rarely, small painful bumps secondary use of old saline solution to mix Botox have been seen which eventually resolved.
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