dysport minneapolis

Dysport; (pronounced Dis-port) :)

Dysport is an alternative treatment option to Botox Cosmetic. Both products are FDA approved to treat the area between the eyebrows, called the glabella. For years, providers have used Botox to treat other areas including the forehead, around the eyes (crows feet) and small doses in dynamic areas around the mouth, nose, and neck. We offer similar practices when treating our patients with Dysport.

What is the cost of Dysport treatment?

Patients can be easily misled when comparing individual "unit pricing", but the simple answer is that Dysport is the same cost as Botox Cosmetic.

1 unit of Botox = 3 units of Dysport, so while Dysport is $4/unit, 3x the number of units are used to achieve expected results. Botox is $12 unit with our BotoxistheBomb rewards program.

How long will treatment results last? 

Like Botox Cosmetic, Dysport treatment results last 3-4 months.

How does Dysport work? 

Like other wrinkle treatments containing the botulinum toxin, Dysport works by a process called neuromuscular blocking, which relaxes those small muscles in the face and forehead that cause wrinkles to form.

Because we are expressive by nature, the muscles under the skin are more active (dynamic) in areas around the eyes, between the brows, around the mouth, etc. The muscles contract, the skin moves with it.... As we age, the skin's surface shows the breakdown of collagen where we are most expressive, in the form of surface lines and creases. 

Treatment with Dysport will not only reduce and 'smooth out' the appearance of lines and wrinkles, it will prevent them from becoming worse.

Dysport is injected (in very small amounts) into targeted facial muscles. Results take effect over the next few days as the muscles begin to relax.

Will my facial expressions continue to look natural?

Although the results are visible, Dysport treatment does not radically change your facial appearance. Ideally you are able to show full expression without visible wrinkling and creasing on the surface area treated.

For more information on Dysport and neurotoxin treatments, please call our office today.

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