Botulinum like BOTOX work by limiting the movement of certain muscles. Your muscles heal from this and then start to return to normal strength with a return of those undesirable wrinkles. In the beginning this may occur in approximately 3 months. However, if you keep up with your treatments, you may find that the time between treatments starts to increase to where you may need to come in just 2-3 times per year. Fillers can last several months to several years, depending upon the type of material used and where they are placed. Most of the time people feel that the procedure was not too uncomfortable. Let’s be clear, it’s not as much fun as getting a massage, but it’s really not too bad, and we have a number of tricks to take the edge off. Ask us about pain reducing injection techniques – we’ve got them! You’ll probably want to avoid exercising too much for a day or two in order to limit the risk of a bruise. Sounds like a good day for some pampering instead!