Botox treatment is a fantastic drug which can truly help people to look younger. However it is crucial that you have an honest conversation with your patient to be sure that their expectations along with your treatment objectives are in line. Frequently I’ll come across customers who think that their prior experience with Botox was too heavy handed, leaving them with a fixed, frozen and completely unnatural appearance, or sometimes a droopy brow which disturbs their vision.

I’ll explain to my clientele that I like to provide Botox treatment in a dose that will ease their lines and wrinkles yet simultaneously retain a degree of facial expression. What this means is a more youthful appearance but preserves the natural stability and harmony of the face. While some patients do want the ‘frozen’ forehead appearance, they are in the minority and the majority choose to steer clear of this.

Choosing the suitable dosage for a particular patient is not as straightforward as your Botox course tutor might have you think. Even though some of the Botulinum Toxin manufacturers do supply dosage suggestions, these need to be employed as a guide as opposed to a one-size fits all formula. Should you go down this route you will see that your customers will search for a more customised service elsewhere.

So how do you figure out the proper dose? It will require a deep understanding of the body structure and function of the facial anatomy, and an appreciation that everyone differs. So when I see a new patient who is pondering about Botox treatment I will carefully evaluate that person’s facial musculature. I’ll evaluate the strength of their musculature by reviewing their muscle bulk. I will determine the anatomy of their muscles, which is often different from the description in textbooks. I will figure out the impact of relaxing those muscles, especially the frontalis and orbicularis oculi muscles.

In considering the impact I am considering not just about the looks but additionally what’s going to happen to the visual function of my client once their brow is relaxed. They are not going to be best pleased if you paralyze their brow muscles which they are using to keep their hefty upper eyelids raised and away from the area of their vision

Various areas of Botox treatment are also more complicated to get right than others. Within this context I am thinking specifically about Botox treatment for fine lines about the mouth. In this region you have to be particularly respectful of the strength of Botox injections and tread very cautiously as overdosage may result in lip incontinence that can continue for several months.

Take into account the advantages of using lower dosages in addition to treating one area at any given time and reviewing your patient to assess the impact of your treatment, as an alternative to doing too much at once. It’s really a great way to instil confidence and precisely tailor your treatment to their requirements. It may not be the most convenient way to provide treatment, but it will help to grow your self-confidence, experience and knowledge of the results of Botox treatment and at the same time your approval score with your clients will improve while your rate of unfavourable events will go down. Not a bad trade off.