Daxxify vs Botox and Dysport
All three relax the muscles that fold your skin into frown lines, and all three keep your expression if they are placed well. Daxxify holds longest, a median of about six months in its trials. Dysport spreads a little wider, which suits a broad forehead. Botox has the longest record and the most approved areas. Botox and Dysport share one price here; Daxxify is quoted by area.
Three relaxers.Ten things that separate them.
Daxxify, Botox and Dysport are all botulinum toxin type A. They interrupt the signal from nerve to muscle, the muscle stops pulling, and the line it had been folding settles out. Where they part company is in how they are formulated, how they are dosed, how they move once placed, and how long they hold.
| Measure | Daxxify | Botox | Dysport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active ingredient | DaxibotulinumtoxinA | OnabotulinumtoxinA | AbobotulinumtoxinA |
| Maker | Revance | Allergan Aesthetics (AbbVie) | Galderma |
| FDA approved (cosmetic) | 2022, for frown lines | 2002, for frown lines; crow's feet and forehead lines added since | 2009, for frown lines |
| What holds it stable | A peptide. No human or animal derived components | Human serum albumin | Human serum albumin |
| Results begin | Within a couple of days | Two to three days | Two to three days |
| Fully settled | Around two weeks | Around two weeks | Around two weeks |
| How long it holds | A median of about six months in clinical trials, some to nine | Three to four months | Three to four months |
| Dosing | Its own unit scale; not interchangeable | Botox units, the reference most injectors think in | Dysport units, roughly 2.5 to 3 per Botox unit |
| How it spreads | No spread claim on its page; mapped to your muscles like the others | Stays close to where it is placed | Spreads a little wider, useful across a broad forehead |
| Price here | By area, quoted at the consultation | $330 one area, $535 two, $795 three | $330 one area, $535 two, $795 three |
Duration figures are clinical trial medians and typical ranges, not guarantees. Muscle strength, dose and metabolism move them for every product and every face.
The three differencesthat decide it.
How long it holds
This is the reason Daxxify exists. Botox and Dysport are typically re-treated every three to four months. In Daxxify’s pivotal trials the median was about six months, and some patients held results for nine, which for most people means two visits a year instead of three or four.
The caveat matters. A median is the middle of a range, not a floor. Strong muscles, a conservative dose and a fast metabolism all shorten it, and the only way to know your own interval is to treat once and watch the first six months.
What it is made with
Botox and Dysport are stabilized with human serum albumin, a blood-derived protein. Daxxify is the first relaxer stabilized with a peptide instead, so it contains no human or animal derived components. For most patients that is a footnote. For a patient who prefers to avoid blood-derived products, it is the deciding line.
How it moves, and how it is counted
Dysport diffuses a little further from each injection point than Botox, which is useful across a wide forehead and asks for more care near the brow and eye. None of the three is dosed on the same scale: Dysport uses roughly 2.5 to 3 units per Botox unit, and Daxxify has its own scale entirely, so a dose is never converted from one product to another. It is mapped fresh to your muscles each time.
Which is the point of the whole comparison. The product is a tool. The result comes from the injector reading how your face moves and choosing the tool, the dose and the placement to match, and Dr. Heil trains every injector here personally.
The right relaxer is the onethat fits your face.
You do not need to arrive having chosen. The consultation maps how your muscles pull, asks how often you want to come in, and picks the product to match. These are the patterns that usually point one way or another.
ModelYou want the fewest visits
Daxxify. Two appointments a year rather than three or four is its whole proposition, and the frown lines it is approved for are where most people want a relaxer most.
You would rather avoid blood-derived products
Daxxify. Peptide stabilized, with no human or animal derived components, where Botox and Dysport both use human serum albumin.
Your forehead is the main concern
Dysport, often. Its slightly wider spread covers a broad forehead evenly. Botox is approved for forehead lines outright and is the steady alternative.
You want the known quantity
Botox. Two decades of cosmetic use and the widest set of approved areas. If a prior treatment worked well for you, there is no reason to leave it.
You have never had a relaxer before
Start with the consultation, not the brand. A first treatment is where your injector learns how your muscles respond, and Botox or Dysport at a three to four month interval gives that feedback sooner than a six month product does.
One price for two.One quoted by area.
Book a consultPriced per treatment area: one area is $330, two are $535 and three are $795. Typically re-treated every three to four months.
The same per-area pricing as Botox: $330 for one area, $535 for two, $795 for three. Typically re-treated every three to four months.
Priced per treatment area and quoted at the consultation, before anything is placed. Compare it by the year rather than the visit: in clinical trials it held for a median of about six months, so it is typically bought twice a year.
Every plan is priced at a consultation before anything is scheduled. No deposits, no surprises.
Seven questions we are askedwhen choosing between the three.
Not better, different. All three relax the same muscles and are judged against the same standard of a rested face that still moves. Daxxify's claim is duration: a median of about six months in its clinical trials against the three to four typical of Botox and Dysport. Botox's claim is the longest record and the widest set of approved areas. Which is better for you depends on your muscle pattern and how often you want to come in, which is what the consultation settles.
In its pivotal trials Daxxify held for a median of about six months, with some patients holding results for nine. Botox and Dysport typically hold three to four months. Those are medians rather than promises: muscle strength, dose and your own metabolism all move the number, and some people find all three last about the same on their face.
Botox and Dysport share one price at Acqua Blu: $330 for one treatment area, $535 for two, $795 for three. Daxxify is also priced per area and is quoted at the consultation. The honest comparison is cost per year rather than per visit: a relaxer that holds for six months is bought twice a year instead of three or four times, which is where its value lies if it lasts that long on you.
Yes. Your injector waits until the current treatment has worn off enough to see your natural movement, then doses the new product on its own scale. Units do not convert one for one between any of the three, so the dose is mapped fresh rather than copied across.
None of them by a useful margin. Botox and Dysport begin to soften lines in two to three days, Daxxify within a couple of days, and all three are fully settled by around two weeks. For an event the booking advice is the same whichever you choose: one to two weeks ahead.
No. Dysport units are smaller, so a dose is a larger number of them, roughly 2.5 to 3 Dysport units per Botox unit. Matched properly the effect is equivalent. The real difference is spread: Dysport diffuses a little wider once placed, which suits a broad forehead and asks for more care near the brow.
All three are FDA approved neuromodulators with the same class of side effects: a brief pinch at each injection point, a small bump that settles within hours, and with a heavy hand a dropped brow. Safety has far more to do with who places it and how than with which brand is in the syringe. Every dose here is placed by an injector trained personally by Dr. Heil.
