Guides
The answers you were not given
Most of what is written about injectables online is written to reassure rather than to explain. These are the explanations, including the parts that are less flattering to the industry.
How many units of Botox do I need?
Typical ranges by area, why two people with the same lines can need very different doses, and how to verify what you actually received.
Botox vs Dysport vs Xeomin vs Daxxify
Units do not convert one to one between these products, which makes per unit price comparison close to meaningless. Here is what actually differs.
How long does Botox last, and why did mine wear off early?
Three to four months is typical. Wearing off at six weeks usually means something specific, and it is rarely what patients are told.
Your first Botox appointment, start to finish
What happens in the room, what it feels like, and the one thing a good injector does before drawing anything up.
Botox aftercare: which rules actually matter
Separating the rules with real reasoning behind them from the ones that get repeated because everyone repeats them.
How much does Botox cost in Utah?
Per unit and per area pricing answer different questions, and the cheapest per unit number is frequently the most expensive way to buy a result.
Do I need Botox or filler?
One relaxes muscle, the other adds structure. A thirty second test in a mirror usually tells you which problem you have.
Does Botox hurt?
Brief and minor for most people, but not identical everywhere on the face. Here is what differs and what reduces it.
Why didn’t my Botox work?
Five causes, in order of how often each is the real one. True resistance to the product is near the bottom of that list, not the top.
How long does lip filler last?
Lips break filler down faster than anywhere else in the face, and what looks like long lasting product is often something else entirely.
My brow feels heavy after Botox
A heavy brow and a drooping eyelid are different problems with different causes, and only one of them has a treatment. Told straight, with the evidence graded.
Lip filler migration: what it actually is
Four different problems share one word. The rate you have been quoted is not an incidence, and what ultrasound shows points at depth rather than volume.
Who can legally inject Botox in Utah?
Utah is one of the few states that names injectables in statute. What it requires, what supervision actually means, and the five things the law entitles you to see.
How long does Botox take to work?
Most of it arrives in the first week. The interesting number is from the placebo arms, and it explains why day one feels like something is happening.
Botox side effects: what the trials actually found
Every rate with the placebo rate beside it. One of the two columns is the reason most side effect pages are not useful, and the headache number is the surprise.
More guides are in progress, including why brow drop happens and how to tell whether a result went wrong or is simply still settling.