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DAXXIFY®, The Only Long-Lasting, Peptide-Powered Frown Line Treatment!
A LOOK THAT LASTS
DAXXIFY® smooths moderate to severe lines between the brows. It is the only long-lasting frown line treatment powered by a peptide with results that last on average 6 months and even up to 9 months for some. DAXXIFY® is the only FDA-approved prescription frown line treatment made in the United States. Created in innovative Silicon Valley, it continues to be manufactured there today.
Frequently Asked Questions
About DAXXIFY®
DAXXIFY® is FDA-approved to smooth moderate to severe lines between the brows. It is the only long-lasting frown line treatment powered by a peptide with results that last on average 6 months and up to 9 months for some.*
The active ingredient in DAXXIFY® is a purified protein called botulinum toxin type A.
*At least 50% of patients in clinical studies had no or minor frown lines 6 months after treatment. Between 3% and 5% of patients in clinical studies had no or minor frown lines 9 months after treatment. In other safety studies, between 5% and 17% of patients still had noticeable improvement 9 months later.
Is your frown line treatment not lasting as long as you would like? If so, DAXXIFY® could be the solution for you. Book a consultation to discuss your treatment goals with us!
All frown line treatments require a special ingredient to stabilize botulinum toxin A, the protein responsible for helping smooth moderate to severe frown lines. For instance, BOTOX® Cosmetic uses human serum albumin (HSA), a blood product, as its stabilizer. Dysport®, another frown line treatment, uses HSA as a stabilizer and cow’s milk protein as a protectant.
DAXXIFY® is unique because it is the only formulation that uses a novel peptide as a stabilizer and does not contain human or animal byproducts.
DAXXIFY® is the only long-lasting frown line treatment powered by a peptide.
Results last on average 6 months and up to 9 months for some.†
All frown line treatments require a special ingredient to stabilize botulinum toxin A, the protein responsible for helping smooth moderate to severe frown lines. For instance, BOTOX® Cosmetic uses human serum albumin (HSA), a blood product, as its stabilizer. Dysport®, another frown line treatment, uses HSA as a stabilizer and cow’s milk protein as a protectant.
DAXXIFY® is unique because it is the only formulation that uses a novel peptide as a stabilizer and does not contain human or animal byproducts.
†At least 50% of patients in clinical studies had no or minor frown lines 6 months after treatment. Between 3% and 5% of patients in clinical studies had no or minor frown lines 9 months after treatment. In other safety studies, between 5% and 17% of patients still had noticeable improvement 9 months later.
In short, no, and here’s why. Units are like fingerprints—they are a proprietary measurement of a treatment’s unique potency.
Because of the differences in how treatments are formulated and tested, you cannot compare or convert Units between them, just like you cannot compare 2 fingerprints.
A clearer way to understand dosing is to look at how many nanograms of active ingredient (botulinum toxin type A) a product has.
Double the Units does not mean double the dose.
DAXXIFY®
Approved frown line dose: 40 Units
Amount of active ingredient: 0.18 nanograms
BOTOX® Cosmetic
Approved frown line dose: 20 Units
Amount of active ingredient: 0.18 nanograms
As you can see, despite the number of Units, DAXXIFY® isn’t 2x the dose of BOTOX® Cosmetic. Book a consultation with us to talk about DAXXIFY® and your aesthetic goals.
Safety
DAXXIFY® was studied in the largest-ever clinical study for a frown line treatment and included more than 2,800 people across different ages and skin types. Here are some things you should know about DAXXIFY®:
- There were no serious treatment-related side effects
- The active ingredient in DAXXIFY® is botulinum toxin type A, an ingredient that has been used in frown line treatments for more than 20 years
- 96% of people treated with DAXXIFY® were satisfied with their results‡
DAXXIFY® may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Please talk to us about possible side effects and consult with the Prescribing Information and Medication Guide.
‡96% of patients reported they were satisfied on a 7-point scale when evaluated at 4 weeks in clinical studies.
