Why get your Botox at Madison Skin & Laser Center? Read about the difference between average Botox and great Botox at Dr. Irwin's dermatology office in Seattle.
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Botox is everywhere. So why get your Botox at Dr. Irwin's medical office in Seattle?
The reason is that there is a huge difference between average Botox and great Botox.
Average Botox gives the same standard injections to everyone. If you have frown lines, you will get the same four or five shots that everyone gets for their frown lines. Great Botox, in contrast, gives you a customized set of injections designed to relax the muscles that cause wrinkles while still allowing your face some natural movement.
At your appointment here, Dr. Irwin, Dr. Rogers, Rebecca, or Denice will ask you about your goals for your face. They will ask you to move your face so that they can study how the underlying muscles change your skin to form wrinkles. And they use years of experience and injection skill to customize your injections to take years off your face without giving you the Oscar-night freeze look.
Botox is offered at Madison Skin in Seattle by Dr. Irwin, one of the best board certified dermatologists in the nation. Dr. Irwin has written two books on cosmetic dermatology, has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and has been quoted in many national publications. Rebecca Patton and Denice Schwind are Physician Assistants recruited and trained by Dr. Irwin herself. They do not delegate Botox to a nurse. They do not offer it at parties or outside the personal privacy of our medical dermatology offices.
Dr. Irwin, Dr. Rogers, Rebecca, and Denice take Botox very seriously as a type of medical art form, a combination of years of medical training with years of injection experience.
As a reflection of the demand for Dr. Irwin's time, we offer Rebecca's and Denice's Botox services in Seattle at a slight reduction from Dr. Irwin's dermatologist charge.
Click here to see Dr. Irwin's Video Demonstration of Botox on her website, SkinTour.com.
Click here to see Dr. Irwin's Guide to Botox on SkinTour.com.
Confused about Botox pricing?
Here is Dr. Irwin's answer to a question posed to her on SkinTour.com about Botox pricing:
Question: Botox pricing: Having a discussion with friends on the cost of botox. My MD charges by the area. On realself.com, many derms, plastic surgeons comment. Some say they charge by area, some or most by unit. What do you think? Is unit pricing more transparent and accurate or by area? Thank you.
Dr. Irwin's Answer:
Okay - so this is where I really disagree with the vast majority of doctors who inject Botox, many of whom do an excellent job. I don't do either unit pricing or area pricing - at my office we charge by volume based on the standard recommended vial dilution of 2.5 cc.
I don't like either area or unit pricing because I think it often leads to a less than optimal Botox outcome. Here's why.
When I see my Botox patients at my Seattle medical practice, even patients I've seen for long time, I customize their Botox very specifically for their face and draw detailed maps. And, I often change that map from visit to visit after looking at exactly how their face is moving now. It changes. For example, a patient going through a divorce may be activating different facial muscle groups than they did before.
When the pricing is by unit, patients and doctors start to focus on that rather than the ultimate outcome, which is to have a more relaxed, balanced, and beautiful face. The point is to do a stellar job. If a patient comes to me and says "I only want 10 units today," I may have to compromise so much that I can't do a good job for them.
When the pricing is by area, then it leads to a different series of problems. Suppose the "eye" area costs $200.00, but the day you come in, the muscles aren't very active. I may only need a few drops there to keep the area quiet for months. If the standard amount gets done, it leads to that over Botox-ed look and wasted money.
I often will put a little more in one area, a little less in another, treat a new area, and completely skip another one - all keeping the total volume and price the same. That way I can do a very customized treatment.
Hope this makes sense. Dr. Irwin
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