Botulinum toxin type A — the ingredient in Botox® and Dysport® — temporarily relaxes the specific muscles that crease the skin above them. Soften the pull, and the line that pull creates softens with it. It does not fill, lift or tighten; where the concern is lost volume rather than muscle movement, a dermal filler is the right tool instead, and you will be told which applies to you.
Health Canada has authorised these products for specific cosmetic areas — frown lines between the brows, crow’s feet, forehead lines and neck bands — and, as a separate therapeutic authorisation, for chronic migraine and severe underarm sweating. Many of the other treatments people ask about are well established in practice but are used off-label. Each section below states plainly which is which, because you should know that before you decide.
At Beauty Maison Aesthetics in Maple, Vaughan, treatments are administered by Sonya, a Registered Practical Nurse who has practised since 2009 and holds injectable certifications from the Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine. Consultations are complimentary, confidential and carry no obligation. We see clients from Vaughan, Maple, Woodbridge, Concord, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and north Toronto.
Wrinkle Reduction
Frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead — the approved areas
These are the three upper-face areas Health Canada has authorised for cosmetic botulinum toxin, and they are what most first appointments involve: the vertical “11” lines between the brows, the fan of lines at the outer corner of the eye, and the horizontal bands across the forehead.
Typical published dosing is around 20 units for the frown complex and about 24 units total for crow’s feet, split between both sides. Your own dose depends on how strong those muscles actually are — which is assessed by watching you frown, squint and raise your brows, not by a price list.
One point worth understanding: the forehead cannot be treated in isolation. The forehead muscle is the only one that lifts your brows, so relaxing it without balancing the muscles that pull them down is what produces a heavy, dropped look. Treating the two together is what keeps the result natural.
- Health Canada approved for these cosmetic areas
- Onset: 3–4 days for Botox, 1–2 days for Dysport; full effect by about two weeks
- Typically lasts 3–4 months; retreatment no sooner than 3 months
- No downtime — most people go straight back to work
Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
For underarm sweating that antiperspirant will not touch
Severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis — excessive underarm sweating with no underlying medical cause — is one of the few uses with a specific therapeutic authorisation in Canada. Botulinum toxin blocks the nerve signal that switches the sweat glands on in the treated area.
For people who plan outfits around sweat marks, keep a spare shirt at the office, or avoid raising their arms, the difference tends to be substantial. Results in this area also generally last longer than facial treatments — often six months or more.
Some extended health plans reimburse treatment for diagnosed hyperhidrosis. It is worth checking your coverage before you book, and we can tell you what documentation insurers usually ask for.
- Health Canada approved (therapeutic authorisation)
- Commonly lasts longer than facial treatment — often 6 months or more
- May be eligible for extended health coverage — check your plan
- Also requested for palms and soles, which is an off-label use
Chronic Migraine
A preventive option for 15 or more headache days a month
Botulinum toxin holds a Health Canada therapeutic authorisation for the prevention of headaches in adults with chronic migraine, defined as 15 or more headache days per month, each lasting four hours or longer. It is a preventive treatment given on a schedule — not something taken when a migraine starts.
This is a medical treatment, not a cosmetic one. It follows a defined injection protocol across the head, neck and shoulders, and it belongs inside a care plan managed with your family doctor or neurologist rather than booked as a spa service.
If you have episodic migraine — fewer than 15 headache days a month — the evidence does not support this treatment, and we will tell you so rather than take the booking.
- Health Canada approved for chronic migraine prevention
- Requires 15+ headache days per month to be appropriate
- Coordinated with your physician or neurologist
- Often covered by extended health plans with a diagnosis
Lip Flip
A subtle alternative when you do not want filler
A few units placed in the muscle circling the mouth let the upper lip roll very slightly outward, showing a little more of the pink lip when you smile. It adds no volume whatsoever — it changes how the lip you already have sits.
It suits people whose upper lip disappears when they smile, and people who want something reversible and inexpensive before committing to filler. Because the dose is tiny, it also wears off faster than most treatments — expect around six to eight weeks.
Worth knowing before you book: it can briefly affect how you pronounce “p” and “b” sounds, and drinking through a straw can feel odd for a week or two. If you present, sing or play a wind instrument, mention it — that may make this the wrong choice for you.
- Off-label use — widely practised, not a Health Canada approved indication
- Adds no volume; a filler alternative, not a filler substitute
- Shorter-lived than most treatments — roughly 6–8 weeks
- Temporary effect on some speech sounds and using a straw
Nose Lift
For a tip that drops when you smile
A small muscle running from the underside of the nose to the upper lip pulls the nasal tip downward when you smile or speak. Relaxing it lets the tip sit slightly higher, which softens a drooping appearance in photographs and in motion.
