Facial Injections: Info, Prices, Photos, Reviews, Q&A

Botox should only be injected by qualified, adequetly-trained personnel.

The procedure should be performed in a medical office that is well lit, and is suitable for performing medical procedures.

Patients need a medical history taken, and an examination needs to be done regarding what muscles/ creases need treatment.

An informed consent cannot be taken in a party setting, and the presence of alcohol beverages may impair your ability to sign an informed consent. (Wilfred Brown, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)

Botox needs to be injected at a medical facility by a qualified physician or practitioner

There have been a significant number of complications due to injection of Botox and fillers in a non medical setting, many of them never reported. Botox is a medical procedure that needs to be performed with sterility, using proper technique by a trained physician.

It may also be injected by a qualified licensed practitioner under the supervision of a physician depending on the state laws. The medication used must be approved by FDA and the physician needs to be very familiar with the muscular anatomy of the area treated. (Amir Moradi, MD, San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon)

Botox parties are not safe

Botox is a medical procedure and as such should be performed in a medical facility. There is alcohol, consent forms need to be explained and signed…need I say more?. (Barry E. DiBernardo, MD, Montclair Plastic Surgeon)

Botox Parties Not Safe

Botox parties are usually gatherings of women who are lured to non medical settings (hotels or in a home) with the hope of getting botox injections at a reduced priced. Many times the injectors are inexperienced non-physicians or may be physicians who practicing out of the scope of their specialty.

Botox should be injected by dermatologists, plastic surgeons, ENT’s or ophthalmologists and this procedure should be performed in a medical office only. I wish I had a nickle for every woman I have seen who went to one of these parties only be disappointed after spending plenty of money and getting a very mediocre result.

My advice, pay the price and stick with pros. (Patricia Farris, MD, Metairie Dermatologic Surgeon)

Medical treatments like Botox should be administered in a medical environment

Like any medical treatment, a wrinkle reducing injection should only be prescribed by and injected under the direct supervision of a properly qualified physician in a properly equipped medical setting (doctor’s facility). No medical treatment should be administered in a social setting, whether alcohol is served or not. (Ira D. Papel, MD, Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon)

Botox should be injected in a professional medical setting

Botox parties are risky because they are often not in a proper professional setting in which a medical procedure should be performed. The injections may be performed by a non-medical professional and there may be alcohol involved which is never good when combined with injections! Informed consent with sterile technique also not be observed in these settings. (Ritu Saini, MD – Account Suspended, New York Dermatologic Surgeon)

Botox parties safety

Forgive me for being graphic, but I would like to illustrate a point. Did you wonder why we do not have Prostate Exam parties or Pap Smear Parties?

– Maybe it would take more than a glass of white wine to get you loosened up?
– Maybe because you would feel like the doctor’s attention is not only focused on you (as it should be)?

– Maybe because your exam would be diminished by being just another quick exam as others are lining up?
– Maybe because you really deserve better and because it is utterly unprofessional ?
– How about ALL of these?? In my opinion, doctors who resort to such mass marketing practices must be desperate (not real Plastic surgeons or Dermatologists) because no “informed consent process” takes place, the women present are literally coerced by their friends to be cool and join in without fully understanding the process or the benefits and the doctor (or “injector”) has seconds to asses his patient before injecting Botox without the benefit of having taken a medical history or doing a physical exam.

There is A LOT OF BAD BOTOX OUT THERE. Botox parties is one of the reasons for those weird looking faces you see out there. Surely – You deserve better! (Peter A. Aldea, MD, Memphis Plastic Surgeon)

Botox party safety

I am not a fan of Botox parties. This is a medical procedure that should be performed in a physiicians office. You want to have this procedure in a clean sterile environment without any distractions to the injector or yourself.

Although reactions are rare there are emotional issues that may cause problems such as fainting. Be safe and have your treatment in a physicians office. (Todd B. Koch, MD, Buffalo Plastic Surgeon)

Botox parties are not always fun!

The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons are against such parties. As a member, I strive for my patients to have the highest quality results in the safest environment. Rarely, botox could cause allergic reactions.

Botox, while an injection, is a procedure that should be done in an office setting. Not all injectors are created equal. I personally do the injections in my office. (Blane T. Shatkin, MD, Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon)

Botox parties not a safe environment

Botox is a regulated therapy best utilized in doctor’s office and by expertise hands. The problem with Botox parties, which are fervently discouraged, is absence of knowledge and trust.

Patients do not know which product is truly used and whether it is FDA-approved or black market grade product, which can have significant risks (even potential death).

Second, the patients are not always knowledgeable about the process and the person providing therapy, which places them at higher jeopardy of side effects. Finally, party atmosphere is not exactly the most clean and lucid environment for a medical procedure such as Botox injection, so risks are enhanced.

Be careful and decline! (Marianna Blyumin-Karasik, MD, Davie Dermatologist)