Daxxify in Ellicott City, MD

Daxxify is priced by the unit, the same way Botox is, so your total depends on your dose and the areas treated. Daxxify is cosmetic, so insurance does not cover it. Your exact plan and total are quoted in writing at your free consultation, before anything begins.

Daxxify (daxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm) is an FDA-approved neuromodulator that relaxes the same frown-line muscles Botox does, through the same basic mechanism. The real difference is the formula: Botox is stabilized with human albumin, while Daxxify uses a proprietary peptide excipient instead. In the trials that led to its approval, that different formula held its effect longer, a median of about six months versus Botox's typical three to four.

In the two placebo-controlled trials that led to its FDA approval, Daxxify's effects lasted a median of about six months, with some patients still showing improvement at nine months. How long it lasts for you depends on your muscles, your dose, and your own metabolism, so we don't promise a specific number for every patient.

Many patients notice the first softening within a day or two, with the full effect settling in over the first couple of weeks, a similar timeline to Botox. Your results are reviewed at a follow-up so we can fine-tune if needed.

Discomfort is generally mild. Daxxify is injected with a very fine needle in five quick injections between and above the brows, and most patients describe it as a series of quick pinches rather than anything painful.

Yes. The FDA approved Daxxify in 2022 for the temporary improvement of moderate to severe glabellar lines, the frown lines between the brows, and that's the indication we treat it for here.

Daxxify isn't given to anyone with a known hypersensitivity to any botulinum toxin product or an active infection at the planned injection site, per its FDA label. We also don't treat patients who are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breastfeeding, since there's no safety data on Daxxify in pregnancy, and we use added caution with certain pre-existing neuromuscular or cardiovascular conditions. Your consultation screens for all of this before anything is injected.

Daxxify, like every botulinum toxin product, carries an FDA boxed warning stating that its effects can spread beyond the injection site and, in rare cases, cause symptoms such as swallowing or breathing difficulty hours to weeks after treatment. This warning applies to the whole drug class, including Botox, and Daxxify's own label notes that no serious reactions of this kind were reported in the clinical studies of the dose used for frown lines. We use the FDA-approved dose and injection sites and ask every patient to tell us about any swallowing, speech, or breathing changes after treatment.

After a screening consultation, your provider reconstitutes the Daxxify just before your visit and injects it with a fine needle into five sites: two in each corrugator muscle and one in the procerus, the muscles that pull your brows together. The injections themselves take just a few minutes, and the full appointment runs about 15 minutes.

Stay upright for about four hours, skip strenuous exercise for the rest of the day, and avoid rubbing or massaging the treated area, the same standard aftercare we use for any neuromodulator. We send you home with simple written instructions.

In Daxxify's clinical trials, the most common side effects were headache, reported by 6% of patients, eyelid ptosis, a temporary droop, in 2%, and facial paresis, or mild muscle weakness, in 1%. Injection site reactions such as pain, redness, or bruising were reported by about 6% of patients. Most of these are mild and resolve on their own.

Both relax the same frown-line muscles through the same basic mechanism, so the choice usually comes down to how often you want to come back in. Daxxify's trials showed a longer median duration, about six months versus Botox's typical three to four, so some patients choose it to space out their visits further. Others stick with Botox out of familiarity or because their dose has already been fine-tuned there. Your consultation walks through both before you decide, and your price comes in writing either way.

Yes, many patients who come in for Daxxify are switching over from Botox for the same frown lines. Your consultation reviews your injection history and maps your Daxxify dose from there, since the two aren't measured in interchangeable units.

Yes. We're about 12 minutes from Columbia Town Center via US-29 (6.4 miles), and your first conversation about Daxxify can happen by video or phone. Your exact plan and price come in writing before anything begins.

That's a decision for your consultation, not a fixed protocol. Whether and how to combine Daxxify with dermal fillers, Morpheus8, or another treatment, and how much time to leave between them, depends on your goals and how each treatment is healing. Your provider maps out that order and spacing, in writing, before anything is scheduled.