Botox Injections · Scottsdale, AZBotox in Scottsdale
Botox in Scottsdale
natural, never frozen
Injected by a board-certified nurse practitioner who trains other injectors for a living. We treat the muscle actually causing the line — which usually means fewer units than you were quoted elsewhere, not more.
$260 typical first treatment
Complimentary consultation and a complimentary two-week review on every first treatment.
- Treatment type
- Neuromodulator injection
- Appointment
- 10–20 minutes
- Results appear
- Day 3–5, full at day 14
- Typically lasts
- 3–4 months
Trained by the trainer
Not a franchise protocol
An NP injects you
Never delegated
$13 / unit, published
No call-for-pricing
Two-week review included
On every first treatment
What is Botox?What Botox actually does,
What Botox actually does,
and what it cannot
Botox is a purified neuromodulator — botulinum toxin type A — injected in very small units to temporarily relax the specific muscles that fold your skin into a line. When the muscle softens, the skin above it creases less. Forehead lines, frown lines and crow’s feet smooth out while your actual expression stays yours.
The distinction that matters is dynamic versus static. Dynamic lines appear when you move and disappear when your face is still — those are a Botox conversation. Static lines are visible at complete rest, etched into the skin, and Botox alone will soften but not erase them. Those usually need filler, resurfacing, or time on a consistent Botox schedule to stop them deepening further.
Knowing which of your lines is which is most of the assessment, and it is the single most common thing patients are never told before treatment.
What it is
- ✓A per-unit neuromodulator for lines caused by muscle movement
- ✓Also FDA-approved for chronic migraine, excessive sweating and jaw clenching
- ✓Dosed individually — units depend on muscle strength, not age or gender
- ✓Reversible by simply doing nothing; it wears off on its own
What it isn't
- ✕A filler — Botox relaxes muscle, filler restores lost volume
- ✕Permanent — the effect fades over roughly three to four months
- ✕A fix for lines already etched at rest, which usually need filler or resurfacing
- ✕A treatment for skin quality, pigment or texture
Straightforward pricingNo packages, no pressure,
Book a consultationNo packages, no pressure,
no call for pricing
Botox is $13 / unit at KORA. Most Scottsdale practices price between $12 and $18 — but compare per-unit rates rather than per-area packages, which can quietly deliver fewer units than you think you are paying for. We map your units, quote your total, and you approve it before we start.
Pricing applies to cosmetic treatment areas. Therapeutic dosing for chronic migraine and hyperhidrosis is quoted separately at consultation.
Current specials
Limited-time offers available for this treatment.
What Botox treatsWhere Botox
Book a ConsultationWhere Botox
earns its keep
Botox works on lines your muscles create. Below is every area we treat, with the unit range each typically takes — so you can see roughly where your treatment will land before you book.
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Frown lines · the elevens
16–24 units typical
The two vertical lines between the brows. The most requested area in Scottsdale and the one where technique shows most — over-treat it and the brow drops.
Softens vertical glabellar lines
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Forehead lines
10–20 units typical
Horizontal lines across the brow. Deliberately under-dosed here so the forehead still lifts naturally instead of feeling heavy.
Smooths horizontal brow lines
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Crow's feet
12–24 units typical
The fanning lines at the outer eye. Placed to soften the crease while leaving your smile completely intact.
Softens lines around the eyes
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Brow lift
4–10 units typical
A few units into the depressor muscles lets the brow sit higher and opens the eye — no filler, no surgery.
Lifts and opens the eye area
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Bunny lines
4–8 units typical
Diagonal creases across the bridge of the nose. They often appear or worsen after the elevens are treated, which is why we assess them together.
Smooths creases on the nose
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Lip flip
4–6 units typical
A few units at the upper lip border rolls the lip gently outward. More lip show, no added volume, no filler.
More upper lip show, no filler
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Gummy smile
4–8 units typical
Relaxes the muscle that lifts the upper lip too far, lowering how much gum shows when you smile broadly.
Lowers gum show when smiling
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Chin dimpling
4–8 units typical
Smooths the pebbled, orange-peel texture created by an overactive mentalis muscle — often paired with a small amount of filler for projection.
Smooths a dimpled chin
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Neck bands
20–50 units typical
Softens the vertical platysmal cords that pull down on the jawline and lower face, sharpening the jaw without filler.
Softens vertical neck cords
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Jawline slimming · masseter
40–60 units typical
Narrows a heavy or square lower face over six to eight weeks, and relieves clenching and jaw tension at the same time.
Slims the jaw, relieves clenching
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Excessive sweating
100 units typical
Underarm hyperhidrosis, treated with roughly 50 units per side. Most patients stay dry six to nine months — considerably longer than cosmetic areas last.