The change is measured in millimetres. It will not alter a bump on the bridge, narrow the bone, or do anything a rhinoplasty does — and anyone promising otherwise with an injection is overselling it. What it can do is stop the tip dropping at exactly the moment you smile for a camera.
- Off-label use
- Affects the tip during movement, not the bony structure
- Very small doses; results are subtle by design
- Often combined with a lip flip or gummy smile treatment
Nose Slimming
For nostrils that flare noticeably
Relaxing the small muscles that flare the nostrils makes the nose look narrower, and not only when you smile or laugh: these muscles also hold tone when your face is relaxed, so the nostrils look slimmer at rest as well. It suits people whose nostrils widen noticeably or whose nose looks broad at the base.
It refines the look of the nostrils rather than changing bone or cartilage, so it is a subtle, non-surgical adjustment and not a substitute for rhinoplasty.
- Off-label use
- Slimmer-looking nostrils at rest and in expression
- Frequently paired with a nose lift
Facial Slimming
Softening a square jaw caused by enlarged chewing muscles
The masseter is the muscle you can feel bulge at the angle of the jaw when you clench. In some people — often those with teeth clenching or bruxism (grinding), and often genetically — it enlarges enough to widen the lower face into a square outline.
Relaxing it reduces its size gradually as it is used less, softening the jaw angle over roughly six to twelve weeks. This is slow by nature: unlike a line treatment you see settle in two weeks, muscle bulk takes time to reduce, and results build over repeated sessions.
It frequently overlaps with treatment for teeth clenching or bruxism — the same muscle, approached for a different reason. Many clients come for the jaw pain and are pleased by the contour change, or the reverse.
- Off-label use
- Gradual — contour change over 6–12 weeks, building across sessions
- Often treats clenching and jaw tension at the same time
- Not a substitute for weight change or for jawline filler
Pore Tightening
Sometimes called a microtoxin or “skin” treatment
Very dilute botulinum toxin placed superficially across the skin — rather than into a specific muscle — can reduce oil production and make pores look smaller, with a smoother, less shiny finish.
Expectations matter here more than anywhere else on this page. It does not shrink pores permanently, does not replace a proper skincare routine, and does not treat active acne. For most people the honest answer is that a medical-grade peel or microneedling addresses texture and pore appearance more effectively, and we will say so.
- Off-label use
- Reduces oiliness and shine; effect is temporary
- Often better served by peels or microneedling — we will tell you honestly
Chemical Brow Lift
A few millimetres of lift, without surgery
Your brow sits where it does because of a tug-of-war: one muscle lifts it, several pull it down. Relaxing the depressors on the outer side lets the lifter win slightly, raising the tail of the brow and opening the eye area.
Realistic expectation: one to three millimetres. That is enough to look more awake and to give eye makeup a cleaner canvas — it is not a surgical brow lift, and it will not correct significant skin laxity or a hooded upper lid caused by excess skin.
This is the treatment where injector judgement shows most. Placement that is even slightly off produces the arched, surprised look people are afraid of. It is entirely avoidable with careful assessment and conservative dosing.
- Off-label use
- Realistic lift: roughly 1–3 mm
- Does not correct excess upper-lid skin
- Usually done alongside frown-line treatment for balance
Gummy Smile Treatment
When the upper lip lifts too far
A gummy smile is usually a muscle issue, not a tooth issue: the muscles lifting the upper lip are simply strong, so the lip travels further than average and exposes more gum. Relaxing them slightly reduces how far it lifts.
Small doses, precisely placed. The aim is to take the edge off, not to freeze the smile — too much here flattens the upper lip and looks obviously treated. Where the cause is dental or skeletal rather than muscular, an injectable will not resolve it and you will be referred appropriately.
- Off-label use
- Works when the cause is muscular, not dental or skeletal
- Conservative dosing is essential
- Sometimes combined with a lip flip
Reverse Smile Treatment
For mouth corners that turn down at rest
A small muscle at each corner of the mouth pulls downward. When it dominates, the mouth sits in a slight frown at rest — which reads to other people as sad, stern or disapproving, regardless of mood. It is one of the most common reasons people say they look unhappy in photographs, and it tends to intensify with age, as this muscle (the depressor anguli oris, or DAO) becomes stronger.
Relaxing that muscle lets the corners sit more neutrally. Results are often most convincing when combined with a small amount of support at the marionette lines, since the two problems usually travel together.
- Off-label use
- Addresses resting expression rather than smile lines
- Often paired with marionette line filler
Cauliflower / Dimpled Chin
Smoothing a pebbled, orange-peel chin
The mentalis muscle sits over the chin. In some people it contracts strongly enough — especially when speaking or pursing the lips — to dimple the overlying skin into a pebbled, orange-peel texture.
