Tox vs filler: what to ask before your first injectable consult

The most common mix-up we see at consults: clients ask for "Botox" when they mean filler, or vice versa. The two products do different things. Tox (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) relaxes muscle movement to soften dynamic lines — the 11s between your brows, crow's feet, forehead lines. It lasts 3–4 months. Filler (Juvéderm, Restylane, RHA) adds volume to specific areas — lips, cheeks, nasolabial folds, under-eye troughs. It lasts 6–18 months depending on placement.

Four questions every first consult should cover: (1) what does the practitioner think you're asking for — and do they agree it's the right intervention? (2) What product, which units, and the itemized cost? (3) What does the recovery look like — bruising window, social-down time? (4) If you don't love the result, what's the touch-up policy?

If a consult tries to upsell you into three areas when you came in asking about one, get a second opinion.