Questions we get asked,answered properly.
Every answer below starts with the actual answer. Where we do not have a number, we say so and explain why, because a made-up range is worse than an honest gap.
Choosing a clinic in Ontario
The questions worth asking any clinic before you let someone inject your face, answered plainly rather than defensively.
Who is legally allowed to inject Botox in Ontario?
In Ontario, botulinum toxin is a prescription medicine, so it may only be administered under the authority of an authorised prescriber, which in practice means a physician, a nurse practitioner, or a registered nurse working within that authorising framework. Estheticians may not inject in Ontario. At Bradford Skin Clinic the prescribing authority sits with Alex Dinovich, FNP-PHC, our Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director, and injections are placed by her or by one of our three Registered Practical Nurse injectors. If nobody in the process is a prescriber, that is not a legitimate arrangement, and it is a fair question to ask before you book anywhere.
Should I go to a nurse practitioner or a doctor for injectables?
Either can be appropriate, because both are regulated prescribers, and the more useful question is who is actually holding the needle and how often they do it. A nurse practitioner in Ontario is an authorised prescriber who can assess, prescribe and administer, and at this clinic that is Alex Dinovich, FNP-PHC, with more than 8 years in injectables, skin health and laser. Whichever clinic you choose, ask three plain questions: who is prescribing, who is injecting, and can you look both of them up on a public register.
Is "technician" a real qualification in Ontario?
No. Technician is not a protected title in Ontario, so anyone may use it regardless of what training they have or have not done. Nurse and Nurse Practitioner are protected titles held on a public register maintained by the College of Nurses of Ontario, which means you can verify them yourself in a couple of minutes. That verifiability is the difference, not the word on the door.
What should I ask before choosing an injector?
Ask who prescribes, who injects, what their registration number is, what product is being used, and what happens if something goes wrong. A clinic that answers all five without hesitating is telling you something useful. You should also expect a straight answer on price before anything is drawn up, and you should be able to leave a consultation without booking.
Is a medical spa the same as a day spa?
No. A medical spa offers treatments that are medical in nature, such as prescription injectables and medical-grade laser devices, and those require regulated health professionals and a prescriber. A day spa offers non-medical treatments such as massage and facials, which do not. The two can look similar from the street, so the thing to check is the register, not the reception area.
How many reviews do you have, and what is your rating?
We hold 4.9 out of 5 from 460 Google reviews. We publish that figure exactly rather than rounding it to five stars or writing 500 plus, because a specific number you can go and check is worth more than a tidy one you cannot. We have not selected the flattering reviews and we have not written any of them.
What things cost
Every price on this site is Canadian dollars and comes from our own booking system. Where we do not publish a number, this is the reason.
How much does Botox cost at Bradford Skin Clinic?
It is quoted per area at your free consultation, because the honest answer depends on how much product your muscles actually need. Three things move the number: how many areas you want treated, which product is used, and how much of that product your own muscle pattern needs. Botox, Dysport and Xeomin are three brands of the same class of drug and they are not interchangeable unit for unit, so the product choice genuinely changes the arithmetic. We give you the full number before anything is drawn up, and you are free to leave without booking. Any per-unit price you have seen in an Ontario cost guide came from a different clinic, usually in Toronto.
Why will you not publish a price for injectables?
Because a per-unit or per-area figure published without having seen your face would be a guess, and guesses in this category are almost always lower than the real number. Two people asking for the same forehead can need very different doses. We would rather explain what drives the price and then quote you accurately than advertise a headline figure you end up not paying. Everything we can price honestly in advance is published, and our treatment cost estimator will show you those figures without asking for your details.
What do your published treatments cost?
We publish the lot. Neuromodulators are $10 a unit, and the clinic's own typical dosing is 20 to 30 units for the glabella, 12 to 20 for the forehead and 15 to 30 for crow's feet. Dermal filler starts at $600, with a half syringe for lips only at $360. HydraFacial is $229, medical-grade peels start at $99, BBL sun spot removal is $150 and BBL Forever Young full face is $499, Morpheus8 starts at $499, microneedling is $349, CO2 resurfacing is $1,199 for the face and $1,499 with the neck, Plexr eyelid treatment is $799 an eyelid, laser hair removal starts at $30 a session, medical weight loss is $195 a month and a naturopathic initial consultation is $220. All figures are Canadian dollars before applicable taxes, from our June 2026 price guide. Work through them in the cost estimator, or see the full list on the pricing page, with the prepaid plans and programs on the packages page.
