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Every state governs the regulations of who can provide injections, and what supervision is necessary. I don't know the answer for PA but if you contact their medical board they may be able to tell you or direct you to the correct office. You want to make sure that whoever is injecting you is using aseptic technique, avoiding cross contamination between patients and is using an American FDA approved vial of Botox from Allergan. Your best bet is to see a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
These treatments are regulated by the Medical Board of Pennsylvania. Google them and you will find their website and their contact information.
I recommend you see only a board-certified physician (MD or DO) certfied by the American Board of Medical Specialities (not other boards) in one of the FOUR core cosmetic specialties with the full training to manage not only giving Botox, but also any complications that may arise. Those would be board-certified dermatologists, plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons (ENTs) and oculoplastic surgeons (Ophthos with extra surgical training). Botox seems deceivingly simple but when done wrong can be a disaster.
I could not agree with Dr. Palmer more. There are so many ridiculous instructions given to patients post Botox and injectables. The truth is that your body is going to absorb it the same way whether you lay down, stand up, or do a headstand for three hours. You didn't do anything wrong by...
Because there haven't been any studies done on Botox and breastfeeding, the manufacturer of the drug Allergan Pharmaceuticals, recommends that Botox be used with caution in breastfeeding women. The effects Botox may have on an infant are unclear, but it is unlikely to pass through breast...
You should speak with your treating physician to determine what you are experiencing as their can be confusion and inaccurate evaluations on line from physicians who are not examining you, nor understanding exactly where the Botox was injected. You mentioned (with a question mark) ccs but...