What this site is for
It exists for one purpose: to let a patient tell an expected early change from one that needs care, and to make the serious findings unmistakable rather than alarming. That is why the emergency routing sits above every explanation on this page, and why the ordinary course of the first two weeks is described in as much detail as the complications.
What it deliberately does not do
It does not name brands of drugs or devices: substances are described by class only. It does not quote prices or dosages. It does not describe a dissolving agent, because none exists for botulinum toxin, and it does not suggest that an unwanted effect can be undone. It does not publish an emergency telephone number, a room number or a set of opening hours of its own, because a number printed on a website can be wrong at the moment it is needed most.
The facts kept visible
Three facts are repeated wherever they are relevant. There is no dissolving agent, so an unwanted effect is managed by time rather than reversed. The effect arrives gradually over several days and is judged at about two weeks, not on the day. And the rare findings that suggest spread beyond the treated area — difficulty swallowing, speaking or breathing, or widespread muscle weakness — belong in emergency care.
How the content is reviewed and corrected
Ke He, MD, Deputy Director and Head of Skin & Laser Aesthetics, is the responsible physician. Every guide is reviewed against her clinical judgement before publication and reviewed again on a six-month cycle. If you find something unclear, out of date or wrong, the contact page explains how to tell us, and corrections are made to the page itself.