Botox and Dysport are two different brands of botulinum toxin A that have similar effect on facial muscles with minute differences. Both these compounds are effective in reducing active lines and produce a relaxed, rested and wrinkleless appearance to the face. The procedure of injecting Botox seems relatively simple and many non plastic surgeons in New Jersey have learned to do the injection, most of them after a short course on how to do the procedure.
Despite the simplicity of this procedure I see patients who come to my office with less than perfect results on a weekly basis. I believe that the exact knowledge of the functional anatomy of the facial musculature is essential to achieve perfect results. For the longest time I thought it was a lot less expensive for a patient to go to a beauty salon or a spa and have an itinerary doctor do the injection and that was the reason some people did that instead of going to a board certified plastic surgeon. I was really surprised the other day when one of my patient who had been talked into getting a Botox injection while she was getter a haircut, had paid more than what I charge for the same procedure. She was seeing me because despite the high price she didn’t have the appropriate results. Why not go to a specialist who is most qualified to do the procedure?