In Reply to: Colleen can you give me........ posted by sueand Kids on Sunday, 24. September 2006 at 09:27 Bali Time:
I almost feel as if I would be doing the clinic an injustice by saying exactly what I paid for each individual treatment.Each person is an individual & needs different amounts /mls of the stuff injected.You may need only 6 mls total,8 mls or 12 > 20 mls - until you are seen they can not tell.
It depends IF you want just Botox which is cheaper & mainly does the wrinkles or are like me - who wanted deep creases /cracks removed between the eyebrows.I felt like I had been hit in between the eyes with an axe BUT apparently only I felt this way or knew this.Although many people have commented on the huge difference in the way I look now.Seriously though I am a confident outgoing type of person anyway & I only just had this done for ME & certainly not for the way others or my husband perceive me or think of me.
The cost of Botox > cost of several botox & combimed Aquamid treatments such as I had can vary from $100 > $600.If you go in for a free consultation you will not be pressured into having anything done or paying anymore than you can afford.Honestly this is the truth,they are not into high pressure tatics.
I honestly can not remember what my girlfriend paid -who's hands I went into supposedly hold & be a caring friend to - but then ended up stirring her big time cause she needed more mls than me.All I remember it was 1/2 as many more mls than I had & this was the huge joke I was teasing her about because she obviously had heaps more wrinkles than me <LOL> Gee ain't I a cruel female dog ( just typed THE word & remembered we can't use that word here - even as a joke to close friends,Gee it's sure hard being an Aussie with a sense of humour here at times)
Seriously though Sue - put aside whatever you can afford,go for the free consulation & clearly ask to see ONLY Dr Ian.Mention BTF or my name & after he tells you what he thinks he needs doing - then say I can only afford this much - what can you do & he will do as much as he can for what you say you can afford.You will NOT be cheated he is a honest person & he is good at his work.Even IF you can only put aside $150 >$200 for just Botox if that is all you are lucky enough to need then I am sure you will notice the difference & be happy with the result.
I don't know what else to say - but it's a bit like a potential new business client phoning our office & asking how long is a piece of string or when a business client rings our office & wants to know how much to have there tax work done.We offer a free consultation so we can know exactly what level of service they want from us on a weekly,monthly or quarterly basis - before we can give a truthful & honest price.It is really the only way a true professional can operate.
All I will say is IF you want Botox alone for 1 > 3 treatments put aside $150 > $300.if you want Aquamid as well put aside an extra $300.It is impossible to be any more specific.
Hope I have helped in some way.