The safety and efficacy of DAXXIFY® is well established, with more than 20 years of research. In fact, DAXXIFY® has been studied in the largest-ever phase 3 clinical trial conducted for a frown line treatment and included more than 2,800 people across different ages and with different skin types. DAXXIFY® was studied in patients with varying skin types.
No, not necessarily. The most common side effects observed in clinical trials occurred within one to two weeks after injection and lasted only a short while. This is consistent with other frown line treatments.
DAXXIFY® is well-studied, with no serious treatment-related side effects seen in large-scale clinical trials.
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Injectable frown line treatments have been around for over 20 years, but nearly 90% of people wish their results lasted longer.
Only long-lasting DAXXIFY is powered by a novel peptide -
– it’s a formulation unlike anything else. DAXXIFY’s peptide helps stabilize the active ingredient, instead of using human blood products like conventional frown line treatments. DAXXIFY may last up to twice as long as conventional frown line treatments for some.*
*Conventional frown line treatments last 3-4 months. At least 50% of patients in clinical studies had no or minor frown lines 6 months after treatment with DAXXIFY. In other safety studies, between 5% and 17% of patients still had noticeable improvement 9 months later.
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Dr. Phillip Chang is a leading plastic surgeon in Loudoun County who specializes in surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures for the breast, body, face, and skin. He is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is the founder of Aesthetica Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center in Leesburg, VA. Dr. Chang is dedicated to providing high-quality service that concentrates on the unique needs and concerns of his patients. He believes combining attentive care and minimally invasive techniques is the best avenue for achieving beautiful, natural-looking results. Dr. Chang is thrilled to be serving the greater northwest area of Washington, D.C. with top cosmetic care that is dependable and trustworthy.
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During the consultation we will discuss your treatment wishes and expectations. This is the time to ask us lots of questions to really understand what is involved, what the costs will be, and what is expected of you. This is also a great time to get to know Dr. Chang.
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What Can You Treat With Botox?
Forehead Wrinkles
The forehead wrinkles are horizontal lines visible across the forehead and caused by the frontalis muscle. The muscle runs from the scalp to the eyebrows and helps with facial expressions such as to express inquisitiveness or surprise. As you get older, they also help you open your eyes as your upper eyelid skin gets heavier. Treating these lines is one of the most popular options for botox.
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Forehead Wrinkles
The forehead wrinkles are horizontal lines visible across the forehead and caused by the frontalis muscle. The muscle runs from the scalp to the eyebrows and helps with facial expressions such as to express inquisitiveness or surprise. As you get older, they also help you open your eyes as your upper eyelid skin gets heavier. Treating these lines is one of the most popular options for botox.
How Botox in the Forehead Slows Down Aging
Treating the forehead will not only reduce the lines of the forehead but because the muscles will not be able to contract, the skin collagen does not break down as fast. This will ultimately keep the skin from stretching or sagging with time, thereby preserving your brows where they are supposed to be.
Caution:
If you already have low brows, then relaxing the forehead muscles (which normally elevate the brows) will cause the brows to fall; giving you the feeling and expression that your brows are heavy.
Angry 11s Between the Brows
The vertical wrinkle between your brows have been given many names. These include the 11s or the “angry” lines. These muscles are called the glabellar muscles (the corrugator muscle and the procerrus muscle) run between the eyebrows to bring them down and toward the nose; and helps with facial expressions such as to express concern, worry, anger, or concentration… none of which are good. Treating these lines gives a strong impression of youth. Nobody wants to look concerned or angry.
How Botox Slows Down Aging
Treating the crow’s feet lines will not only reduce the visible wrinkles around the eye, but it will slow down aging in the area. Because the muscles is no longer able to contract the skin, the collagen does not break down as fast. The lower eyelid skin does not stretch or sag as fast over time.
