Best Botox Clinics in Chicago, IL
Chicago is the city where the advertised per-unit price tells you least. One practice here publishes $9 a unit for your first treatment and $13 once you return. Another publishes $12 to $14 with a $150 minimum. A third prices Dysport at $4 a unit, which is not comparable to a Botox unit at all. All five publish a rate, which is unusually transparent, so the useful skill in this city is working out the total.
Compare 5 ProvidersThe best Chicago clinic for each priority
Different readers want different things. These verdicts come from the verified data below, not from advertising.
Chicago Botox prices side by side
Every figure below was read off the provider’s own website, not a review aggregator. Where a clinic does not publish a price, we say so rather than estimating one.
| Provider | Published price per unit | Verified rating | Injector transparency | Neurotoxins carried | Area | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solve Med Spa Chicago | $9 per unit first treatment, $13 returning | 4.9 out of 5 · 396 Google reviews | Not stated | Botox, Dysport, Daxxify, Jeuveau | River North, 61 W Erie St | solvemedspa.com |
| SpaDerma | $12 to $14 per unit, $150 minimum | 4.9 out of 5 · 742 Google reviews | License type only | Botox | West Loop, 1048 W Madison St | spaderma.com |
| Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity | $12 to $15 per unit | 4.9 out of 5 · 570 Google reviews | Not stated | Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Daxxify, Jeuveau, Letybo | River North, 520 W Erie St | elysiumchicago.com |
| Gold Coast Plastic Surgery | $15 per unit | 4.7 out of 5 · 150 Google reviews | Not stated | Botox, Dysport | Near North, 303 W Institute Pl | goldcoastplasticsurgery.com |
| Better Med Spa & Wellness | $15 per unit | 4.8 out of 5 · review count not published | Not stated | Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Daxxify | Lincoln Park, 2117 N Halsted St | bettermedspa.com |
Dysport, Xeomin, Daxxify and Jeuveau are dosed differently from Botox, so per-unit prices are not directly comparable across brands. Always ask for the total for your treatment areas.
5 Botox providers in Chicago, IL
Ranked on what can be independently checked, not on advertising spend or how much a clinic paid to be listed. Nobody pays to appear here.
How we chose and ranked these five
Every clinic below was assessed against the same five checks, in this order of weight:
- Verifiable reputation. A review score we could trace to a named platform and read ourselves, not a number copied from another directory. Where we could not verify one, we say so rather than inventing it.
- Injector transparency. Whether the clinic publishes who actually holds the syringe and their license, a named APRN or physician outranks "our expert team".
- Price transparency. Whether the per-unit rate is published at all, and how completely.
- Track record and accountability. Years trading, plus third-party accountability such as BBB accreditation.
- Brand range. How many of the five FDA-approved neurotoxins the clinic actually stocks.
A low rank means a clinic published less that we could verify, it is not a judgement on the care they give. Every gap is labelled so you can see exactly what is missing and ask about it directly.
SpaDerma
Why it made this list: The largest verified review base in Chicago at 742, and one of the few clinics in any city that publishes its minimum spend alongside its rate. Stating the minimum is the difference between a price and a quote, and almost nobody does it.
Published at $12 to $14 per unit with a $150 minimum. On a small treatment the minimum is what you will actually pay, so work out your unit count first: at $13 a unit the minimum covers roughly 11 units, which is less than a single forehead.
- Published price
- $12 to $14 per unit, $150 minimum
- Reputation
- 4.9 out of 5 · 742 Google reviews
- Who injects
- The treatment page does not name individual injectors or state their licenses, so ask who will treat you, what license they hold, and whether a licensed health care professional is on site, which Illinois requires when a task is delegated to an unlicensed person.
- Neurotoxins carried
- Botox
- Track record
- Multi-location Chicago practice. The West Loop site at 1048 W Madison St is the largest by review count, with further locations across the city
- Credentials & recognition
- The only Chicago provider here publishing both a per-unit rate and its minimum spend
- Locations
- West Loop, 1048 W Madison St
- Website
- spaderma.com
Details verified August 2026 from SpaDerma’s own website.
Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity
Why it made this list: The widest brand range we found in Chicago, six neurotoxins, from a physician-led practice with 570 reviews at 4.9. If you have tried Botox and want to test whether a different toxin lasts longer on you, this is the entry with the most options.
