Patient Satisfaction and Patients' Family or Significant Other Perceptions After OnabotulinumtoxinA Treatment: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.

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OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment is associated with improved emotional well-being in patients. This study aimed to determine satisfaction with onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in patients naive to neurotoxin treatment and patients with previous experience with the procedure and evaluate treatment impact on patients' partners, "significant others," or close family members. Patients' satisfaction and their family's/significant other's perception to treatment outcome were assessed in a prospective, cross-sectional study using standardized questionnaires. OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment was associated with high patient satisfaction ranging from 80% to 100%. Study patients (61 patients) reported that their faces appeared to be more balanced and symmetrical (mean difference, 1.05) and that they looked much better in photographs (mean difference, 1.43), with their significant others also noting the improvement in appearance. Overall, 98% of patients expressed that they would undergo retreatment, and 100% expressed that they would recommend the procedure to others. The main obstacle for treatment repetition was economic constraints (26%). OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment is one of the most precise and predictable cosmetic treatments available, with high patient satisfaction (97%). A positive outcome of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment, as expressed by patients surveyed using standardized questionnaires, was the appreciation and acceptance by those in close contact with them.