Purpose of Follow-Up and Cost Involved:
i. We are not obliged to provide a Follow-Up (review) appointment following a toxin procedure but believe it to be best practice, and we therefore offer a Follow-Up appointment as a matter of course.
ii. When you visit us for a toxin procedure we are writing an individual prescription for your face so we want to see you to help ensure that we have your prescription right.
iii. When you have your first toxin procedure with us, we make every effort to diary a Follow-Up at the time.
iv. Many patients have been loyally attending our clinics for years, and some seek us out when moving back into the locality because they say the Follow-Up is particularly appreciated. It is not necessarily free from cost. You will be advised where there is an additional cost so fairness ensues for both parties.
Timeframe for Follow-Up:
i. The window for Follow-Up for toxin is c. 2 – 3 weeks post-procedure i.e. once the toxin has optimal effect.
ii. After many visits some patients do not want a Follow-Up scheduled but contact us if they feel it is needed. That is fine too and works well, provided it is in the 2 – 3 weeks window.
iii. If, after your first visit to us for a toxin procedure, more toxin is required (i.e. at your first Follow-Up appointment) then this may be included in the price that you paid for the original procedure.
iv. Please note that subsequent Follow-Up appointments are not offered. This means that, if, after attending a Follow-Up, you believe that you require more toxin; that must then be prescribed for the next procedure, not for a subsequent Follow-Up
v. Please note that we cannot offer Follow-Up past the 3 week point as we do not want to run any risk of a patient building up a resistance to the toxin treatment beyond the window for re-treatment.
vi. Equally we may not be able to offer an earlier Follow-Up before 2 – 3 weeks since it simply may not be an appropriate time to review.