Botox & Dysport.Quietly placed.

What it is.

Botox® and Dysport® are FDA-approved botulinum toxin type A formulations — the most studied neuromodulators in aesthetic medicine. When placed in small, precise doses into the muscles that pull the skin into expression lines, they soften how those muscles fire. The skin above relaxes; the lines that form when you frown, raise your brows, or squint smooth out.

We carry both products because they aren't interchangeable. Dysport tends to spread slightly wider per injection point and kicks in faster — useful for the glabella (the 11s) on most patients. Botox holds its dose closer to the injection site, which is what we want for the masseter, the brow, and the lateral canthus. The product is the tool. The eye behind the syringe is the work.

What we treat.

• Glabellar lines — the vertical "11s" between the brows that deepen with focus and stress.
• Horizontal forehead lines — placed conservatively, with the brow's natural lift preserved.
• Crow's feet — the radial lines at the lateral canthus; one of the most commonly requested areas.
• Brow lift — a few units placed at the lateral brow create a non-surgical lift effect.
• Masseter (jaw slimming & bruxism) — softens the angle of the jaw and meaningfully reduces clenching.
• Lip flip — 4–6 units at the upper lip border to roll the lip slightly outward — without filler.
• Dimpled chin (mentalis) — relaxes the orange-peel texture some patients see when the chin engages.
• Platysmal bands — vertical neck cords that become more visible with age.
• Hyperhidrosis — underarm sweating, a well-evidenced off-cosmetic indication.

What to expect.

A Privé appointment for tox is roughly 30–45 minutes the first time, faster after. You'll meet with Elizabeth (our lead injector and CANS), talk through what bothers you, and have your face mapped while making the actual expressions you make in life. Treatment itself is 5–10 minutes. Most patients describe the injections as a quick pinch; topical numbing is offered on request.

You can drive yourself home and return to most of your day. We ask you to skip exercise, lying flat, and facial massage for four hours, and to engage the treated muscles gently for the first hour.

Appointment

30–45 min

Downtime

None

Onset

2–4 days

Lasts

3–4 months

Results & cadence.

You'll start to see softening at 2–4 days, with the full result at about 14 days. Most patients return on a 12–14 week cadence — roughly four times a year for the upper face, sometimes less often for the masseter. Coming in slightly before the previous round wears off is how you build the long-term smoothing effect; letting it fully wear off and re-treating gives you the same product, but a slower trajectory.

Considerations.

Side effects, when they happen, are minor and self-limited: a small bruise or pinpoint bleed at an injection site, a transient headache the first time, occasional asymmetry that resolves with a small touch-up at the two-week mark. Eyelid ptosis (drooping) is rare with appropriate technique and dosing. Botox is not used in pregnancy, breastfeeding, active infection at the site, or in patients with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis.

Who places it.

Every neuromodulator at Privé is administered by Elizabeth Hurley, RN, BSN, CANS — a Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist, a credential held by fewer than ten nurses in Texas at the time of her certification. The CANS distinction requires documented years of injectable experience plus a board examination — it's the marker for clinicians who do this every day, not as a side specialty.