Patient Questionnaires Reveal Facts About Botox & Wrinkle Fillers
Last March, researchers with the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) sent surveys to 687 patients who had received Botox and/or wrinkle filler treatment.
The full results are available here via MS word doc; some of the noteworthy findings are as follows:
- Most patients described themselves as healthy individuals; 95 percent said they incorporated exercise into their lives, and 78 percent cited healthy eating habits.
- Nearly 70 percent of the respondents who had been treated with Botox also opted for dermal filler treatment.
- Among survey respondents, the average patient was “a married, working mother between 41-55 years of age with a household income of under $100,000.
- 66 percent of the respondents said they received Botox treatment 2-3 times per year.
- 72 percent chose Botox to treat glabellar lines – the vertical lines, or ‘angry 11s’ that appear between your eyebrows.
- 63 percent of the respondents chose dermal fillers to treat facial wrinkles and folds, mostly the nasolabial folds or ‘smile lines’ that travel from the nose to each side of the mouth.
- 87 percent reported that they discussed their treatments with others, and 70 percent said they received support from the people they told.