FDA-approved for hyperhidrosis
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Chronic migraine
155 units, fixed protocol
The FDA-approved protocol across 31 sites in the head and neck, repeated every twelve weeks, for patients with fifteen or more headache days a month.
FDA-approved migraine protocol
How Botox worksWhat is actually
What is actually
happening under the skin
Botox does not fill, freeze or tighten anything. It temporarily interrupts one specific chemical signal — the one travelling from nerve to muscle. Here is the sequence.
1
A tiny dose, precisely placed
Botox is injected in units directly into the muscle creating the line — into the muscle belly, not into the skin. Placement is the entire skill; a few millimetres decides whether a brow lifts or drops.
2
The nerve signal is interrupted
Botox blocks the release of acetylcholine, the messenger that tells that muscle to contract. Nothing is paralysed permanently — the signal is simply paused.
3
The muscle rests, the skin stops folding
With the muscle at rest, the skin above it is no longer being creased hundreds of times a day. Existing lines soften and new ones stop deepening.
4
Nerve endings regenerate
Over three to four months the body grows new nerve terminals, movement returns, and the treatment is repeated. Treating consistently often means fewer units over time, not more.
Your appointment, start to finishTwenty minutes,
Twenty minutes,
and you drive yourself home
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Facial assessment and muscle mapping
You are asked to frown, raise, squint and smile while we watch which muscles are doing what. This is where the unit count is decided — and where we tell you if Botox is not the right answer.
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Your quote, before anything opens
We tell you the areas, the units and the total. Nothing is drawn up until you have agreed to it.
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Cleanse and prep
The areas are cleansed. Most patients decline numbing — the needle is very fine and each injection takes about a second.
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Injections
Ten to twenty minutes depending on how many areas. Small raised bumps appear at each point and settle within the hour.
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Aftercare and your two-week review
We go through the first 24 hours, then book your complimentary review at day 14 when the result is fully in.
Real patient resultsBotox
Botox
before and after
Individual results vary. All photographs are of KORA patients, unretouched, taken in identical lighting and framing. Published with written consent.
How long Botox takes, and how long it lasts
Botox timeline, day by day
Botox takes 3 to 5 days to begin working and reaches full effect at day 14. Results last approximately 3 to 4 months, after which treatment is repeated to maintain them.
Day 0 · TreatmentDay 1–2 · SettlingDay 3–5 · OnsetDay 14 · Full effect
TreatmentRecovery progressesLater stage
Booking for an event? Treat at least three weeks ahead. Botox needs fourteen days to settle and you want a review window before the date.
Why we price per unitYou pay for units,
You pay for units,
not a package
Botox is dosed in units and every face needs a different number. A strong forehead may take 20 units where a lip flip takes four. Charging per unit means you pay for precisely what you receive — and it means an area package can never quietly under-dose you to protect a margin. We map your units at consultation and quote the total before treatment begins.
- ✓$13 / unit, published
- ✓Mapped and quoted before we start
- ✓No area packages, no minimum spend
Botox for menStronger muscle,
Stronger muscle,
different dosing
Men typically carry greater muscle mass in the forehead and glabella, and generally require 20 to 50 percent more units for the same result. Dosing a man on a woman's unit chart is the most common reason male patients report Botox 'not working' on them. We dose to the muscle in front of us, and we treat men who want the line softened without any visible change to how their face moves.
- ✓Assessed on muscle strength, not a chart
- ✓Brow position deliberately preserved
- ✓Discreet, appointment-only clinic
Starting conservativelyYou can always
You can always
add more at day 14
If it is your first treatment, or you are nervous about looking overdone, we can start deliberately under-dosed. Botox can be added at your two-week review — it can never be taken away. Most patients who worry about looking frozen were previously over-treated by someone working from a template rather than assessing which muscles oppose which.
- ✓Micro-dosing available for first-timers
- ✓Complimentary two-week review
- ✓Add units later, never remove them
Beyond cosmeticBotox is a
Book a medical consultationBotox is a
medical drug first
Long before it softened a forehead, botulinum toxin was treating muscle disorders. Three FDA-approved therapeutic uses make up a meaningful share of what we treat at KORA — clenching and TMJ, underarm hyperhidrosis, and chronic migraine. These use fixed, considerably higher doses than cosmetic areas and are quoted separately. Migraine treatment is frequently covered by insurance, and we can help you check your benefits before you commit.
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Botox vs Dysport, filler & Sculptra
Botox, Dysport, filler or Sculptra?
