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Botox Injections for Migraines in Los Angeles & Beverly Hills

Botox Injections for Migraines in Los Angeles & Beverly Hills

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Botox Injections for Migraines in Los Angeles

Injections of botulinum toxin type A, popularly known as or Botox, is a safe and well-tolerated, option to treat Migraine, a recurring severe vascular headache affecting affect about 10% US adults. Approved by the FDA in 2010, Botox injections decrease frequency, inhibit severity and prevent symptoms of migraine in patients reducing their acute dependence on medication.

Botox injections contain neurotoxic protein produced by clostridium botulinum, a bacterium responsible for causing food poisoning. Used in limited quantity, the product has immense medical and cosmetic value. In 2002, the FDA consented use of Botox injections as a cosmetic treatment to rejuvenate the face. In 2010, the regulator approved Botox injections for migraine treatment.

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Botox Injections Migraines

Intelligent Pain Solutions treats all types of simple and complicated pain conditions. like back and neck pain.

  • Why are Botox injections prescribed for migraines?

    • Botox injections help prevent chronic migraines up to three month. Administered at an interval of 12 weeks, the preventive therapy tones down future migraine symptoms and inhibits intensity and regularity of migraine attacks.

  • How do Botox injections treat migraines?

    • Botox injections for migraines target trigger points and serotonin neurotransmitters. Up to 31 Botox injections are administered to seven trigger points in the head and neck are responsible for the neurovascular disorder. Botox neutralizes the trigger points and inhibits neurotransmitters that carry migraine signals originating in the brain. This in turn prevents migraine nerve impulses from reaching the central nervous system and eliciting painful symptoms by sensitizing nerves. As result, patients experience reduced migraine headache occurrence and its severity.

  • How effective is the Botox injection for migraines?

    • Post-marketing surveys show patients get significant relief up to three months when they receive Botox injections for migraines.

      Administered twice at an interval of three months, Botox injections relieve “frequency, intensity and scale of migraine attacks.” (Institute for Neuroscience, the University of Granada, 2011)

      A study involving over 1,300 patients over 60 weeks (5 injections, each with a gap of 12 weeks) demonstrated that those treated with Botox injections for migraines have significant improvement (over 50 percent) compared to non-Botox treatment. (The Migraine Association of Ireland)

      Botox injections are effective to optimize clinical outcome in chronic migraine patients. (American Headache Society, 2010)

      Botox injections for migraines decrease number of headache days, facilitate more days free from the disorder. (The Journal of Headache and Pain 2014)

  • When should a migraine patient go for Botox injections?

    • To get Botox injections for migraines, a patient should be:

      between 18 and 65 years

      experiencing migraine symptom for at least 15 days a month

  • Who should not go for Botox injections?

    • People allergic to Botox, with skin infection or experiencing diseases related to muscles and nerves should avoid the treatment. Patients suffering from breathing, swallowing or bleeding or pregnant are also unsuitable for these injections.

  • How are Botox injections for migraines administered?

    • A normal sitting of Botox injections for migraine treatment includes administration of 31 injections on across “seven specific areas” on your face and neck. The number may go up to 39 injections depending on diagnosis of prime pain trigger point.

      There is no need for any anesthesia and the procedure is carried on in an outpatient setting.

  • How long does the procedure take?

    • The procedure takes between 15 and 30 minutes.

  • How many Botox injections a migraines patient should have?

    • The usual course of Botox injections for migraines includes five sittings over a period of 60 weeks, each after a gap of 12 weeks.

  • Who can inject Botox injections?

    • Botox is not common medical product. It is a “poison that heals.” Patients must contact qualified specialists to receive Botox injections.

  • When can a patient experience improvements?

    • Improvements are visible in 10 to 15 days. Additional injections may be administered if relief is not significant after the first sitting.

  • What precautions should a patient have after Botox Injections?

    • There is no restriction on daily routine after having Botox injections for migraines. However, it is better if patients take rest for the rest of the day. Rest is important when small bumps causing headache are visible on the forehead. This problem lasts only for a few hours.

  • Is there any side effect of Botox injections?

    • Neck stiffness and pain are common after having Botox injections for migraines. Small bumps may appear on the forehead. Temporary muscle weakness and headache may also appear. More serious adverse events, such as flu, allergy, hives or vision change are rare.

  • Should patients take other migraine treatments with Botox injections?

    • Oral medications and conservative treatments can be continued simultaneously with Botox injections for migraines.

      Intelligent Pain Solutions offers effective migraine treatment in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills with a Board Certified headache specialist. Dr. George Graf has been successfully treating migraines for over 20 years, and is highly respected in the community.

      Treatment options at Intelligent Pain Solutions such as with Botox injections are very effective, along with occipital blocks and medication management for reducing both the frequency and severity of migraines. Most insurance is accepted at IPS, call 310-854-0283 today!

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