How Long Should I Wait After my Intial Botox Treatment to Receive my Second?

I would recommend waiting until you start seeing unacceptable amounts of movement of wrinkles before returning for repeat injections. Otherwise, you're just wasting your hard-earned money. With this being your first injection you really don't know how long you will see benefits. It could be greater or less than 3 months.
Best,Stephen Weber MD, FACS

Thank you for your question.  You can either wait for the full effects of Botox to wear off and repeat the same treatment plan if you liked the previous results.  Or you can return when you start to see undesirable movement again and then adjusting the dose downwards to achieve the same results as the first time.

There is really no set rule or standard practice which governs the amount of time that patients should wait before getting another injection.

If individuals are concerned about their appearance and do not want their frown lines, crows feet or forehead lines to resume, it might be best for them to get injections according to scheduled time intervals.

If patients choose to wait until the Botox wears off, this is also an acceptable decision. However when the Botox does wear off, the muscles will continue contributing to the development of static etched lines on the face. So it may not be best to wait too long.

I recommend that you discuss your objectives and concerns with your doctor. Together the two of you can work on coming to a decision based on both scenarios.

Hi WiGuy.  The choice about when to return to your next Botox injection is a personal one and there is no simple answer.

We have patients that come back religiously every three months because these patients do not want any lines to appear before having the treatment again.  Others will wait until they start to see lines creep back before they come in and others still just have the injections around their important events.  Let how you feel about your appearance guide your decision.

In my experience it has lasted 3-5 months so I typically have most patients schedule a follow up injection at 4 months. In some instances my patients have reported longer results with Dysport so that I have injected them at 5 months. However, variations in the longevity of the results do vary and treatments are adjusted appropriately for the individual.