Will I need a GP referral for HayTox treatment at Pavilion Cosmetic Medicine?
No. Your appointment at Pavilion Cosmetic Medicine will includes a Doctor consultation and treatment – and as this will be with a Doctor, you will not require a referral prior to treatment if performed at Pavilion Cosmetic Medicine.
How do I prepare for the HayTox treatment?
There is no essential preparation involved. Just a pre-treatment nasal wash, which we will guide you through approximately one [1] hour prior to HayTox treatment.
Can I have HayTox treatment while pregnant?
No. As with wrinkle relaxer injections using botulinum toxin, patients who are pregnant cannot undergo HayTox treatment using muscle relaxant medication, botulinum.
How long does a HayTox treatment session take?
For the first treatment application (including consultation), we suggest allowing 45 minutes end to end. Subsequent repeat treatment visits and applications should allow 30 minutes. We suggest allowing some additional time for a pre-treatment nasal wash.
Following medical assessment, the HayTox treatment itself only takes a few minutes.
You will be kept under observation to rest for approximately 10-minutes after the HayTox treatment.
Do I need to stop hayfever medication prior to HayTox?
Patients may cease use of their allergy-specific nasal sprays for a 24 period of hours prior to the HayTox procedure, including saline sprays and corticosteroid sprays. However, cessation one’s current hayfever medications is not essential.
You may continue to take hayfever symptom medications as required, following the HayTox procedure.
What are the benefits of HayTox treatment?
HayTox treatment carries a dual-acting approach. While its primary purpose is to alleviate hayfever symptoms, it also offers an added advantage by reducing inflammation in your nasal passages and to the eyes.
The feeling of relief delivered by HayTox treatment is for some fairly quickly, for others it will take a few days to weeks; with the maximum effect at the 2-3 week point after treatment.
How long after HayTox will I feel relief from hayfever symptoms?
Benefits from the HayTox treatment may commence within a few days; with the positive effect increasing daily over the 1-3 weeks. The optimal results or maximum therapeutic effect of the HayTox treatment comes into play at 2-3 weeks post the initial HayTox treatment. This being said, the majority of our patients report a significant improvement in their hayfever symptoms within days of their first HayTox treatment.
How long do the effects of HayTox treatment last?
The individual patient response from a single treatment varies in the degree of improvement in hayfever symptom control.
In some patient cases, they may request a subsequent HayTox top-up treatment after 4-6 weeks after the initial treatment, in order to optimise the results. Top-up treatments will derive additional costs, which vary depending on the units of product used in the individual patient’s treatment. The alternative is for the patient to use a lesser-quantity of symptom management tools such as sprays and tablets.
Symptom control from HayTox can last from several months covering the whole allergy season, which again, is variable based on the individual patient. The duration of effect from HayTox treatment varies based on several individualised patient factors, which includes their general health status and/or other medical conditions affecting their immune system and the severity of symptoms previously experienced.
Although it has been suggested to repeat the HayTox treatment annually eg. on the fringe onset of spring time; most patients return for a top-up treatment when they feel that their symptoms are returning again.
Is there any pain from HayTox treatment?
HayTox is a minimally invasive procedure, performed only by Doctors at Pavilion Cosmetic Medicine.
The HayTox treatment itself is, for most, virtually painless in its administration. Most patients report only a minor pinch during the application, noting that there are no needles used in the HayTox procedure.
Is there any downtime or side effects with HayTox treatment?
There is no need for downtime post treatment, other than approximately 10-minutes lying down immediately after treatment.
There are no side effects with HayTox treatment.
Does HayTox negatively interact with other allergy management medications?
Haytox treatment does not interfere with other allergy treatments. In other words, following a PCM Doctor consultation, you can undergo Haytox treatment in combination with any other hayfever management methods and/or other medications that you may be taking for other medical conditions.
Does HayTox help with non-allergic rhinitis?
Haytox treatment does not help non-allergic ‘Perennial Rhinitis’ as effectively as it does treat allergic hay-fever symptoms. However, if after a PCM Doctor consultation and associated medical assessment, we feel you have the non-allergic rhinitis condition, Haytox treatment may still be helpful and can be used in conjunction with other treatments you may already use (or we may prescribe after medical assessment).
Are there any other uses for muscle relaxant medication?
Yes. As well as acting to relieve symptoms associated with hayfever (allergic rhinitis), the muscle relaxant medication botulinum toxin is also more commonly used for anti-wrinkle injectables to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Amongst other uses, muscle relaxant medication may also be used to relieve jaw clenching or teeth grinding (bruxism), or to reduce excess sweating (hyperhidrosis).
How much does HayTox cost?
HayTox treatment including Doctor consultation on the same day starts from $600 including GST.
Price varies depending on the volume of product utilised by your treating PCM Doctor during Haytox treatment, which depends on the individual patient’s symptoms.
