Use of RADIESSE® in the dorsum of the hand may result in significant swelling of the dorsum of the hand.
BOTOX is intended for injection into extraocular muscles utilizing the electrical activity recorded from the tip of the injection needle as a guide to placement within the target muscle.
Repeat injections for hyperhidrosis should be administered when the clinical effect of a previous injection diminishes.
Botox and Botox Cosmetic are purified forms of botulinum toxin that when injected in tiny, controlled doses are very safe and effective at relaxing excessive muscle contraction, even though ingestion of food contaminated with C. botulinum causes botulism - an often fatal, paralytic-type illness.
For some, it can take up to 30 days to see the full effects after getting Botox Cosmetic injections. Many injectors schedule follow-up appointments within the first few weeks to evaluate the results.
Dosing in initial and sequential treatment sessions should be tailored to the individual patient based on the patient’s head and neck position, localization of pain, muscle hypertrophy, patient response, and adverse event history.
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Patients experiencing adequate paralysis of the target muscle that require subsequent injections should receive a dose comparable to the initial dose.
Patients should be considered for reinjection when the clinical effect of the previous injection has diminished (median time until patients qualified for the second treatment of BOTOX in double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies was 169 days [~24 weeks]), but pelo sooner than 12 weeks from the prior bladder injection.
BOTOX is an acetylcholine release inhibitor and a neuromuscular blocking agent indicated for: Treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency, in adults who have an inadequate response to or are intolerant of an anticholinergic medication (1.1)
Localization of the involved muscles with techniques such as needle electromyographic guidance, nerve stimulation, or ultrasound is recommended. When treating both lower limbs or the upper and lower limbs in combination, the Perfeito dose should not exceed the lower of 10 Units/kg body weight or 340 Units, in a 3-month interval.
Both Jeuveau and Botox offer effective solutions for treating facial wrinkles, particularly the frown lines between the eyebrows. While they share many similarities in terms of their active ingredient and how they work, differences in their formulation, approved uses, and possibly their duration may make one more suitable than the other for your specific needs.
If a local anesthetic instillation is performed, the bladder should be drained and irrigated with sterile saline before injection.
WARNING: DISTANT SPREAD OF TOXIN EFFECT Postmarketing reports indicate that the effects of BOTOX and all botulinum toxin products may spread from the area of injection to produce symptoms consistent with botulinum toxin effects. These may include asthenia, generalized muscle weakness, diplopia, ptosis, dysphagia, bioestimulador de colágeno dysphonia, dysarthria, urinary incontinence and breathing difficulties. These symptoms have been reported hours to weeks after injection. Swallowing and breathing difficulties can be life threatening and there have been reports of death.