Botox
The lines you make when you frown, squint or raise your eyebrows can leave you looking stressed or older than you feel, even on a good day. Botox, Xeomin and Dysport relax the muscles behind those lines so they soften, and Dr. Chris Bashian or Rachel Fey, PA does every treatment in your own home across South Jersey and the Philadelphia area.
How It Works
Some wrinkles are there because the skin has lost structure. Others are there because a muscle underneath keeps folding the skin the same way, thousands of times a day. Wrinkle relaxers treat the second kind. A small amount of purified protein is injected into the muscle, the muscle relaxes, and the skin over it stops creasing. The line softens over the next one to two weeks and stays softer for three to four months.
Botox, Xeomin and Dysport are three brands of the same type of medication. Which one is right for you depends on the area, your history, and what you're hoping to see.
Treatment Areas
The vertical "11" lines between your brows.
Explore Treatment →The horizontal lines that show when you raise your eyebrows.
Explore Treatment →The lines that fan out from the corners of your eyes.
Explore Treatment →Rolls the upper lip slightly outward.
Explore Treatment →For when your smile shows more gum than you'd like.
Explore Treatment →Softening a wide or square jawline.
Explore Treatment →Relief from clenching, grinding and jaw tension.
Explore Treatment →Softer lines.
Explore Treatment →Which One Is Right for You
First-time clients and any area.
People who have stopped responding to Botox over time.
Broad areas like the forehead.
The one everyone knows, with the longest track record.
Contains only the active protein, with none of the accessory proteins.
Spreads a little more from the injection point.
One unit is one unit.
Same scale as Botox.
Measured on a different scale. Roughly two and a half Dysport units equal one Botox unit.
$12, or $11 for members
$12, or $11 for members
$5, or $4 for members
Depends on the area and your muscles. Confirmed before we start.
Same as Botox.
Ends up similar to Botox once the unit math is done.
If you don't have a preference, Dr. Bashian or Rachel Fey, PA will recommend one during your appointment.
Also Treated
These areas don't get their own page, but you can ask about any of them when you book.
The small diagonal lines that appear on the sides of your nose when you scrunch it or laugh hard. Botox on each side softens them.
The fine vertical lines above the upper lip, sometimes called smoker's lines even though plenty of people who've never smoked have them. Small doses relax the muscle that purses the lips, which softens the lines without affecting how you talk or drink.
When the chin looks pebbled or textured, especially when you talk or purse your lips, the muscle in the chin is overworking. Relaxing it smooths the surface.
The muscles that pull the corners of the mouth down can be relaxed slightly so the corners rest in a more neutral position. This is a subtle change, and often pairs well with filler for marionette lines.
The vertical cords that stand out on the front of the neck, especially when you clench or talk. Relaxing the platysma muscle softens them.
Your appointment happens wherever you're comfortable at home. Dr. Bashian or Rachel Fey, PA will go over your goals, look at how your face moves, and confirm the plan and the price with you. There's no numbing needed, and most people go right back to their day. Skip strenuous exercise and lying flat for about four hours, and don't rub the area that evening.
You'll start to see the change in three to five days, with the full result at about two weeks. Results last three to four months for most people. If it's your first time, we'll check in at the two-week mark to see how you're settling.
Wrinkle relaxers work for adults who have lines that show when they make an expression, and increasingly for lines that have started to stay put at rest. They also work preventively, for people in their late twenties and thirties who want to keep lines from setting in.
They are not right for everyone. We don't treat anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding, who has certain neuromuscular conditions, or who has an active skin infection near the treatment area. Dr. Bashian or Rachel Fey, PA will go over your history before treating you.
The most common side effects are mild and short-lived: a small bruise, some redness or tenderness at the injection points, or a mild headache the first day. Less commonly, the medication can affect a nearby muscle and cause a temporary heaviness of the eyebrow or eyelid. This wears off on its own, usually within a few weeks. Serious reactions are rare. We'll go over the full list with you before your treatment, and you'll have a direct line to us afterward if anything concerns you. Individual results vary.
The needle is very fine.
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