Is the doctor trying to get me to pay more with this advice???

Dr. Irwin
April 15, 2011
At a recent consultation re forehead wrinkles the surgeon told me that he did not recommend injecting the forehead only. Instead he suggested injecting in the middle of my brow and forehead as this gave more control. He said with forehead only the botox would defuse and I might end up with wonky eyebrows. Is what he suggests a real risk or and I being swindled into having 2 areas done and therefore paying double??

This is why I don’t like the "area" method of billing for Botox.  You don’t really know, do you?  If the Botox is billed by volume (we do it this way) or units (many offices), then you know how much you get and you can adjust it up or down with your doctor after trying difference approaches if you want.   It’s more controlled and you can decide based on the overall effect.   Honestly, it tough to know based on what is above.    Dr. I

Dr. Brandith Irwin, MD

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