Botox vs Dysport

[lolly lisa]

Hi I've just about decided to get botox done for some of those wrinkles that shouldn't be there.

I've been reading a lot. Has anyone on the forum got experience with dysport? From my reading it sound like its growing really fast in popularity and is a bit cheaper than botox.

Is it worth finding a practitioner experienced with dysport? Will this save me some money. Is there a downside to getting dysport? Is it as good as botox?

[Yohanna.D]

..... will there ever be an end to the continuous stream of questions from new posters :)


Its my birthday today and I was just browsing to see if there was anything new or interesting I could try out.

I've had both dysport and botox. My doctor did both for a while. It was slightly cheaper. They seem to be fairly interchangeable but I ended up asking for botox back again. I thought it didn't last quite as long

[jumping jan]

I'm not 100% sure but I presume dysport is similar to botox?

I have never heard of it on radio, tv or read about it anywhere.

Is it a very new drug?

[Kwan.G]

I think the difference is they are just different brands of the exact same thing - botulinum toxin.

A bit like the difference between panadol and panadeine

[Heather.mayes]

I've had both done.

The more apt analogy would be the difference between coca cola and pepsi.

They are pretty much the same but there are differences.


I guess the end result looked pretty similar but I thought the dysport didn't last quite as long. Could be psychological too I guess. I did pay slightly less for the stuff :)

[starfish]

Is the length of duration of your botox really that predictable heather?


I find mine usually lasts about 5 months but it can vary by 2 or so weeks.

Depending on how much stress at work I've been under recently :)