A small dose relaxes it and the surface smooths out. This is one of the more reliably satisfying small treatments, because the cause is straightforward and the change is visible. It also pairs naturally with chin filler when projection is a concern as well as texture.
- Off-label use
- Smooths dimpling caused by muscle, not by skin quality
- Small dose, quick appointment
Bruxism / Teeth Clenching
For jaw pain, morning headaches and worn teeth
Clenching and grinding — often at night, often stress-related — overwork the masseter muscle. The consequences show up as jaw ache, morning headaches, tenderness in front of the ear, and teeth that wear flat or crack over time.
Relaxing the muscle reduces the force it can generate. It does not stop the habit, but it substantially reduces the damage the habit does, and most people notice the morning jaw ache easing within a couple of weeks. A softer jaw contour is a common side effect — welcome to some clients, worth flagging to others.
This works best alongside dental care rather than instead of it. If you grind, keep seeing your dentist and keep wearing a night guard if you have one; tell us about any TMJ diagnosis at consultation.
- Off-label use
- Reduces clenching force; does not stop the habit itself
- Jaw ache and morning headaches often ease within ~2 weeks
- Works with dental care and a night guard, not instead of them
Smoker Lines
The fine vertical lines above the upper lip
Despite the name, these vertical lines above the upper lip have far more to do with decades of ordinary lip movement, sun exposure and thinning skin than with smoking. Plenty of people who have never smoked develop them.
Very small doses relax the circular muscle around the mouth and soften the lines without affecting how you speak or eat — dosing here must be conservative, because this muscle does real work. Deeply etched lines usually need a combined approach: a wrinkle relaxer for the movement, a soft filler for lines that stay etched in at rest (the result pictured is filler), and microneedling or a peel for the skin texture itself.
- Off-label use
- Minimal dosing — speech and eating are not affected
- Etched lines usually need treatment of skin texture too
Xeomin®
The “naked” botulinum toxin
Xeomin is botulinum toxin type A, like Botox and Dysport, but formulated without the accessory proteins the others carry — which is where the “naked” nickname comes from.
The practical argument for it is resistance. A small number of people treated frequently over many years develop antibodies to the accessory proteins and stop responding as well. Genuine resistance is uncommon, so for most people this is not the deciding factor — but if you have been treated for years and feel your results have stopped lasting, it is worth raising.
Dosing is broadly one-to-one with Botox, unlike Dysport. Onset and duration are comparable to Botox: effect from three to four days, full result at about two weeks, typically lasting three to four months.
All three products are available here, and which one suits you is part of the consultation rather than something decided in advance.
- Same active ingredient, formulated without accessory proteins
- Dosed roughly 1:1 with Botox — unlike Dysport
- Worth discussing if long-term results seem to be fading
- Same approved cosmetic areas as the other products
Why clients choose Beauty Maison
A nurse with hospital experience
Sonya has practised as a Registered Practical Nurse since 2009, with a background in acute general medicine, acute respiratory care and dialysis before moving into aesthetic medicine. That grounding is why assessment and safety come before product.
Certified in injectables
Injectable and plasma therapy certifications through the Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine, alongside nursing education at Seneca College, Centennial College and Athabasca University, with continuing training to stay current with technique and guidelines.
Told plainly what is approved and what is not
Every treatment on this page states whether it is a Health Canada approved indication or an off-label use. You should not have to research that yourself after the fact.
No product-pushing, ever
We do not run promotions tied to a set number of units. One person may need treatment, another may be better served by something else entirely — or by nothing. Consultations are free, confidential and carry no obligation.
Botox & Dysport Pricing
Wrinkle relaxers are priced per unit. How many units you need depends on your muscle strength and the areas treated, and is established at your free consultation before anything is booked.
| Dysport® / Xeomin® | $9 per unit |
| Botox® | $11 per unit |
| Microneedling with Botox® | $475 |
| Glass Facial (NCTF® + Botox®) | $600 |
| Consultation | Free, no obligation |
Prices confirmed September 2026. The product and the number of units are chosen for you at your consultation. Results are individual, and dosing is chosen based on each person’s needs at consultation.
Real Results
Photos of Beauty Maison Aesthetics clients, shared with their consent. Results are individual, and dosing is chosen based on each person’s needs at consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Have your face assessed by a Registered Practical Nurse before you commit to anything. Consultations are complimentary, confidential and carry no obligation — call 647-992-2921 or send a message below.
Botox® and Dysport® are prescription drugs and are administered under a prescriber’s authorisation. The information on this page is general and is not a substitute for a medical assessment. Individual results vary and are not guaranteed. All treatments require a consultation and a review of your medical history. Botox® is a registered trademark of Allergan; Dysport® of Ipsen.