Botox and Dysport are both botulinum toxin type A and both relax muscle — the differences between them are real but small. Filler and Sculptra do the opposite job entirely: they restore volume that has been lost. If your line is there when your face is completely still, no neuromodulator will erase it. Most patients over thirty-five end up combining the two.
| Compare | This treatmentBotox | AlternativeDysport | Pairs withDermal filler | Pairs withSculptra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Precision areas — lip flip, gummy smile, around the eye | Broad areas — forehead, crow's feet, large muscle groups | Volume loss — cheeks, temples, jaw, lips, chin | Gradual,全-face collagen rebuilding |
| What it does | Relaxes the muscle that folds the skin into a line | Same mechanism, diffuses slightly wider from each point | Adds structure and volume where it has been lost | Stimulates your own collagen over months |
| Onset | Day 3–5 | Day 2–3 | Immediate | 6–12 weeks |
| Typically lasts | 3–4 months | 3–4 months, sometimes slightly longer | 9–18 months by product | Up to 2 years |
Botox costHow much does Botox cost
How much does Botox cost
in Scottsdale?
Botox is $13 / unit at our Scottsdale clinic, with no consultation fee. Your total depends entirely on which areas you treat and how many units each needs, which we map and quote before we begin. Scottsdale practices generally price between $12 and $18 per unit — compare per-unit rates rather than per-area packages, because a package can deliver fewer units than you assume.
| Treatment area | Typical units | Per unit | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frown lines (elevens) | 16–24 units | $13 / unit | $208 – $312 |
| Forehead lines | 10–20 units | $13 / unit | $130 – $260 |
| Crow's feet | 12–24 units | $13 / unit | $156 – $312 |
| Brow lift | 4–10 units | $13 / unit | $52 – $130 |
| Bunny lines | 4–8 units | $13 / unit | $52 – $104 |
| Lip flip | 4–6 units | $13 / unit | $52 – $78 |
| Gummy smile | 4–8 units | $13 / unit | $52 – $104 |
| Chin dimpling | 4–8 units | $13 / unit | $52 – $104 |
| Neck bands | 20–50 units | $13 / unit | $260 – $650 |
| Jawline slimming (masseter) | 40–60 units | $13 / unit | $520 – $780 |
| Excessive sweating (underarms) | 100 units | $13 / unit | Quoted at consultation |
| Chronic migraine | 155 units | $13 / unit | Quoted at consultation |
Meet your injector
Katie Manhardt, MSN, FNP-C, Founder & Nurse Practitioner
Katie Manhardt is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and the founder of KORA Aesthetics. She holds a nursing degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a master’s from the University of Cincinnati, and serves as a national clinical trainer for both Galderma and Prollenium — a role in which she teaches injection technique and facial anatomy to other medical professionals across the country.
She practises facial balancing: assessing the face as a single structure against its midline rather than treating complaints one line at a time. Every Botox appointment at KORA is performed by Katie or by Victoria Patterson, NP.
Galderma National Clinical TrainerProllenium National Clinical TrainerBoard-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)MSN, University of Cincinnati · BSN, University of Northern Colorado
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Trained by the trainer
Katie is a national clinical trainer for Galderma and Prollenium — selected to teach injection technique and facial anatomy to other medical professionals. Some injectors working elsewhere in this valley were trained by her.
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An NP injects you, every time
Every appointment is performed by Katie or Victoria Patterson, NP. Never a technician, never delegated, never someone you have not met.
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Botox preparation & aftercare
How to prep & what to do after
Start about one week ahead
- Book at least three weeks before any event — Botox needs fourteen days to reach full effect, and you want a review window before the date.
- If medically appropriate and cleared by your physician, avoid blood thinners, NSAIDs, fish oil, vitamin E and alcohol for 24 to 48 hours to reduce bruising.
- Tell us about every medication, supplement and any neuromuscular condition — some interact with botulinum toxin.
- Come with a clean face if you can. If not, we will cleanse the areas for you.
- Eat beforehand. Injections on an empty stomach are the most common cause of feeling light-headed.
- Let us know if you are pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding — we will not treat you.
The first 24 hours matter most
- Stay upright for about four hours. No lying flat, no face-down massage, no facials.
- Do not rub, press or massage the treated areas for 24 hours — product can migrate.
- Skip strenuous exercise for 24 hours.
- Avoid heat for 24 hours — sauna, hot tub, hot yoga, sun beds.
- Avoid alcohol for 24 hours to reduce bruising.
- Gently exercising the treated muscles for the first hour may help uptake. Frown, raise, squint.
- Do not judge your result before day 14. Attend your complimentary review.
- Call us immediately for any drooping eyelid or brow, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or vision change.
Good to know
Botox questions, answered properly
Basics
What is Botox?+
Botox is a purified neuromodulator — botulinum toxin type A — injected in small units to temporarily relax the muscles that create expression lines. It softens forehead lines, frown lines and crow's feet while preserving natural movement.
How long does Botox last?+
Typically three to four months. Treating on schedule prevents lines re-etching and frequently reduces the number of units needed over time.
