Botox for Armonk, NY

Never had it before? Start here

Plenty of people in Armonk have thought about Botox for years without booking, usually because nobody has explained what actually happens in the room. Here is a first appointment at Bellava, in the order you will meet it.

Before a needle comes near you

Your injector begins by asking which lines bother you and watching your face move: frowning, raising the brows, smiling. Most first-timers come in about one of three areas.

• The “elevens” between the brows, the vertical frown lines that make a resting face look cross. Bellava’s page calls this the most common use, and the FDA-approved one.
• Crow’s feet at the outer corners of the eyes, from smiling and squinting.
• The forehead, where horizontal creases form as the brows lift.

Your medical history is reviewed too. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, Bellava recommends waiting until afterwards. From that conversation a plan is drawn up mapping where each injection goes, how deep and how much, so nothing is a standard recipe.

In the chair

Many practices first cleanse the skin and may numb it with a topical anaesthetic. The injections go in through a very fine needle; each one takes seconds and feels like a quick pinprick. A typical full treatment lasts about 10 to 15 minutes.

You can return to your day as soon as you leave. Slight swelling, redness or a small bruise where the needle went in is possible and usually fades within a few days.

What you will not see on day one

This is the part first-timers find surprising: you walk out looking exactly as you walked in. The muscle starts to relax somewhere between three and ten days later, and the full effect arrives at about two weeks. It then lasts roughly three to four months before a maintenance visit. If you want to look rested for an occasion, such as the Frosty Day parade, book at least a fortnight ahead.

Who injects

Bellava’s injectables are physician-led. Nurse injectors Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC work on a team led by the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD. Nicole’s page names Armonk among the towns she serves.

Getting here

Bellava is about 13 miles north of Armonk, roughly 19 minutes without traffic, at 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills. Doors open at 9 am on weekdays, stay open to 7 pm on Mondays and Thursdays, and Saturday hours are 10 to 2.

Armonk patients ask

Will it make me look frozen? The aim is a plan built for your face, adjusted over later visits, so you still look like yourself.

What if I also have a deep fold or lost volume? Botox relaxes muscle; it does not add volume. Folds are a job for dermal fillers, and many patients have both.

How long has it been used cosmetically? It has been FDA approved for cosmetic use since 2002.

Can I book online? Yes. Press Book Now to pick a time, or book a consultation first if you would like to talk it through.