Medical Botox
Overview
For chronic migraine (headache on more than 15 days per month), botulinum toxin is administered to 31 points across the forehead, temples, neck and shoulders following the PREEMPT protocol, reducing neurotransmitter release at pain-conducting nerve endings.
Treatment is planned after a neurology consultation. A clear reduction in attack frequency is usually seen from the second session onwards, and many patients more than halve their use of painkillers.
Benefits
- A marked reduction in monthly attacks
- Shorter and less severe attacks
- Reduced painkiller consumption
- A protocol supported by clinical trials
Who Is It For?
- Patients with headache on 15 or more days per month
- Anyone not responding sufficiently to medication
- Patients diagnosed with chronic migraine by a neurologist
Treatment Process
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01
Examination & expression analysis
Your physician assesses muscle strength, expression habits and symmetry, and takes a photographic record.
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02
Building your dose map
Injection points and the number of units required for each muscle are decided together with you.
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The treatment
After topical anaesthetic cream, the treatment is completed with ultra-fine insulin needles.
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04
Day-10 review
We assess the result together and perform a complimentary touch-up if there is any asymmetry or under-correction.
Aftercare
- Do not lie down or bend your head forward for the first 4 hours.
- Do not massage or rub the treated area for 24 hours.
- Avoid sport, sauna, steam rooms and sunbeds for the first 24 hours.
- Avoid alcohol and blood-thinning medication for 48 hours (consult your doctor).
- Make-up may be applied after 6 hours; avoid pressing on the skin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Some patients benefit immediately, but the protocol calls for a full assessment only after the second session.
A neurological assessment is required to confirm chronic migraine and plan treatment; our clinic will guide you through this.
Because doses are placed in the forehead and temples, a secondary softening of lines is often observed.
The information on this page is for general guidance only and does not replace a medical examination.