Published as $12 to $15 per unit. With six brands available, ask what each one costs per unit rather than assuming the Botox rate applies: unit scales differ between products, so the cheaper per-unit price is not always the cheaper treatment.
- Published price
- $12 to $15 per unit
- Reputation
- 4.9 out of 5 · 570 Google reviews
- Who injects
- Describes itself as a physician-led practice and refers to board-certified clinicians. Individual injectors are not named on the pricing page, so ask who will perform your treatment and what license they hold.
- Neurotoxins carried
- Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Daxxify, Jeuveau, Letybo
- Track record
- Physician-led aesthetics practice at 520 W Erie St suite 110 in River North
- Credentials & recognition
- Carries six different neurotoxins, the widest range in the city
- Locations
- River North, 520 W Erie St
- Website
- elysiumchicago.com
Details verified August 2026 from Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity’s own website.
Solve Med Spa Chicago
Why it made this list: The lowest entry price in Chicago, and unusually honest about the fact that it is an entry price. Publishing the returning-client rate next to the new-patient rate is rare, and it lets you work out what this actually costs you over a year rather than on day one.
Published as $9 per unit for Botox or Dysport on a first treatment, $8 per unit for Jeuveau as a new patient offer, and $13 per unit for returning clients on all treatments. Botox is a repeat treatment every three to four months, so the $13 figure is the one to budget against, not the $9.
- Published price
- $9 per unit first treatment, $13 returning
- Reputation
- 4.9 out of 5 · 396 Google reviews
- Who injects
- Individual injectors are not named on the pricing page, so ask who will treat you and what license they hold.
- Neurotoxins carried
- Botox, Dysport, Daxxify, Jeuveau
- Track record
- River North location at 61 W Erie St, part of a wider clinic group
- Credentials & recognition
- Publishes its returning-client rate as well as its new-patient offer
- Locations
- River North, 61 W Erie St
- Website
- solvemedspa.com
Details verified August 2026 from Solve Med Spa Chicago’s own website.
Gold Coast Plastic Surgery
Why it made this list: The only provider here led by a named board-certified plastic surgeon, and it publishes a flat rate rather than a range, which means no negotiation and no surprise at the upper end.
Published at a flat $15 per unit, the joint highest here. The practice also states the general Chicago market runs $10 to $20 a unit, which matches what we found independently.
- Published price
- $15 per unit
- Reputation
- 4.7 out of 5 · 150 Google reviews
- Who injects
- Named physician-led practice under George Moynihan, M.D., described on the practice site as board-certified, with nurse practitioner staff also referenced. Ask whether the surgeon or a team member will perform your injection, since the published rate is the same either way.
- Neurotoxins carried
- Botox, Dysport
- Track record
- Plastic surgery practice at 303 W Institute Pl Ste 5, named for George Moynihan, M.D. on its Google listing
- Credentials & recognition
- The only named board-certified plastic surgeon among these five
- Locations
- Near North, 303 W Institute Pl
- Website
- goldcoastplasticsurgery.com
Details verified August 2026 from Gold Coast Plastic Surgery’s own website.
Better Med Spa & Wellness
Why it made this list: Publishes a clear rate for Botox and for three alternatives, which is genuinely useful. It is fifth here for one reason: its Google listing shows a 4.8 rating with no review count published, so unlike the four above it there is no verifiable review base behind the score.
Botox is published at $15 per unit and Dysport at $4 per unit. Those are not comparable figures: Dysport units are not equivalent to Botox units, so the $4 rate is not a saving of nearly four times. Ask how many Dysport units you would be quoted and compare the totals.
- Published price
- $15 per unit
- Reputation
- 4.8 out of 5 · review count not published
- Who injects
- Individual injectors are not named on the treatment page and no license types are stated, so establish who is treating you, what license they hold, and who the supervising clinician is before booking.
- Neurotoxins carried
- Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Daxxify
- Track record
- Lincoln Park location at 2117 N Halsted St, serving the Lincoln Park, Old Town, Lakeview and Gold Coast area
- Credentials & recognition
- Publishes per-unit prices for four different neurotoxins
- Locations
- Lincoln Park, 2117 N Halsted St
- Website
- bettermedspa.com
Details verified August 2026 from Better Med Spa & Wellness’s own website.
