Seattle Plastic Surgeon implores patients not to fall for “Botox on Sale”.
Occasionally I have patients come in for Botox or fillers who have flitted around from doctor to doctor looking for the “best price”. I hear statements like “the last Botox didn’t work” , “the Restylane didn’t last”, “I’m not sure what she used but I didn’t like it”, and this is my favorite, “it was on sale but it didn’t last”.
This flitting around in search of a “deal” makes it very hard for a hardworking plastic surgeon (moi, for example) to figure out what, where and how much injectable to inject. In my practice, we keep very accurate records of all of the above so I can judge what works best for any given patient. And believe me, every patient is different.
Sometimes I think just because it is “cosmetic”, patients don’t take these treatments seriously enough. I cannot imagine anyone shopping around for the “best” price on, say, steroid injections into a bum shoulder or the “best” price for an hour of psychotherapy!
Usually continuity of care provides the best value of all, even if the prices are not bargain basement. So for injectables, find a good doctor and stick (nice pun, huh?) with him/her.
Thanks for reading and follow me on Instagram @sowdermd and @breastimplantsanity. Dr. Lisa Lynn Sowder
@lisalynnsowder
