Botox for Mount Kisco, NY

Fits inside a lunch hour

The injections themselves take about 10 to 15 minutes. The drive from Mount Kisco is roughly four miles, close to nine minutes without traffic by the Saw Mill River Parkway and then Route 117, so a Botox visit to Bellava can sit inside a working lunch with time left over. That matters in a village whose shops, banks and medical offices draw more people in on a weekday than actually live there. Nothing needs to heal afterwards, and you can be back at your desk the same afternoon.

What the injection actually does

Botox is the brand name for a purified botulinum toxin type A. Placed in tiny, measured doses, it interrupts acetylcholine, the chemical signal a nerve sends to tell a muscle to contract. The muscle relaxes, the skin above it stops folding, and existing creases soften. Because that muscle is no longer pulling the same way all day, new lines are slower to form as well.

You should notice the first change between three and ten days after treatment, with the full effect at about two weeks. As the nerve signal gradually returns over three to four months, the lines come back, which is why patients keep it up with regular visits.

Good at one job

Botox is made for lines caused by movement. Knowing where it stops saves disappointment:

• It suits the “elevens” between the brows, crow’s feet, horizontal forehead lines, bunny lines on the nose and vertical neck bands.
• It cannot restore lost volume; hollow cheeks and deep folds call for dermal fillers.
• It does not change skin texture or tone, which is where microneedling comes in.
• It will not lift loose, sagging skin; that is the territory of a surgical facelift.

Physician-led, nurse-delivered

Injectables at Bellava are overseen by the medical director, Donna D’Alessio, MD, board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Her nurse injectors, Grace Jacildo, BSN, RN and Nicole Cardwell, FNP-BC, treat to the standard she sets. Rather than a set formula, each plan maps the precise injection points, depth and dose for your face, and is adjusted at later visits to keep the look natural. All three are on the injectors page.

Mount Kisco patients ask

How long has Botox been used on wrinkles? It has been FDA approved for cosmetic use since 2002, and has more than twenty years of clinical use behind it.

Will it hurt? Each injection goes in through a very fine needle in a matter of seconds, and most patients report only minimal discomfort.

What side effects might I have? Some slight swelling, redness or a small bruise where the needle went in, normally gone in a few days. Botox is not advised while pregnant or breastfeeding.

How do I pay and book? Bellava encourages patients to enroll with CareCredit for more payment options, and financing details are on the site. The Book Now button reserves a time through Bellava’s online booking.