What Botox actually costs in Chicago by treatment area
Botox is sold per unit, so the honest answer to “how much does it cost” depends on the area being treated. The ranges below apply Chicago’s published per-unit prices ($9–$15) to standard dosing ranges.
| Treatment area | Typical units | Cost at Chicago prices |
|---|---|---|
| Forehead lines | 10–30 | $90–$450 |
| Glabella (frown "11s") | 15–25 | $135–$375 |
| Crow's feet | 10–24 | $90–$360 |
| Brow lift | 4–8 | $36–$120 |
| Lip flip | 4–6 | $36–$90 |
| Masseter (jaw slimming) | 40–60 | $360–$900 |
Unit ranges reflect standard dosing published in aesthetic pricing guides. Your injector will dose to your anatomy, so treat these as planning figures, not a quote.
What each Chicago clinic charges by treatment area
The table above gives Chicago’s overall range. This one applies each clinic’s own published rate to standard dosing, so you can see what a specific treatment would actually cost at a specific provider.
| Treatment area | Typical units | SpaDerma | Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity | Solve Med Spa Chicago | Gold Coast Plastic Surgery | Better Med Spa & Wellness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forehead lines | 10 to 30 | $120 to $360 | $125 to $375 | $90 to $270 | $150 to $450 | $150 to $450 |
| Glabella (frown "11s") | 15 to 25 | $180 to $300 | $188 to $312 | $135 to $225 | $225 to $375 | $225 to $375 |
| Crow's feet | 10 to 24 | $120 to $288 | $125 to $300 | $90 to $216 | $150 to $360 | $150 to $360 |
| Brow lift | 4 to 8 | $48 to $96 | $50 to $100 | $36 to $72 | $60 to $120 | $60 to $120 |
| Lip flip | 4 to 6 | $48 to $72 | $50 to $75 | $36 to $54 | $60 to $90 | $60 to $90 |
| Masseter (jaw slimming) | 40 to 60 | $480 to $720 | $500 to $750 | $360 to $540 | $600 to $900 | $600 to $900 |
Each column applies that clinic’s own published per unit rate to standard dosing ranges. Clinics that do not publish a rate are not shown here. Your injector doses to your anatomy, so treat these as planning figures rather than a quote.
Where each Chicago provider is
Botox is a repeat treatment every three to four months, so distance matters more than people expect when they book the first time.
Booking, deposits and memberships
The headline per unit price is rarely the whole story. Minimums, deposits and membership terms change what you actually pay.
| Provider | Published price | Consultation | Deposit or minimum | Membership or offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaDerma | $12 to $14 per unit, $150 minimum | Not published | $150 minimum spend | Not published |
| Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity | $12 to $15 per unit | Not published | Not published | Six neurotoxins available, ask the rate for each |
| Solve Med Spa Chicago | $9 per unit first treatment, $13 returning | Not published | Not published | $9 per unit first treatment, $13 returning |
| Gold Coast Plastic Surgery | $15 per unit | Not published | Not published | Flat rate, same whether surgeon or team member injects |
| Better Med Spa & Wellness | $15 per unit | Not published | Not published | Dysport published at $4 per unit, a different unit scale |
What to ask before you book in Chicago
Illinois sets specific requirements on who may inject and under whose authority. These are the questions that check them. A good clinic answers all five without hesitating.
- What license does the person injecting me hold? Illinois names botulinum toxin as outside an esthetician’s scope.
- Is a licensed health care professional on site right now? Illinois requires one whenever a task is delegated to an unlicensed person.
- Is this business registered as a medspa rather than as a salon?
- Who examined me and set the treatment plan, and are they a physician or an APRN with full practice authority?
- What is the price per unit, is there a minimum spend, and does the rate change after my first visit?
How to vet a Chicago injector, using Illinois's own medspa memo
Illinois is the best-documented state we have covered. Its licensing department and its public health department publish a joint memo on what a medspa may and may not do, last updated on 30 October 2025, and it makes several things you can actually check:
- Botox is named on the state prohibited-practices list for estheticians. IDFPR lists botulinum toxin explicitly among procedures that constitute the practice of medicine and fall outside the scope of a cosmetologist or esthetician, alongside microneedling, microblading, radio frequency, collagen injections and any chemical peel beyond superficial. Illinois law separately bars cosmetologists and estheticians from any technique intended to affect the living layers of the skin (225 ILCS 410/3-1 and 410/3A-1). This is not a grey area in Illinois.
