Botox for Chronic Migraine — Towaco, Montville, Morris County NJ

Botox is approved by the FDA to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine. At Montville MedSpa & Pain Center in Towaco (Montville Township), Morris County, NJ, it is offered as part of our pain management care. It is a medical treatment, separate from cosmetic Botox.

Who Treats Migraine Here

Treatment is given by Dr. Donna D’Alessio, MD, board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, who leads pain management at the practice. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Read Dr. D’Alessio’s full bio.

Who Botox for Migraine Is For

Botox is FDA-approved for chronic migraine: 15 or more headache days a month, with headaches lasting 4 hours a day or longer. It is not approved for occasional migraine (14 or fewer headache days a month). At your first visit Dr. D’Alessio goes through your headache history, what you have already tried and your other medical conditions, and tells you whether Botox is a reasonable option for you.

Medical Botox Is Not Cosmetic Botox

The medicine is the same, but almost everything else is different:

• It is given to prevent headaches from a diagnosed condition, not to soften lines.
• It follows a set pattern of injection sites across the forehead, temples, back of the head, neck and upper shoulders.
• It is handled as part of pain management, with your headache pattern reviewed at each visit and out-of-network insurance claims filed for you.

If you are looking for Botox or Dysport for lines and wrinkles, see our cosmetic neurotoxin treatments instead.

What a Visit Involves

1. Consultation. Your headache pattern, past treatments and medical history.
2. Treatment. A series of small injections following the FDA-approved pattern. The injections take about 15 minutes, and most people go straight back to their day.
3. Repeat every 12 weeks. Botox prevents migraine rather than curing it, so treatment continues on a 12-week cycle. Some patients notice a change within about 2 weeks; everyone responds differently, and whether it is helping is reviewed with you at each visit.

Some patients with headaches also have tight muscle knots in the head and neck, where trigger point injections may help, or jaw clenching, where TMJ treatment is worth asking about.

Insurance and Out-of-Network Billing

Montville MedSpa & Pain Center is an out-of-network provider for pain management, and no referral is needed. Call (973) 794-3958 with your insurance card: the team checks your out-of-network benefits and tells you what to expect before anything is scheduled, then files the claim with your insurance on your behalf. To learn what the terms on your plan mean, read How to Use Out-of-Network Benefits for Pain Management in New Jersey or our page for out-of-network patients.

Find Us

Montville MedSpa & Pain Center, 624 Main Rd, Towaco, NJ 07082, on Route 202 in Montville Township, Morris County, a short drive from I-287. Call (973) 794-3958 to ask whether Botox for chronic migraine is right for you.