Is Azzalure cheaper than Botox?
Both drugs contain protein called botulinum toxin, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The advantage of Azzalure is that it is significantly cheaper than Botox.
Which is better Botox or Azzalure?
Botox has a bigger molecular structure and, as a result, doesn’t diffuse in the tissue as far as Azzalure. This means that a patient may require more injection points of Botox than Azzalure. On the other hand, greater care is needed to ensure Azzalure doesn’t spread to nearby muscles outside the target area.
How much Azzalure do you need for 3 areas?
The recommended dose per side is 30 Speywood units of Azzalure, to be divided into 3 injection sites; 10 Speywood units are to be administered intramuscularly into each injection point.
Is Azzalure prescription only?
Prescription Only Medicine (POM) It should only be accessed and prescribed by a suitably qualified professional with a prescribing license, after a face to face consultation with the patient.
What Botox is the strongest?
For starters, botulinum toxin type A is the primary active ingredient in each product. And, while BoNT is considered one of the strongest and most lethal toxins discovered to date, small doses of the neuromodulator have the ability to temporarily paralyze muscles for cosmetic effect.
How long does Botox Azzalure last?
How long does botulinum toxin treatment of glabellar lines last? The initial effect of Azzalure® treatment will begin to appear within 2 to 3 days. The effect of the injections is always temporary. It usually lasts about 4 months and sometimes more.
What lasts longer Botox or Azzalure?
In theory, this should result in the body tending to break Azzalure down more slowly than Botox, and there are some studies that suggest Azzalure does last longer than Botox. From our own experience in clinic, we have found that the results produced by Azzalure do tend to last longer.
How often can you have Azzalure?
The interval between treatments with Azzalure will be decided by your doctor. You should not have treatment more often than every 12 weeks.
How long does it take for Azzalure to work?
The initial effect of Azzalure® treatment will begin to appear within 2 to 3 days. The effect of the injections is always temporary. It usually lasts about 4 months and sometimes more.
Does Botox last longer than Azzalure?
Is there anything longer lasting than Botox?
A new product currently known as “RT002” is being developed by Revance Therapeutics as a long-lasting alternative to Botox. Also known as Daxibotulinumtoxin A, this product is injected into the target muscles just like Botox, but is shown to last up to 6 months instead of the 3 to 4 months that Botox lasts.