Botox
Botulinum toxin, injected in small amounts to soften the lines that movement makes.
- Frown lines
- Forehead lines
- Crow's feet
- A gummy smile
- Jaw clenching
What is Botox?
Botox is a prescription medicine that relaxes a specific muscle for a period of months. Placed in small amounts in the right places, it softens the lines that repeated expression has pressed into the skin — frowning, raising the brows, squinting — by easing the movement that creates them.
It treats lines caused by movement. Lines that sit in your face when it is completely still are a different problem and usually need volume or skin work instead, which is why the first part of a consultation is watching your face move rather than looking at it at rest.
Botox treats lines that movement makes. It does nothing for volume you have lost, for skin texture, for pigment, or for skin that has descended — and a line already etched into still skin will soften at best. It also cannot lift a face. Where someone offers it as an answer to sagging, that is a different treatment being sold under a familiar name.
- Time
- A short appointment; most of it is the assessment
- Downtime
- Small raised marks for an hour or so; bruising is possible
- Sessions
- Repeated every few months if you want the effect held
- Results
- Begins within days, settles at around two weeks
- Comfort
- A sharp pinch at each point, over in a second
Is this the right treatment for you?
Lines showing when you frown or raise your brows?
That is what this treats, and it treats it well.
Lines there even when your face is still?
Then this is probably not your treatment on its own. Say so at consultation rather than booking and hoping.
Worried about looking frozen?
Dose and placement decide that, and both are conservative here. It is easier to add a little at the two-week review than to undo too much.
Clenching your jaw or grinding at night?
Worth raising. It is a recognised use and sits alongside, not instead of, whatever a dentist has advised.
When it is not appropriate
This is a medical procedure and it is carried out by a doctor. Pregnancy or breastfeeding, any bleeding or clotting disorder, blood-thinning medication, active infection or inflamed skin in the treatment area, a history of keloid scarring, and any autoimmune or neuromuscular condition all have to be raised before anything is booked. Bring a full list of your medicines and supplements, including the ones you would not think to mention. Myasthenia gravis and related neuromuscular conditions, and certain antibiotics, rule this out entirely.
What happens in a session
Assess
The doctor watches your face move, not just rest, and maps where the movement actually is.
Agree a plan
Dose and placement are agreed with you, along with what will not change.
Treat
A series of very small injections, over a few minutes.
Review at two weeks
The result is judged once it has settled. Adjustment, if any, happens here.
Still deciding?
Consultation is free. You will be told plainly whether Botox is the right fit, and what to do instead if it is not.
Book a free consultationBefore and after your session
Before
- •Avoid alcohol for a day beforehand — it makes bruising likelier
- •Tell the doctor about blood thinners, including aspirin and fish oil
- •Come without makeup on the area if you can
- •Do not book it the day before an event; allow two weeks
Aftercare
- •Stay upright for four hours and do not lie face down
- •No gym, sauna or hot yoga for the rest of the day
- •Do not rub or massage the treated area
- •Come to the two-week review even if you think it is fine
Why AURA
One clinic in Mandalagan, Bacolod City — the same practitioners every visit.
- •One clinic in Bacolod, so the people treating you are the same each visit
- •Private treatment rooms, one client at a time
- •Consultation before every first-time procedure
- •Devices operated only by trained practitioners
- •Aftercare plan written for you, not printed in bulk
- •Treatment is planned on consultation, after the assessment
Botox, answered
Will I look frozen?
Not if the dose is right. The intention here is softened rather than stopped, and the two-week review exists so that a conservative first dose can be topped up rather than a heavy one regretted.
Is it permanent?
No, and that is the point. It wears off over months, which means a result you dislike is temporary — and a result you like needs repeating.
Does it hurt?
The needle is very fine and each injection takes a second. Most people describe it as a sharp pinch rather than pain.
Can I have it before a wedding or an event?
Yes, with planning. Two weeks minimum, and ideally a first treatment well before the one that matters, so you know how your face responds.
When will I see a difference?
Movement starts easing within a few days and settles by about two weeks, which is why the review is at two weeks and not before.
How long does it last?
Typically three to four months, varying by person, dose and area. It is designed to wear off.
Can I combine it with other treatments?
Frequently planned with filler or skin work, and the order matters. It is sequenced at consultation rather than booked piecemeal.
Find us in Bacolod
- •Consultation is free, with no obligation to book
- •You are told when a treatment is the wrong fit
- •Treatment is priced on consultation, after the assessment
Bacolod City
2F Sitari Commercial Bldg., C.L. Montelibano Ave., Mandalagan, Bacolod CityMonday to Sunday, by appointment
For bookings and inquiries
Send the form and a booking coordinator will come back to you, or reach the clinic through any of its channels.