In the United States the cosmetic approval for Dysport covers one area only: moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows, in adults under sixty five. That is narrower than many people assume. Injectors do use it elsewhere on the face, and that use is off label rather than unapproved, but you deserve to know which is which. Ask, and expect a straight answer. Nothing here is meant to talk you into or out of it.
Dysport tends to show early. Many people notice the frown softening within two to three days, occasionally sooner. That head start is one of the practical reasons it gets chosen over a slower product.
The peak sits at two to four weeks, and clinical studies describe an effect lasting up to about four months. Some people run shorter, some longer. Retreatment is generally not done more often than every three months, and your provider will judge the interval from how you respond.
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Dysport, BOTOX and DAXXIFY are all botulinum toxin type A. None of them is the best one, because best depends on the face in front of you. Dysport is often picked when someone wants an early onset or has a broad brow area to soften.
Units differ between products and cannot be converted, so a Dysport number will never match a BOTOX number. Compare what you are charged per treatment, not per unit.
No. Dysport units are measured on a different scale, so fifty of them is not fifty of anything else. A higher number does not mean a stronger treatment, and unit counts across brands cannot be compared.
Dysport is often described as spreading a little more from each injection point. Injectors hold differing views on how much that matters, and the literature is not settled. In practice it is handled through dose and placement rather than treated as a fixed property of the product.
Yes, and plenty of people do. There is no washout period to observe and no need to finish anything first. Bring the details of what you had last time, including the product and the number of units, so the new dose starts from something real rather than a guess.
It wears off. Nothing is permanent, and movement returns over a few months. Tell us what you did not like so the next plan changes.
Anyone allergic to cow's milk protein, since Dysport can contain traces of it. Also anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, anyone with a neuromuscular disorder, and anyone with an active infection where the injections would go.
Come in and we will look at how your brow actually moves, talk about what you want to change, and tell you whether Dysport is the sensible choice or whether something else fits better. This page is general information and not medical advice. Suitability, dose and placement are decided by a licensed provider in person. Individual results vary.
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