Botox · Candidate Check
Am I a candidate for Botox?
Answer a few quick questions to see if Botox suits your goals (or whether filler fits better), and what to confirm with a provider. About two minutes.
Educational self-assessment, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Botox is a prescription treatment; only a licensed provider can confirm it's right for you. For adults (typically 18+).
What this quiz checks
The questions follow the same screen a provider runs before booking. Each one maps to a factor that either supports the treatment, argues for a different one, or is a health flag that has to be cleared first.
- What you want to soften, and whether those lines show mostly when you make expressions or are still there with your face relaxed. Botox treats movement lines; lines that stay at rest usually point toward filler.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding, and nerve or muscle conditions such as myasthenia gravis, ALS or Lambert-Eaton, plus drooping eyelids or weak facial muscles.
- Any past allergic reaction to Botox or another botulinum toxin, and whether there is an active infection or breakout where you would be treated.
- Whether the timeline fits: results build over about one to two weeks, last roughly three to four months, and are repeated to maintain.
What your result means
A green result means nothing you answered rules Botox out and your goal matches what it does. A caution result usually means filler may fit better, or there is a health flag your provider needs to weigh first. A stop result means one of the contraindications above applies and a provider must clear you before anything else.
Whatever the result says, it is a starting point for the conversation with your provider, not a substitute for it. Bring your answers to the consultation so the time goes to planning rather than screening.
How this assessment works & sources
Botox relaxes muscles to soften movement lines — it doesn't add volume or fill deep folds at rest (that's filler). This self-check reflects the manufacturer and dermatology guidance; it never diagnoses.
- What it treats, onset, duration, contraindications (allergy, pregnancy, neuromuscular) — BOTOX Cosmetic (manufacturer) · Cleveland Clinic
- Dynamic-wrinkle definition & Botox-vs-filler — Cleveland Clinic (neuromodulators)
- Mechanism, onset & duration — American Academy of Dermatology
- Drug interactions (aminoglycosides, muscle relaxants) — FDA prescribing information