The short answer
Dysport is a botulinum toxin type A injectable used to soften frown lines and other expression lines. Highlands patients are seen at our Cashiers office, twelve minutes east on US-64. Treatment takes about fifteen minutes, onset is typically two to five days, and the effect is temporary.
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Highlands does not have its own office – patients from the town are seen twelve minutes east at the Cashiers practice on US-64. For most people in Highlands that is a shorter journey than crossing town in a city, and it is why the two communities are treated as one catchment.
Dysport comes up most often for the frown lines between the brows. Its onset is generally a little quicker than the alternatives, which matters when a Highlands resident is working to a departure date at the end of the season.
dysport is one of several treatments available here – everything available in Highlands sets out the rest.
Dysport is a botulinum toxin type A preparation used mainly for the frown lines between the eyebrows. Its onset is marginally quicker than the alternatives and its dosing scale is its own.
For how this works in more detail across all our locations, see main dysport.
| Point of difference | Dysport | Botox | Xeomin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active ingredient | AbobotulinumtoxinA | OnabotulinumtoxinA | IncobotulinumtoxinA |
| Typical onset | 2 to 5 days | 3 to 7 days | 3 to 7 days |
| Dosing units | Not interchangeable with other brands | Not interchangeable with other brands | Not interchangeable with other brands |
| Often chosen for | Broader areas such as the forehead | Well-established, predictable dosing | A purified, protein-free formulation |
| Duration | Temporary – months, then reassessed | Temporary – months, then reassessed | Temporary – months, then reassessed |
| At the Highlands office | Decided at your assessment, not from this table | Decided at your assessment, not from this table | Decided at your assessment, not from this table |
The Highlands list skews towards patients who split the year between the plateau and somewhere warmer, and who want treatment timed to their arrival or departure. Booking a first appointment early in a stay rather than at the end of it leaves room for the two-week review.
The other consistent group is year-round residents who have been treated for years and simply want continuity – the same clinician, the same assessment, without driving to Asheville or Greenville for it.
It is common for Lip Filler at our Highlands office to be discussed at the same consultation. Combining treatments in one visit is assessed case by case.
If another location suits you better, our Wake Forest Dysport treatments covers the same treatment.
| Coming from | Approximate drive | Main route |
|---|---|---|
| Cashiers | 12 minutes | US-64 East |
| Scaly Mountain | 15 minutes | NC-106 |
| Sapphire | 20 minutes | US-64 East |
| Dillard, GA | 25 minutes | NC-106 / GA-246 |
| Franklin | 35 minutes | US-64 West |
For turn-by-turn routes and parking, see directions and parking for the Cashiers office.
Fees are quoted at consultation. Because treatment volume, area and session count all move the number, publishing a single price would only be accurate for a minority of patients. You will have the full figure before any decision is made.
Every plan at this practice is set by Anita Dormer, MD. Physician-led assessment is what allows a treatment to be declined when it would not achieve what the patient is asking for.
Background on the practice is on the who we are page.
At the Cashiers office, twelve minutes east of Highlands on US-64. There is no separate Highlands premises, and any site claiming a Highlands street address for this practice would be inaccurate.
Onset is typically two to five days, which is often slightly quicker than the alternatives. The full effect is usually settled by around two weeks, which is when a review appointment is offered.
No. The dosing scales are different and the numbers are not interchangeable. Comparing a Dysport unit count with a Botox unit count tells you nothing useful about either dose.
Often yes, and for patients driving in from Highlands that is usually the sensible approach. What can safely be combined in a single appointment is decided at assessment.
The clinical detail on this page is drawn from the references below, all of which describe treatments in general rather than individual terms.
Come in for an assessment and talk it through properly. Suitability is decided clinically, and individual results vary between patients.
