Patients should be considered for reinjection when the clinical effect of the previous injection has diminished (median time until patients qualified for the second treatment of BOTOX in double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies was 169 days [~24 weeks]), but pelo sooner than 12 weeks from the prior bladder injection.
If you experience incomplete bladder emptying following Botox treatment, temporary use of disposable self-catheters may be necessary several times daily until normal bladder function resumes.
Please see the Patient Information Guide available at for list of these events. Tell your health care provider about any side effects that bother you or do not go away.
During the administration of BOTOX for the treatment of strabismus, retrobulbar hemorrhages sufficient to compromise retinal circulation have occurred.
Immediately stop the injection if a patient exhibits any of the following symptoms, including changes in vision, signs of a stroke, blanching of the skin, or unusual pain during or shortly after the procedure. The treating physician should be knowledgeable regarding any pretreatment evaluation and appropriate interventions in the event of intravascular disseminated injection. Prompt intervention by an appropriate medical specialist should be given should these signs or symptoms of intravascular injection occur.
This is because each manufacturer uses assay methods specific to their company, so even though dosages may be quoted in similar-sounding units, potency can vary several-fold between the different products. Care needs to be taken that the correct dosage stated is used for that particular product and the approved indications for the different products also vary.
You should minimize strenuous activity and avoid extensive sun or heat exposure for about 24 hours after treatment and until any swelling or redness has resolved.
Botox Cosmetic and Botox come as separate products but are both prescription medicines that contain the active ingredient onabotulinumtoxinA. Continue reading
Botox Cosmetic is used for aesthetic purposes for wrinkles and Botox is used as a therapeutic treatment for different medical conditions, including migraine headache prevention.
You should minimize strenuous activity and avoid extensive sun or heat exposure for about 24 hours after treatment and until any swelling or redness has resolved.
treat overactive bladder symptoms, such as urinary urgency, frequency, or incontinence, in adults when anticholinergics do not work well enough or cannot be taken
Because Botox contains albumin, sculptra a derivative of human blood there is a theoretical risk for transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and other viral diseases, but no cases of transmission have ever been identified.
Similar to onset of effects, how long results last can depend on factors such as how many units you received, the location, and individual differences.
Reconstituted BOTOX (200 Units/30 mL) is injected into the detrusor muscle via a flexible or rigid cystoscope, avoiding the trigone. The bladder should be instilled with enough saline to achieve adequate visualization for the injections, but over-distension should be avoided.