Movement, refined.Expression, preserved.

Botox in Calgary is priced per unit, and most reputable clinics charge between $10 and $15 per unit. What you pay depends on how many units the area needs, which is a function of the muscle rather than the price list. Forehead lines take fewer units than a masseter. A quote is given at the consultation, before anything is scheduled. Be careful with pricing well below that range, because it usually means the product has been diluted or it is not Botox.

Three to four months for most people on most areas. Larger muscles like the masseter often hold longer. Duration varies with dose, muscle strength and metabolism, and it commonly lengthens once you have been treated consistently for a while, because the muscle gradually does less work.

Most people describe a brief pinch. The needle is very fine and each injection takes a second or two. Topical numbing is available if you would prefer it, and ice helps if you bruise easily.

Movement begins to soften at three to five days. The result is complete at about two weeks, which is when it should be judged and when any adjustment is made. Judging it at day three is the most common reason people think it has not worked.

Not when it is dosed conservatively and placed correctly. Frozen is a dosing and placement outcome, not an inherent property of the product. A first treatment is deliberately conservative for exactly this reason, because adding a small amount at the two week review is easy and removing it is not.

Both are botulinum toxin type A and both work the same way. They differ in the protein that surrounds the molecule, in how the units are measured, and in how far they diffuse from the injection point. Dysport spreads a little more, which suits some broad areas and not others. The choice is made per area and per patient rather than as a house preference.

It can be, and it depends on what your skin is actually doing rather than on your age. If lines are still fully dynamic, treating reduces how often the crease is folded and slows the point at which it sets. If there are no lines to speak of yet, there is nothing to prevent and you will be told so. This is a question worth asking a dermatologist rather than a price list.

Yes. Chronic migraine prevention, TMJ and jaw clenching, and hyperhidrosis of the underarms, palms or soles are all established medical uses, on established protocols. Because Dr. Kuzel is a physician, these are often eligible for extended health coverage. Bring your plan details to the consultation and it can be checked before you commit.

Trap tox is Botox into the upper trapezius, used to soften a bulky shoulder line and to relieve the tension that comes with it. It uses more units than a facial area because the muscle is much larger. It is safe in trained hands, and it is a treatment where knowing the anatomy matters, since the trapezius does real work holding your shoulder girdle and over-treating it causes weakness.

Yes. It is not given during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or where there is an active infection at the injection site. It needs caution with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis or ALS, and with certain antibiotics. A previous allergic reaction to botulinum toxin rules it out. Any of these is a reason to have the conversation, not necessarily a reason you cannot be treated.

Dr. Paul Kuzel, MD FRCPC, a board-certified dermatologist and the founder and Medical Director of Rejuvenation Dermatology Calgary South. He sees patients in English and Czech.