Crow's Feet
The crows feet lines are the wrinkles that extend to the side of the eye when you smile or squint. They are caused by a circular muscle around the the entire eye called the orbicularis. Therefore, treating this muscle will only prevent the part of the muscle that is treated from contracting that is a good thing. As we get older, we begin to lose tissue volume in the temples. This allows the deflated tissue to sag; the orbicularis muscle becomes hyperactive because it has to work harder to move the skin that is no longer tight. A nice addition to this procedure is to add a cosmetic filler like Juvederm or Voluma to the temples.
A limitation to the treatment is BOTOX will not treat all the lines consistently. In particular, the lower lines on the cheek are not usually treated. These are caused more so by the cheek elevating when you smile as opposed to the muscle action of the orbicularis muscle
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Treating the 11’s will not only reduce the lines of the forehead, but because the muscles will not be able to contract, the brows will stay in a higher position over time. Not only are higher brows, more youthful, but they take the pressure off the upper eyelids.
Caution:
Some inexperience practitioners will get too close to the upper eyelid which has a different muscle that raises the upper eyelid. The BOTOX will stop the upper eyelid muscle from working which normally raises the upper eyelid. The result is and eyelid droop. Eyelid droop can be partially treated with iodipine drops.
Brow Lift
The lateral brow lift is included here because it is one of the most popular treatments that we perform using BOTOX, even though it is not a wrinkle treatment.
The procedure is performed by treating the upper part of the circular orbicularis muscle (see crow’s feet). Contraction of this circular eye muscles near the eyebrow causes the brow to come down. Treatment of this muscle will therefore raise the lateral brow. Similarly, Treatment of the glabellar muscle (see the 11’s) which normally causes the medial brow to come down will raise the medial brow.
The result from this treatment leave the brow slightly higher at the corner helping to brighten up the eye itself. It leaves the patient feeling more aware and helps to prevent the need for upper eye lid surgery for some time.
Bunny Lines
The Bunny Lines are wrinkles over the bridge of the nose as you wrinkle your nose or smile, They are caused by the nasalis muscles located over the bridge.
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- Reduce Migraine Headaches
- Stop sweating ( forehead, hands, underarms, feet )
What To Expect
YOUR EVALUATION
4 pillars of facial aging
If you have never had BOTOX before, your evaluation and consultation will review the 4 pillars of aging. These include the loss of facial volume, the loss and break-down of tissue collagen, the resulting hyperactivity of the muscles of facial expression, and the surface skin changes that change the radiance of your skin. These are reviewed in a different page.
YOUR ANTI-AGING PLAN
Based on how these changes may have affected you, we will develop a treatment plan. It is very possible that BOTOX is the only item on the treatment plan.
YOUR BOTOX TREATMENT PLAN
Based first on your concerns, and then on your physical evaluation, a treatment plan is created just for BOTOX. This includes deciding whether you would benefit from treatment of your forehead, 11’s, crow’s feet, or bunny lines. Each area will generally require about 20 units of botox for optimal results.
WHAT TO EXPECT
YOUR INJECTION
YOUR FIRST BOTOX INJECTION
Your treatment will be done by one of our cosmetic nurses who have been personally trained by Dr. Chang. Their training requires a full year internship. At the end of the internship, they would have had more experience than 90 percent of non-plastic surgeons and 70% of plastic surgeons. They are trained in surgery to see the real muscles in action that they will at some point address.
Each area is treated with a 30 gauge needle. This is the smallest needle available provided for your comfort. Topical numbing is generally not provided as it is not particularly effective. You may, however, request it if you want. Each area will have 2-4 injections per side. In general, there is no significant bruising.
WHAT TO EXPECT
AFTER TREATMENT
AFTER YOUR FIRST TREATMENT
The reduced muscle activity starts 3-4 days after receiving your injections. from that point, it will take another 2 weeks to see maximum benefit. Although we will often hear anecdotal stories of Botox lasting 6 or more months. The manufacturer reports an average of about 3-4 months. The strategy is to be re-treated in 3 months in order to avoid having the muscle get worked up and strong again.
Your smooth, younger-looking skin will remain for approximately three to four months before the muscles slowly being to move again. Maintenance injections every three to four months will preserve your smoother, more youthful look.
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