Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
The Botox injections procedure takes around 10 to 15 minutes to carry out.
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Number of sessions required
Sometimes patients need 2 or 3 sessions of Botox injections to treat deep wrinkles. To maintain the results from you need injections every 2 or 3 months.
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Days admitted
None.
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Anesthesia
None. The doctor or nurse will sometimes give medicine to numb the injection site.
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Recovery
You can resume your normal activities immediately following Botox.
You should avoid lying down or looking down for 2 to 4 hours following the Botox procedure.
Results are noticed in 3 to 10 days.
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Risks
- Temporarily drooping eyelids.
- Pain at the site of the injection.
- Flu-like symptoms.
- Headaches.
- Upset stomach.
- Muscle weakness.
- Eye pain.
- Allergic reaction.
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After care
- Take painkillers to ease any discomfort.
- Don’t rub or massage the treated areas.
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Hospitals in France offering Botox
These hospitals list Botox in France; ask any of them to quote Botox - Glabellar frown lines for your case. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
CHP Saint-Grégoire (Saint Gregory Private Hospital), the first Breton hospital in France specializing in Surgery, was established in 2004 when three medical facilities -- Saint Vincent Clinic, Volney Polyclinic, Bréquigny Maternity -- merged into a single site.
Clinique Alphand is the first Cosmetic Surgery in France, founded in Paris in 1950 by Dr Charles Claoué, french pioneer in Aesthetics Surgery. Located in the prestigious 16th district, the Clinique is today managed by two descendants of the founder.