Your skincare routine has been your only anti-aging step so far. This month you noticed a faint line between your brows that stays after you stop frowning, and now you’re wondering whether a small amount of preventative Botox near Fairfax, VA can keep it from setting in without changing how your face moves. Below, you’ll learn how Waseem Garbia, PA-C, plans a first, conservative treatment at Dontage.
Can I Start Preventative Botox Near Fairfax, VA With a Very Small Amount?
Yes. At the beginning of your complimentary consultation, you’ll show Waseem exactly where the line sits, and he’ll ask you to frown, raise your brows, and smile a few times. If the line disappears when your face is at rest, he’ll typically suggest waiting another year and keeping up your retinol. If it stays, he’ll likely recommend a handful of units in the frown lines only, with nothing across the forehead or around the eyes on a first visit.
The Botox injections take under 15 minutes. You’ll feel a quick pinch at each spot, and then you’ll drive yourself home. As injectors, we’d rather use too few units on a first visit than too many, since we can add two or three at your two-week check and can’t take any away.
Will Starting Botox Now Lock Me Into Treatments for Life?
No. Over the next week or so, you’ll notice the line softening, and you’ll still be able to frown, squint, and raise your brows. The effect of a small dose wears off over two to three months, your face goes back to where it started, and nothing happens if you decide not to come back.
Many patients in their early 30s settle into two or three visits a year and stay there. In the meantime, you’ll keep your routine exactly as it is. Feel free to bring your products to your skincare consultation, since Waseem carries SkinBetter Science and iS Clinical and will tell you if anything on your shelf is working against the treatment. At your two-week check, the two of you will look at the line together and note your units in your chart for next time.
Waseem, a certified master injector and international Allergan trainer, sees patients at our office on Williams Drive in Fairfax alongside Mary K. Carter, PA-C.
Elevate Your Look at Dontage
You’ll leave your consultation with Waseem Garbia, PA-C, knowing whether your early lines call for a few units now or another year of your routine. Call Dontage at 703-962-4772 or text 571-581-1020 to book your first Botox visit.