Fraudulent Botox products may exist. Always check the translucent silver Allergan seal is intact on the Botox carton labeling. or the vial label contains a holographic film with the name Allergan with rainbow-colored horizontal lines on it, and there is a U.S. license number 1145 on the vial label and carton labeling. When used to treat bladder dysfunction, patients should not have a post-void residual (PVR) urine volume of more than 200mL if they are not self-catheterizing, nor a urinary tract infection (UTI) at the time of the appointment.

Focal dystonias - involuntary muscle contractions in a specific body area (such as in the neck) in people over the age of 16

Repeat injections for hyperhidrosis should be administered when the clinical effect of a previous injection diminishes.

The effects of Botox are temporary. Your healthcare provider will tell you how often you will receive your injections, but it is usually not more frequently than every 3 months.

In general, the initial effect of the injections is seen within three days and reaches a peak at one to two weeks post-treatment. Each treatment lasts approximately three months, following which the procedure can be repeated. At repeat treatment sessions, the dose may be increased up to two-fold if the response from the initial treatment is considered insufficient, usually defined as an effect that does not last longer than two months.

Botox for medical conditions should only be injected by a trained healthcare provider who can ensure:

An intravesical instillation of diluted local anesthetic with or without sedation may be used prior to injection, per local sitio practice. If a local anesthetic instillation is performed, the bladder should be drained and irrigated with sterile saline before injection.

Blepharospasm and strabismus (eye misalignment [one eye faces a different way to the other]) associated with dystonia in people aged 12 years and older

RADIESSE® and RADIESSE® (+) are dermal fillers that are used for smoothing moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds (the creases that extend from the corner of your nose to the corner of your mouth).

Patients with smaller neck muscle mass and patients who require bilateral injections into the sternocleidomastoid muscle for the treatment of cervical dystonia have been reported to be at greater risk for dysphagia.

Please see the Patient Information Guide available at for list of these events. Tell your health care provider about any side effects that bother you or do not go away.

If patient’s body weight is greater than or equal to 34 kg, the recommended dosage is 200 Units of BOTOX per treatment administered as an intradetrusor injection after dilution:

Indication specific dosage and administration recommendations should be followed. When initiating treatment, the lowest recommended dose should be used. In treating adult patients for one or more indications, the maximum cumulative dose should not exceed 400 Units, in a 3-month interval.

The safe and effective use of BOTOX depends upon proper storage of the product, selection of the correct dose, and proper reconstitution and administration techniques. An understanding of standard electromyographic techniques is also required botox for treatment of strabismus, upper or lower limb spasticity, and may be useful for the treatment of cervical dystonia.