How long does Botox take to work?+
You will notice softening at day 3 to 5, with full effect at day 14. Do not judge your result before two weeks. First-time patients receive a complimentary review at that point and we balance anything that needs it at no charge.
Cost
How much does Botox cost in Scottsdale?+
Botox is $13 / unit at KORA Aesthetics, with no consultation fee. A first treatment of the forehead and frown lines typically uses 25 to 45 units — roughly $325 – $585. Scottsdale practices generally price between $12 and $18 per unit.
How many units of Botox will I need?+
It depends on muscle strength rather than age or gender. Frown lines usually take 16 to 24 units, forehead lines 10 to 20, and crow's feet 12 to 24. Strong muscles need more; patients treated consistently for years often need fewer over time.
Treatment
Does Botox hurt?+
Most patients describe a brief pinch. The needle is very fine and each injection takes a second or two. Topical numbing or ice is available if you would prefer, though most people find they do not need it.
Can I have Botox and filler at the same appointment?+
Yes, and it is common. We map both at consultation and sequence them within one visit where it makes clinical sense.
Results
Will Botox make me look frozen?+
Not when it is dosed properly. A frozen look comes from over-treating a muscle group or failing to account for the muscles that oppose it. We treat expression as something to preserve, which usually means fewer units than patients expect — and we would rather add a little at your two-week review than take too much away on day one.
What is the difference between Botox and filler?+
Botox relaxes muscle and treats lines caused by movement. Filler adds volume and treats hollowing or lines present when your face is completely still. Many patients need a small amount of both, and identifying which is causing which line is most of the assessment.
Botox or Dysport — which is better?+
Both are botulinum toxin type A. Dysport acts slightly faster, at two to three days, and diffuses a little wider from each injection point, which suits broad areas like the forehead. Botox stays tighter to the point, which suits precision work such as a lip flip or around the eye. Neither is universally better and units are not interchangeable between them.
Medical
Can Botox treat jaw clenching or TMJ?+
Yes. Relaxing the masseter muscle reduces clenching, grinding, jaw tension and morning headaches, and slims a heavy or square lower face as a secondary effect. It typically takes 40 to 60 units and builds over six to eight weeks.
Does Botox work for excessive sweating?+
Yes. Underarm hyperhidrosis is FDA-approved and treated with roughly 50 units per side. Most patients stay dry for six to nine months, noticeably longer than cosmetic areas last.
Is Botox for migraines covered by insurance?+
Often, yes. The FDA-approved protocol for chronic migraine — 155 units across 31 sites every twelve weeks — applies to patients with fifteen or more headache days a month, and many insurers cover it. We can help you check your benefits before you commit.
Safety
Is Botox safe?+
Botulinum toxin has been in clinical use for over three decades and cosmetic use since 2002. Side effects are usually limited to temporary bruising, tenderness or a mild headache. Serious complications are rare and are almost always related to injector technique — which is the argument for who holds the needle rather than which product is in it.
Who should not have Botox?+
Anyone pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding; anyone with a neuromuscular condition such as myasthenia gravis or ALS; anyone with an infection at the injection site; and anyone with a known allergy to botulinum toxin or its components. We screen for all of this at consultation.
Location
Do you treat patients from Paradise Valley?+
Frequently. Our clinic is on 69th Street just south of Shea — inside Scottsdale, a few hundred yards from the Paradise Valley boundary, and usually a five to ten minute drive from most of PV.
Where in Scottsdale are you located?+
10505 N 69th Street, Suite 1300, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 — at 69th Street just south of Shea Boulevard, with free private parking. We are appointment only.
Do you take walk-ins?+
No — appointment only. It keeps the schedule unhurried and the clinic private, and it means your appointment starts when it is meant to.
Botox across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and the Valley
Our clinic sits at 69th Street just south of Shea — inside Scottsdale, and a few hundred yards from the Paradise Valley town line. Patients travel to us from across the East Valley.
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Thirty minutes. No obligation.
A full facial assessment, your units mapped, your total quoted upfront — and an honest answer, including when Botox is not what you need.
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Worried about looking frozen?
We dose to soften the line while keeping your expression. If you would rather start conservatively we will deliberately under-dose, and add at your complimentary two-week review. Units can always be added; they can never be taken away.
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Not sure how many units you need?
That is exactly what the consultation is for. We map your muscles, tell you the unit count and quote your total before anything is opened.
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Had a bad result somewhere else?
Common, and fixable. We assess what was done, what is still active, and what we would do differently. If filler is also involved we can dissolve and rebuild.
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First time having Botox?
Say so and we will start micro-dosed. Most first-timers who worry about looking overdone were previously treated from a template rather than assessed.