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Even if it appears to be “just an injection,” there are their physician didn’t know how to handle the situ-
many other concerns behind cosmetic injections, such ation. Yes, you will pay more at a plastic surgeon’s
as where to place it and how much to inject. “What if office, but you’re paying for safety as well as results.
Botox is simply not the product that you need?” asks
Dr. Adams. Does your injector know all the available THERE’S ALWAYS RISK
options? Have they been trained in them all? Answers
to all of these questions come from years of experience; “Patients looking for any procedure, even if they think
experience that only comes with specialized training it’s just a little skin procedure, need to remember that
over many years. “Who do you want injecting your it is still a procedure there are always risks associat-
Botox, someone who knows facial anatomy extreme- ed and bad complications can happen,” says Adams.
ly well after performing countless facelifts and facial “These are big problems that can affect your life for-
reconstructions? Or a dentist who knows a whole lot ever. Physician experience, accreditation and expertise
about teeth?” says Dr. Adams. cannot be overstated when it comes to the importance
of finding the right physician.”
CONSIDERING SAFETY
When it comes to choosing a physician for cosmet-
Results are one concern, but safety is the main con- ic procedures, Dr. Adams says, “Aesthetic medicine
cern. Does your practitioner offering injections know shouldn’t be everybody’s domain. I like to drive cars,
what to do if a rare complication arises? Too often but that doesn’t mean I should go drive in the Indy
patients have complications in rare scenarios because 500. If you are not properly trained to perform these
procedures, then you shouldn’t be doing them.”
