How do you counsel patients to reduce post-procedure side effects with onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) for chronic migraine?  

I caution them to not rub/itch the injection sites especially around the corrugators and frontalis sites for the rest of the day. Some people will recommend for 24 hours, but honestly while sleeping they could roll onto their face or rub their face anyway. I also do not recommend they do significan...

When I use onabotulinumtoxinA for chronic migraine prevention, I apply it according to the standard 31-injection schedule in the forehead, temples, back of the head, back of the neck, and shoulders. I use tiny needles and inject slowly, especially on the forehead, to make the injections as easy to t...