{"id":429,"date":"2015-05-26T07:08:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T07:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injectionartistry.com\/modesto-botox\/?p=429"},"modified":"2015-05-26T07:31:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T07:31:14","slug":"how-much-is-the-unit-of-botox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injectionartistry.com\/modesto-botox\/how-much-is-the-unit-of-botox\/","title":{"rendered":"How much is the Unit of Botox?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got this great question today: “how much is the unit” of Botox<\/a>?<\/h3>\n

I guess I get this question every day. \u00a0For some reason – I have trouble answering it with just one sentence. \u00a0Maybe I could\u00a0say that the unit of Botox is free! \u00a0Wow! \u00a0But we charge a certain price to have the units injected by our Surgeons, etc. \u00a0Thus we charge a certain price per injected<\/strong>-unit. \u00a0 So I really think the question is how much does it cost per unit to have the Botox injected. \u00a0<\/em>I guess it’s obvious that the Botox by itself doesn’t do anything except take up space in my refrigerator.<\/p>\n

Here’s the answer I gave today:<\/h3>\n
\"Botox<\/a>
Botox in a catalog for Medical Doctors to buy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hi! Thank you for asking! I always wonder how to best answer that question of “how much is the unit.” I guess it’s a question on price! But I need to explain that the price per unit and the price-per-unit-which-is-injected are different. \u00a0I get my Botox from Allergan USA directly. They charge me about $6 per unit. It is shipped to me on dry ice in 100 unit vials which is stored in my strictly monitored refrigerator. I could also get it from an official Botox medical supplier such as McKesson Medical or Moore Medical<\/a> and they charge about $7 per unit. There is also a 50 Unit vial which is available and I believe that it costs more per unit.<\/p>\n

These vials of 50U or 100U Botox is only at maximal strength for a few hours once reconstituted. \u00a0After that, I feel that it weakens in power. When injected at full strength, we charge $12\/unit when injected by me as of the writing of this blog. I try to be as efficient as possible with my injection; I like to use the freshest Botox and the least amount possible for maximum effect and duration. Precision placement helps in achieving this goal. Prices vary, even in our office, depending on who’s injecting it. Each practitioner has a different reason for their injection charges. But I’m the main injector at Surgical Artistry. I hope this answer helps! \u00a0Please contact us for more info or current info: www.InjectionArtistry.com<\/a><\/p>\n

To confuse issue even more:<\/h3>\n

I have received ugly looking faxes – almost every week in fact – which advertise illegal black market Botox from foreign countries which offer Botox at less than $3.50 per unit for “Botox”-injectors to buy. \u00a0And to confuse issues even more, there’s Dysport <\/a>and Xeomin <\/a>in the USA with Botox-like effects. \u00a0And one needs about 3 times the amount of Dysport Units for a similar (not same) result.<\/p>\n

Botox is my Violin!<\/h3>\n
\"Violin<\/a>
Dr. Calvin Lee on the Violin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n