2015 BOTOX Year in Review Statistics

2015 Botox Stats

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I had a previous posting regarding December Botox statistics for 2015.  I had probably made some assumptions.  But now that December 2015 is officially over, the numbers are more solid.

52,593 Units of Botox

For the year of 2015 I used 52, 593 Units of Botox.  That’s 4,382 units of Botox monthly if we divide that number by 12.  Or another way to think of it is that it’s about 43 Bottles of Botox per month (40 Bottles is a more rounded number).

694 syringes of Filler used in 2015

Fillers in my recording includes Juvederm, Belotero, Radiesse and Restylane.  If I divied 694 by 12 months.  I get 57.8 syringes of filler per month.  I guess I could say that I average about 55 syringes of filler per month.  I did hit 100 syringes of fillers used in the month of December – it was a busy month, and I purposely tried to work as much as I could in the month of December since patients had some time off to get cosmetic work done.

1371 Botox visits to my Modesto office in 2015

These visits are for Botox and doesn’t take into account visits for filler only.  I get this data from Allergan’s Brilliant Distinctions.  This calculates to an average of 114 visits per month.  And for fun, if I had about 20 days in the office per month, it would be about 5.7 patients seen per day in the Modesto office.  Sounds pretty low of a number?  Well, I also have a vein, acupuncture, and surgery assisting practice which I run at the same time.

See Botox Statistics from 2014 – there is a breakdown of my day – looking at the amount of time I spend with Acupuncture vs Botox vs Veins.

 

745 Patients seen for Botox AND Juvederm for 2015

This number (745) includes all Botox and Juvederm patients seen in 2015.  Tricky thing here is that it is only Juvederm and not other filler brands.  I got this data from Allergan’s Brilliant Distinctions.  I guess there’s fault in my numbers, but it’s still fun to follow – especially if there’s a nice positive trend.

I think it would be nice to know which percentage of these patients were new and which were recurring.  I wonder if I can set up Allergan’s Brilliant Distinctions Analytics program to figure that out for me.

51 places to get BOTOX injections in Modesto and surrounding cities

This list grows.  I get the info for this list from my patients who tell me about other Modesto Botox locations.  I have not visited these Botox sites personally.

Comparing to other years – Visits to patient ratio.

This isn’t a perfect ratio, because the visits are BOTOX only visits, and the # of patients is patients who have come to me for Botox and Fillers (Juvederm) – which means that there are some Filler patients who aren’t Botox patients.  But regardless the ratio is fun to look at.

  • In 2015 I had 1371 Botox visits from 745 patients for fillers/Botox.
  • In 2014 I had 1013 Botox visits from 546 patients for filler/Botox.
  • In 2013 I had 724 Botox visits from 396 patients for filler/Botox.

All these years, the ratio comes out to:

  • 2015 – 1.84
  • 2014 – 1.86
  • 2013 – 1.83

These ratios can be seen as how many times a patient comes to the office.  Sort of a measure of retention or rebooking.

Summary

The graphic on top of the page sums it up the best.

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December 2015 Botox statistics per day

I’m writing this on 12/18/15.  These are basically notes to myself and eventually may be used as a guide in 2016 to help the Botox representatives in their national Botox database.  Allergan/Botox likes to do studies like that.  Data below from Brilliant Distinctions.  However, Brilliant distinctions isn’t used by all of our patients, and thus the data may be somewhat short; meaning that the actual numbers are probably higher than the ones reported below.  I have also found that many of my patients are from Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, CA.  And in general the majority of my patients are nurses.  I think this stems from my history of working at DMC much more than Memorial Hospital in Modesto, CA.

First 14 work days of December 2015 Botox statistics reveal:

  • 3774 units of Botox used.
  • 98 Botox patients seen (this would include Juvederm/dermal filler patients who received Botox.  But this would not include Juvederm/dermal filler patients who did not receive Botox).
  • 65 Syringes of dermal filler used.

How much Botox do I use per day?  269 units.

Using the data above from 14 days of work in December 2015, I come up with the following info:

  • 269.5 units of Botox used per day (per work day)
  • 7 Botox patients per day
  • 4.6 syringes of filler used per day.

What’s our average units of Botox used per patient?  38.5 Units.

  • 38.51 U of Botox is the average number of units used per patient over the 14 days of data collection.
  • 38.27 U of Botox is the average number of units used throughout my entire year of 2015 up to 12/18/15 – calculated from 1340 Botox visits and 51,283 U of Botox used for those 1340 Botox visits.

How much Botox is used per month?  42 Bottles.

  • As a rough estimate, if I take 51,283U of botox used and divide that by 12 months.  I would get 4,273 U of Botox used per month on average which would be 42 bottles of Botox a month on average.

How much filler do I use per month? 54 syringes per month.

As a rough estimate, taking 659 syringes of fillers used this year up to 12/18/15 and divide by 12 months, I would get 54.92 syringes per month.

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Lip swelling after Juvederm Question

Another public forum question that I attempted to answer:

I had Juvederm 2 wks ago and my top lip is protruding like a duck bill. Will it go away or should I have it dissolved?

I had juvederm ultra plus done 2 weeks ago in my lips and the top is still protruding outward like a duck bill. Will this go away or should I get Hyaluronidase to dissolve it and if I do use Hyaluronidase in the lips will it dissolve it completely and evenly?

 

My Answer:

Perhaps more filler for the bottom lip but first consider waiting 3 weeks?

It is sometimes possible that the upper lip swells more than the lower lip with Juvederm. In my hands – that happens often because there are just so many more components in the upper lip – thus I have to manipulate the needle and filler in that area more.

Sometimes the swelling could be present for a month after injections, but that is somewhat unusual in my humble opinion. But consider waiting till 3 weeks before deciding to do something different. And if that’s the case – you may just need more filler on the bottom and then you could have the results you wanted in the first place.

Lip fillers are a difficult project for me. I do it every day, but I am still humbled by the artistry and difficulty of the procedure. Best of luck to you.

Here’s my disclaimer:
Thank you for your question. Without having seen you in person, I’m answering the best I can without physical examination info and a one-on-one dialogue. My comments are meant for a general public discussion to help others who may have similar concerns. I’m also using my answers to build up library of information for my own patients and also to see how my answers compare with other doctors. There is always much for us to learn from each other. My answers are generalized medical information only, not directed medical advice. For medical advice please see your doctor/surgeon in person.

Thanks for reading.

Calvin Lee, MD
Cosmetic Injections in Modesto, California

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