Botox, consisting of a neurotoxin protein, is a prescribed medicine that is injected in adults with a severe migraine to prevent a headache. This medicine is injected in those adults who have a headache for about 15 or more days lasting for more than four hours each day. Read on to know how botox treatment can be of great help to those with a case of migraines.

Things you should know about botox migraine treatment
Botox is the first FDA-approved preventive treatment for chronic migraines or headaches. The shot is given once every 12 weeks to reduce the effect of a migraine or a headache.

The whole process of this treatment includes 30 to 40 shots and is injected on each side of the patient’s head. This entire treatment requires a series of small injections to particular areas of the head, neck, and shoulders. Patients having severe migraine gets 31 injections in total: each injection feels like a small prick and injections at the forehead are the most painful. There are 31 areas to inject Botox into the head, e.g., temples and bridge of the nose. Every session of Botox migraine treatment takes around 15 minutes and is repeated at a regular interval of three months.

If a patient experiences drastic pain in the head on a particular spot, then more shots are induced on the affected area. One can notice positive effects after 2-3 weeks from when the shot is given. Depending on the number of shots injected, one might experience little to no movement and might feel tired.

Some side effects of Botox include

• rashes and itching,
• back pain,
• lung inflammation,
• stiffness in muscles,
• difficulty in swallowing and shortness of breathing, and
• diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite.

Benefits of severe migraine botox treatment

• The treatment can help to lessen migraine headaches, including vomiting, nausea, and sensitivity to lights, sounds, and smells.
• Botox Migraine treatment prevents migraines and headaches before they even begin
• It helps you experience a notable reduction in migraine recurrence every month.
• It may also help in reducing the duration of your migraine.
• Every Botox treatment provide relief to patients lasting three to four months
• The treatment is less painful
• It helps to reduce excessive sweating experienced during a severe migraine
• Botox treatment also found to be helpful to treat eye twitching experience during a migraine attack
• Helps in relaxation of brow muscles
• Botox treatment also helps to treat Bells palsy

There are a number of Botox specialists giving migraine treatment. For people with chronic migraine, it is advisable to first consult your doctor about the procedure of the entire treatment, medications and treatment’s side effects. One should not visit cosmetic surgeons to get Botox migraine treatment.