Trap Tox: Shoulder-Slimming, Tension-Releasing Botox

Trap Tox (you may know it as “Barbie Botox”) places neurotoxin into the trapezius muscles at the base of your neck. The effect is double: chronically tight shoulders finally release, and over 4 to 6 weeks the overbuilt muscle softens, visibly lengthening your neckline.

Who gets it: desk workers and lifters with rock-hard traps, patients with tension headaches that start in the shoulders, and anyone who wants a longer, more elegant neck line in photos.

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The Trap Tox Treatment: Timeline, Results & Cost

The treatment takes about 30 minutes: a series of small injections on each side of the trapezius, administered by our nurse practitioner. Relaxation starts within 2 weeks; the slimming effect develops over 4 to 8 weeks and lasts 4 to 6 months.

Dosed correctly, you keep functional strength for daily life and workouts: the muscle simply stops staying clenched. If you’re an athlete or lifter, we’ll discuss your training goals at the consult so dosing matches how you use your body.

What a session covers

One session treats both sides. The number of units depends on how large and how tight your trapezius muscles are, so your practitioner confirms your dose and quotes the session at the consultation, before anything is injected.

Trap Tox pairs well with Botox for the face in the same visit, and with hyperhidrosis treatment if sweat is part of what you’re managing.

Related treatments: Botox & Dysport · Hyperhidrosis treatment

FAQ

Dosed correctly, you keep functional strength for daily life and workouts: the muscle simply stops staying clenched. Athletes should discuss training goals at the consult.

A session covers both sides, and the dose depends on how large and how tight your traps are. We assess that in person and give you the exact figure at your consultation, before anything is injected.

Many patients report fewer tension-type headaches when chronically tight traps release, though it is performed here as an aesthetic treatment.

Relaxation starts within 2 weeks; the shoulder-slimming effect develops over 4 to 8 weeks and results last 4 to 6 months.

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