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I used to get about a dozen migraines a year. And they would be very, very, very severe.
I was getting tension headaches right between my eyes.
Doctors using Botox for cosmetic procedures have discovered an amazing side effect.
The ability to treat migraine headaches with just a few injections.
I'm 44 years old and had tried all sorts of things from all sorts of medicines.
I've been to headache clinics, MRIs, CAT scans, and there was nothing really that had worked.
And I was just suffering my entire life.
Now after visiting Epione in Beverly Hills every three months for injections in his forehead and scalp, Steven Pisner says Botox is his miracle cure.
It's not just changed how I look, but it's changed my life.
They fit me in that same day. I came in while I had the headache.
Treated with Botox right between my eyes where the headache originated.
Breaking the painful cycle of migraine headaches starts with a tiny needle.
You start in the brown line and then in my head.
And at first I didn't actually think it was going to work. I was very, very skeptical about it.
Botox is very effective for migraine headaches.
Again, it's a very predictable product. It's been on the market for a very long time.
At Epione, you know exactly what strength of Botox is going into your body.
And you know that it's being administered by a professional.
And you know that it's being administered by a professional.
By far, the most life-changing treatment we offer here is the Botox for migraine headaches.
Harvard-trained cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Simon Ourian's experience and expertise allows him to place the Botox where it will make the most difference.
I've gone now from about a dozen a year down to two a year.
And the – how many of them that's really what's helped.
And the severity of them has also diminished. And that's controllable for me.
The reduction in migraine headaches is a surprising and welcomed side effect for many patients who began using Botox as a wrinkle reducer.
Some people even feel that when they get their regular cosmetic Botox treatment that it helps to alleviate symptoms of headache and migraine as well.
It really just helps to relax those – the muscles that constrict the blood vessels around the head, which is the source of migraines.
It took away the headaches. Within two days, no headaches at all.
During a headache or migraine episode, the head muscles contract, causing severe pain.
And doctors theorize that as Botox loosens the grip of those muscles,
the blood can begin flowing freely again, providing immediate relief.
And Botox is extremely safe to use with few side effects. Mild bruising is the most common.
But Dr. Ourian says virtually all of his patients leave Epione feeling and looking much better.
I came in for the headaches. The headaches went – you know, the headaches were gone.
My whole brow relaxed. My forehead relaxed.
The wrinkles were gone, and I had a little, you know, mini eyebrow lift to boot. So it was great.
To go from twelve a year to two a year, I can't say enough for it. This works.