Is a consultation free?
Yes, aesthetic consultations are free and there is no obligation to book a treatment on the day. We will tell you when a treatment is wrong for you, and we would rather say it before you book than after. The one exception is naturopathic medicine: an initial consultation with Dr. Erica Vriend is a separate paid appointment at $220, though a ten minute meet and greet beforehand is complimentary, in clinic, by phone or virtually.
Booking, hours and finding us
One clinic, on Holland Street West in Bradford. Here is everything practical in one place.
How do I book an appointment?
Book online at booking.bradfordskinclinic.com, call 647-333-6805, or text that same number. We answer texts during clinic hours, usually within the hour, and a real person replies rather than an automated system. If you are not sure what you need, book a free consultation rather than a treatment and we will work it out with you.
What are your opening hours?
We are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 7pm, Wednesday from 9am to 5pm, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and we are closed on Sunday. If you find hours listed elsewhere that show 9 to 5 every day, those are out of date and these are the correct ones.
Where are you, and which towns do you serve?
We are at 444 Holland St W, Unit #2, Bradford, Ontario L3Z 0G1, and there is one clinic, not a chain. Clients drive in from Newmarket, Innisfil, East Gwillimbury, Aurora, Keswick, Sharon, Mount Albert, Kettleby, Alliston, Barrie and King Township, and a fair number come up from Toronto. If you see us listed under your own town, that is a page about the drive to Bradford, not a second location.
Honest answers about treatments
The questions where the useful answer is a limit rather than a promise.
How long will my results last?
We will give you a realistic range for your treatment, your dose and your area at your consultation, rather than quoting an average on this page. We have deliberately not published typical durations here, because a number that reads as a promise and then does not hold for you is worse than no number at all. Ask us directly and you will get a straight answer about your own case.
Will Botox make me look frozen?
Not unless you ask for that, and we will tell you if what you are asking for will read as frozen. Dose and placement control how much movement you keep, so this is a decision made before the first injection rather than a side effect. If you want to keep expression, say so at the start and we will plan a lighter treatment instead of promising a completely smooth forehead.
Are your before and after photos real clients?
Yes. Every result on this site is a Bradford Skin Clinic client who gave written consent, which is exactly why there are fewer of them here than you will see elsewhere. We do not publish the interval between the two photographs, because that interval was not reliably recorded for every case and we would rather leave it blank than invent it. We do not use stock photography, and we do not use results from another clinic.
What do you not treat?
We do not treat cellulite, we do not offer sclerotherapy for leg veins, and we are not a surgical clinic, so no blepharoplasty and no facelifts. We do treat facial broken capillaries with BBL. Suspicious or changing pigmented lesions are referred for physician assessment rather than removed for appearance, because a changing mole is a medical question before it is a cosmetic one. Telling you what we cannot do saves you a wasted appointment.
Not sure what you need, or what it costs?
The estimator gives you our published prices and an honest explanation of what an injectable quote depends on, with no email required to see the result.
Before you book anywhere
Ten questions worth
asking any clinic.
This is not a list of things other people do wrong. We are not interested in talking about anybody else, and we would rather not guess at how another clinic works.
It is simply what we would want a member of our own family to ask before letting anyone near their face. Ask us all ten. If a clinic cannot answer them in one conversation, that is worth knowing before you pay, not after.
- Who will assess me, and who will actually inject me?
- What are their names, titles and registration numbers?
- Who is the prescriber?
- Which product, and how much of it?
- Is that the total price, and does it include HST?
- What is your review and adjustment policy?
- Do you stock hyaluronidase, and what is your complication protocol?
- How do I reach a clinician after hours?
- What will this treatment not do for me?
- What happens to unused sessions if I buy a package?
Why each question matters, and how to verify a registration yourself in about two minutes