Botox units explained: how clinics really price it
Per area versus per unit, why brands are not interchangeable, and how jaw slimming is priced apart.
The price index lists Botox per area because that is how most clinics advertise it. An area is a zone such as the forehead, the frown or the crow’s feet. It is not a fixed number of units. Two honest clinics can treat the same frown with different unit counts, and two ads can say “per area” while meaning different things.
Brand
Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Nabota and other toxins are not priced or measured as if they were identical. A Seoul median that is far below Singapore is partly the brand mix and the competition, not proof that the same vial costs that much less. Ask which brand is in the quote.
Jaw slimming
Jaw Botox uses more product than a wrinkle area. If a clinic’s per-area price is the only number on the page, ask for the jaw quote separately before you compare cities.
What to write down
Brand, units, areas, who injects, and the date of the price. A “from” price without those is an advertisement, not a comparison.
This is general information, not a medical recommendation. A registered doctor should decide whether a treatment is suitable for you.