Botox® Treatments

Dr. Bentkover has used Botox® successfully for facial rejuvenation since 1995.

Botox® is great maintenance.

The only time you pay full price for a Botox® treatment is your first injection with us. Each time you have a Botox® treatment at our regular price after that you will receive a $25 Bentkover Buck to use at your next treatment.

What is Botox® and How Does it Work?

Botox® is part of a class of drugs called neuromodulators. Specifically, these drugs use botulinum toxin type A to decrease muscle activity in the area of injection. Botox® treats what are called "dynamic" wrinkles and creases, muscles and creases caused by the movement of the muscles in the area. The botulinum toxin blocks the release of the chemical that nerves use to stimulate muscles, acetyl choline. Botox® is injected in such a way as to block the signal from specific nerves to specific muscles. In this way it can precisely block the action of a muscle or muscles that cause particular dynamic wrinkles or creases in your face. It is important for a physician to know the location of these muscles and understand the interplay between various facial muscles in order for you to have a successful treatment. It is often an issue of balancing the actions of one set of muscles against another. The effects of a typical treatment last about 3-4 months.

Areas treated include...

• The crow's feet around your eyes
• The worry lines or scowl lines between your brows (the "11's" in the area called your glabella). If these lines are very deep, you may also want a facial filler in this area.
• The Forehead for a "Botox® Browlift" to elevate your brow.
• The horizontal lines of your forehead.
• The chin creases caused by over-active muscles in that area.
• The muscles under your chin.

Dr. Bentkover also often uses Botox® in conjunction with fillers like Radiesse®, Juvederm®, Perlane®, or Restylane®, and with some of our lasers. Deep creases or wrinkles in the lower face or around the mouth may be better treated with a facial filler, laser resurfacing or plasma resurfacing.

"Not all Botox® treatments are created equal."

An effective Botox® treatment depends on a number of factors:

• The number of units delivered in each injection site. If too few units are used, the result may be less effective and shorter acting. We will not skimp on the amount of product injected. Dr. Bentkover usually uses 25 units of for the glabella, not just the 20 units used by many injectors. He thinks this gives a better result. In the crow's feet he uses 10-15 units on each side depending on your needs; under the tail of the brow he uses 2.5-5 units; for the forehead he usually uses 10-15 units.
• The injector's knowledge of the function, location and interplay between the muscle groups being injected in your face. A Facial Plastic Surgeon works with these muscles routinely every day.
• The injector's overall knowledge of facial aesthetics--what looks good and what does not look good.
• A customized treatment for you. A commitment to using whatever amount of Botox® takes to achieve your individual aesthetic goals.
• The secret to maintaining the look you want is to stay on a regular schedule.

As a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Bentkover applies his knowledge of facial aesthetics and the interplay between the muscle groups being injected to try to give you as balanced and natural appearing a treatment as possible. The results of a Botox® treatment should be obvious to you but subtle to others. Dr. Bentkover uses as high an effective a dose of the product as needed to customize your treatment. If you need a higher or lower dose in a particular location, he will adjust the dose to try to achieve what you want. How your muscles react to botulinum toxin is very individual. It can vary from person to person and from treatment to treatment. This is why we offer all three products, Botox®, Dysport® and Xeomin®.

We are committed to your Satisfaction.

There is no need to pay the high Boston or New York fees for Botox®. Our treatments are priced very competitively.

To help you stay on this schedule, we offer our Bentkover Bucks program. Each time after your first visit that you have a Botox® treatment at the regular price, you will receive a $25 Bentkover Buck to use at your next treatment.