Things You'll Need:
- Sterile cotton ball
- Rubbing alcohol
- Preserved saline
- Sterile syringe with 0.5-inch 30-gauge needle
- 3 ml of Botox Cosmetic
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Step 1
Rub the insertion sites thoroughly with a sterile cotton ball and rubbing alcohol. Allow the alcohol to evaporate completely.
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Step 2
Dilute the Botox with a small amount of denatured saline and extend the syringe so 3 ml of Botox is gathered.
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Step 3
Place the needle approximately halfway into the patient's face at one side of the frown line. As the patient makes a frowning expression with his or her face, inject six units into the muscle. Repeat with six units on the other side.
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Step 4
Ask the patient to lift his or her eyebrows. Inject three units of Botox on each side of the center of the brow where these lines form.
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Step 5
Carefully massage the injection sites to spread out the treatment. Instruct the patient to stay upright for four hours following the treatment and move the face around, exercising the muscles that have been injected at least 10 times per hour for these first four hours.
