What is a Migraine?
A migraine is more than just a bad headache. It is a debilitating pain with symptoms that last between four and 72 hours and may include:
A severe, recurring throbbing sensation that may be unbearable
Visual disturbances (halos)
Auditory disturbances
Nausea
Vomiting
Dizziness/Vertigo
Extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch, and smell
Tingling or numbness in the extremities or face
What is chronic migraine?
Chronic migraine is defined as 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting four hours or more. About 2 percent of the United States population has chronic migraines.
What causes migraines?
Migraines may be triggered by many things, including:
Stress
Eating certain foods or skipping meals
Sleeping too much or too little
Changes in weather or barometric pressure
Hormonal changes in women
Sound, light, and smells
Concussions
Traumatic brain injuries
Physical exertion
How Does
Botox / Xeomin
Treat Chronic Migraines?
Botox / Xeomin are prescription medicines that are injected to prevent headaches in adults (18+) with chronic migraine, who have 15 or more days each month with headaches lasting four or more hours each day.
Deluxe Aesthetics is experienced in the preventive treatment of chronic migraines, which may help adult patients reduce the number of headache days per month.
All of our Medical Aesthetics treatments are performed by a Medical Aesthetics Certified Doctor.
What to expect from a Botox / Xeomin injection for chronic migraine?
Injections are given right in our Elyria, OH office and take no longer than a regular visit.
The needles used are small and may feel like tiny pinpricks; you may experience mild discomfort. Injections can be on the right and left sides of the head as well as in the back of the head and neck.
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