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Dysport commonly runs est. $4 to $8 per unit, which looks dramatically cheaper than Botox until you understand that a Dysport unit and a Botox unit are not the same thing. They are not interchangeable, and the price per unit is close to meaningless on its own.
Every figure here is an est. range drawn from commonly published US provider pricing. It is not a quote. Use it to sense-check what you have been told, not as a price list.
Dysport and Botox are both botulinum toxin type A, but they are formulated differently and measured on different unit scales. Providers commonly work to a conversion in the region of est. 2.5 to 3 Dysport units for every 1 Botox unit. The exact ratio a given injector uses is a clinical judgement, not a fixed constant, and reasonable practitioners differ.
What that means in practice: if Dysport is est. $5 per unit and Botox is est. $14 per unit, Dysport is not roughly a third of the price. At a 1:3 conversion you need about three times as many units, so the treatments land in a similar place. Sometimes Dysport is a little cheaper, sometimes it is not, and the difference is small enough that price should probably not be your deciding factor.
| What you are comparing | Botox | Dysport |
|---|---|---|
| Commonly cited per unit (est.) | est. $10 to $25 | est. $4 to $8 |
| Units for frown lines between the brows (est.) | est. 20 to 30 | est. 50 to 90 |
| Resulting treatment cost (est.) | est. $200 to $750 | est. $200 to $720 |
Ranges are estimates drawn from commonly published US provider pricing and vary widely by market and injector. Conversion ratios are a clinical judgement. Treat all of this as a way to sense-check a quote, not as a price list.
The practical rule: never compare a Dysport per-unit price against a Botox per-unit price. Ask each provider what the total treatment costs for your specific areas. That is the only number that compares.
| Area | Typical Dysport units (est.) | Commonly cited cost (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Frown lines between the brows | est. 50 to 90 | est. $250 to $600 |
| Forehead lines | est. 25 to 75 | est. $150 to $500 |
| Crow's feet, both sides | est. 30 to 60 | est. $180 to $420 |
| Full upper face | est. 100 to 200 | est. $500 to $1,200 |
Estimates only. Unit requirements vary considerably with muscle strength, and heavier doses are normal for some patients rather than a sign of overtreatment.
Many people see movement in est. 2 to 3 days against est. 3 to 5 for Botox. If you are treating before a specific date, that is a real practical advantage.
Dysport has a reputation for diffusing slightly further from the injection point. On a broad area like the forehead some injectors consider that an advantage, because it can give a smoother result with fewer injection points. Near the eyes or brows, where precision matters, that same property is a reason some injectors prefer Botox. This is the single most common reason a good injector will recommend one over the other for you specifically.
Both typically last est. three to four months. Individual reports vary in both directions and neither product reliably outlasts the other.
If one stops working as well for you over time, trying the other is a routine thing to do and does not mean anything has gone wrong.
If you are choosing Dysport purely because the per-unit number looked smaller, you have been misled by the unit scale rather than offered a genuine saving. Choose on how your injector reads your muscle pattern and which product they think suits the area, and treat any price difference as a tiebreaker rather than the decision.
Like any neurotoxin, this is a repeat purchase every few months, not a one-off. The annual figure is the honest one to weigh up.
The measured search demand here is specific and it is almost entirely unanswered. People are typing "dysport cost per unit", "how much is dysport per unit" and "botox to dysport conversion", and most clinic websites either publish nothing or publish a per-unit number with no conversion context at all.
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Commonly est. $4 to $8 per unit in the United States, varying by city and injector. That number looks much lower than Botox only because Dysport uses a different unit scale. You need roughly est. 2.5 to 3 Dysport units for every 1 Botox unit, so the treatment totals land in a similar range.
Usually only slightly, and sometimes not at all. The per-unit price is much lower but you need roughly two and a half to three times as many units. Compare the total cost of treating your specific areas rather than the unit price, because the unit prices are measured on different scales and cannot be compared directly.
Providers commonly work to somewhere around est. 2.5 to 3 Dysport units per 1 Botox unit. It is a clinical judgement rather than a fixed constant, and injectors differ. Ask yours what ratio they use and why, since it directly determines how many units you are quoted.
Frown lines between the brows commonly run est. $250 to $600, forehead lines est. $150 to $500, crow's feet est. $180 to $420, and a full upper face est. $500 to $1,200. Unit requirements vary considerably with muscle strength, so a higher dose is not automatically a sign of overtreatment.
Often, yes. Many people notice movement in est. 2 to 3 days against est. 3 to 5 days for Botox. If you are treating ahead of a specific event, that difference is worth mentioning to your injector.
Broadly, yes. Both typically last est. three to four months. Individual experience varies in both directions and neither product reliably outlasts the other for everyone.
Yes, and it is routine. Some people switch because one has stopped feeling as effective over time, others because an injector prefers one for a particular area. Switching does not mean anything has gone wrong, and there is no need to wait beyond your normal treatment interval.
Dysport tends to diffuse slightly further from the injection point. Across a broad flat area like the forehead that can produce a smoother result with fewer injections. Near the brows or eyes, where precision matters more, that same property is why some injectors prefer Botox instead.
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