Does aesthetic medicine perform Botox injections?

Botulinum toxin is injected into selected muscles to reduce their activity. A qualified practitioner first discusses the movement or lines you want addressed, examines the relevant facial areas and checks your health history, medicines and previous injections. The plan may involve several small injection points chosen for your anatomy. The treatment is different from a dermal filler because it changes muscle activity rather than adding volume. Results develop gradually, and the effect wears off over time, so follow-up planning is part of the consultation.

Choose a regulated clinic and ask who will assess and inject you. Share allergies, neuromuscular conditions, pregnancy or breastfeeding status, recent illness, skin infection and every medicine or supplement you use. Tell the practitioner about earlier toxin treatments and any unwanted effects. Before treatment, agree on the areas, intended change, alternatives and aftercare. Do not arrange an injection when the skin at the planned site is infected or inflamed. Follow the clinic’s specific instructions after treatment and keep the review appointment if one is offered.

Contact the treating clinic promptly if swelling, redness, pain or bruising is worsening rather than settling, or if you develop signs of infection. Seek urgent medical care for trouble breathing or swallowing, marked weakness, severe allergic symptoms, vision changes or a sudden severe headache after an injection. These symptoms need assessment and should not be managed by waiting for the cosmetic effect to change.

Ask which muscles and injection points are being considered, what change is realistic for your facial movement, when an effect should appear, how long it may last, what alternatives exist and which symptoms require urgent help.