- A salon registration cannot be used to run a medspa. The memo states plainly that a salon registration issued by IDFPR cannot be used to operate a medspa, and that a salon may only provide services authorised under the cosmetology Act. If the business injecting you is registered as a salon, that is a straightforward problem rather than a technicality.
- Illinois does permit delegation to an unlicensed person, with three conditions. This surprises people, so it is worth stating accurately. Under 225 ILCS 60/54.2 a physician may delegate a patient care task to an unlicensed person in an office setting, but only within a physician-patient relationship, only where that person has appropriate training and experience, and only where a licensed health care professional is on site to provide assistance. The task must also sit within the delegating physician’s own scope. So the precise question is not just "are you licensed" but "is a licensed health professional on site right now".
- Whoever injects you cannot present themselves as an esthetician. The state is explicit that a person may not hold themselves out as a cosmetologist or esthetician while performing a service delegated by a physician, and may not describe that service as part of the practice of cosmetology or esthetics. If the person with the syringe is introduced as your esthetician, something is wrong with either the introduction or the treatment.
- A nurse practitioner with full practice authority can be the responsible clinician. Under 225 ILCS 65/65-43 an APRN holding full practice authority may practise without a written collaborative agreement in all settings consistent with national certification, may prescribe, and may delegate to nurses and other personnel. So "there is no doctor here" is not automatically a problem if a full-practice-authority APRN is the responsible provider. What matters is knowing which arrangement you are in and who examined you.
The memo is a public document and unusually specific, which makes Illinois one of the easier states to check before you book. It also asks medspas to treat infection prevention as a priority, so it is entirely reasonable to expect your product to be drawn in front of you from a sealed, labelled vial.
The suburbs, and what carries over from this page
Every provider verified above is inside the city, and they cluster tightly: two in River North, one in the West Loop, one in Near North, one in Lincoln Park. That is a real finding rather than a gap in our research. The city's published-price market is concentrated on the near north and west sides.
Metro Chicago is much bigger than that. Naperville, Evanston, Schaumburg, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Arlington Heights, Oak Park, Skokie, Wheaton and Orland Park all have their own med spa markets, and suburban rates generally run below Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. We have not verified prices at suburban clinics, so we are not going to publish a number for them. When a suburban provider publishes a per-unit rate on its own site and holds a Google listing we can read at source, it becomes eligible for this page like anyone else.
What does transfer, in full, is the law. Everything in the vetting section above comes from Illinois statute and from the state's own medspa memo, so it applies identically in Naperville and in the Loop:
- Botox is outside an esthetician's scope anywhere in Illinois. That is state law, not a Chicago rule.
- A salon registration cannot run a medspa anywhere in the state.
- The on-site requirement follows you. If a task is delegated to an unlicensed person, a licensed health care professional has to be on site, in Schaumburg exactly as in River North.
- The license lookup is statewide. One search covers every Illinois provider, city or suburb.
One practical note that matters more in a metro this size than people expect when they book the first time. Botox is a repeat treatment every three to four months, so a clinic that is a pleasant trip once becomes a chore four times a year. If you are in the suburbs, a good local injector you will actually keep going back to usually beats a better-reviewed name downtown that you visit twice and then abandon.
Frequently asked questions
How we built this page, and what we could not verify
Every price, credential, address and brand claim above came from the named provider’s own website in August 2026, and each clinic card links to the page it came from. Every rating is that business’s own Google rating and review count, read from its Google Maps listing on 19 August 2026, not copied from a directory. Google ratings move as new reviews land, so treat each count as a snapshot of that date rather than a live figure.
What we could not verify: 0 of the 5 providers do not publish per-unit pricing, and 3 do not publish injector names or credentials. Those gaps are marked as “not published” rather than filled with estimates. Clinic pricing and staffing change often, confirm both directly with the provider before booking.
This page is educational and is not medical advice. It is not a recommendation of any individual provider.
Sources
- IDFPR and IDPH, joint memo on medical spa services, updated 30 October 2025
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- SpaDerma, published Botox pricing and minimum
- Elysium Aesthetics + Longevity, published Botox pricing
- Solve Med Spa, published new patient and returning rates
- Gold Coast Plastic Surgery, published Botox pricing
- Better Med Spa, published Botox and Dysport pricing
Botox clinic guides in other cities
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Before you book in Chicago
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