Comparison

Letybo vs Daxxify

The newest toxin in the US against the one sold on lasting longest. What each was tested for, and why the duration numbers cannot be compared.
Written & medically reviewed by the Dermapedia team
At a Glance

Letybo and Daxxify are both botulinum toxin type A, and in the US both are approved for the frown lines between the eyebrows.

They sit at opposite ends of the price range. Daxxify launched as the premium option, sold on lasting longer. Letybo arrived as a lower-cost entrant. Neither position tells you how the result will look.

Their doses are far apart on paper — 20 units for Letybo, 40 for Daxxify — and that difference means nothing about strength. Each brand measures units on its own scale, and neither converts into the other.

Letybo
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Daxxify
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What it is

Botulinum toxin type A

Made by Hugel. US approval 2024, US launch 2025.

Botulinum toxin type A

Made by Revance. US approval 2022.

What it is approved to treat

Frown lines only
Frown lines, plus cervical dystonia
Both
Neither is approved in the US for forehead lines or crow's feet.

The dose for frown lines

20 units, in 5 injections of 4 units
40 units, in 5 injections of 8 units
Both
Daxxify is not twice as strong. The unit scales are unrelated, and both labels say so.

What else is in the vial

Human serum albumin, and a protein complex around the toxin
A stabilising peptide, no albumin

Daxxify is the only one of the main brands with no human blood protein in it.

How long it lasts

No duration figure published

Its trials measured the result at fixed dates rather than reporting a duration.

A published analysis of its trials reported a median of about 24 weeks

Half the people treated still had none-or-mild frown lines at that point. This figure is not on Daxxify's label — the label gives no duration.

Both
This is the one place Daxxify has a published number and Letybo does not. It is still not a head-to-head comparison — the two have never been tested against each other.

What it was tested against

Placebo, in three trials of about 1,270 people
Placebo, in two main trials
Both
Neither was tested against an active competitor in its main programme.

What it costs

Entered the market as a lower-cost option
Launched at a premium, then reduced
Both
Compare the cost of the whole treatment. Per-unit prices are meaningless when one product uses 20 units and the other 40.

Who tends to be happy with it

Best for
People treating frown lines who want to keep the cost down.
The mindset
The three to four months most toxins give you is fine.
Best for
People who would rather come back less often.
The mindset
Fewer visits is worth paying for.

The duration question, answered honestly

This is the reason most people compare these two, so it deserves a straight answer.

Daxxify has a published duration figure and Letybo does not. In Daxxify's trials, half the people treated still had frown lines rated none or mild at about 24 weeks. Letybo's trials were designed differently and did not report a comparable number.

That is a gap in what was measured, not proof of a gap in how long each one lasts. No trial has given one group Letybo and another group Daxxify and then followed them both. Without that, "Daxxify lasts longer than Letybo" is an assumption, not a finding.

It is also worth noting that Daxxify's premium price did not survive contact with the market. It was cut within roughly a year of launch, and the company was later sold. That tells you nothing about how long the product lasts in any one person — nobody has published real-world data on that. What it tells you is that the market was not willing to pay a premium for the duration claim.

Why unit counts mislead

Letybo uses 20 units. Daxxify uses 40. It is very easy to read that as Daxxify being twice as strong, or as Letybo being half the treatment.

Neither is true. A "unit" is defined separately by each manufacturer using its own laboratory method, and every one of these labels carries a sentence saying its units cannot be converted into any other product's. The number on the vial is not a measure of dose you can carry between brands.

The practical consequence: if a clinic quotes you a price per unit, you cannot compare it to another clinic's per-unit price for a different brand. Ask what the whole treatment costs.

Worth asking before you book

  • What does the whole treatment cost?
  • Which brand, how many units, and where?
  • How many times have you used this brand?
  • Is a two-week check included if one side sits higher?

Get emergency help now if

  • You have trouble swallowing, speaking, or breathing
  • You feel weakness spreading to muscles you did not have treated

Go to an emergency department or call 911. Do not wait for a call back. These are rare, but they are the symptoms named in the FDA boxed warning that every botulinum toxin product carries, deaths have been reported, and they can begin hours or even weeks after treatment.

Call your injector if

  • One eyelid or eyebrow starts to droop, or your vision changes
  • One side sits noticeably higher than the other at two weeks

If a vision change is sudden or severe, seek urgent care rather than waiting.

Questions people ask+
Does Daxxify last longer than Letybo?Nobody knows. Daxxify has a published duration figure — a median of about 24 weeks in its own trials — and Letybo has none, because its trials were not designed to measure duration. That is a difference in what was studied, not evidence that one wears off sooner. The two have never been compared directly.
Why does Daxxify use twice as many units?Because a unit means something different in each brand. Both labels state their units cannot be converted into another product's units. The count is not a measure of strength.
Which is cheaper?Letybo entered the US as a lower-cost option and Daxxify launched at a premium, though Daxxify's price was reduced within about a year. What you actually pay depends on the clinic. Ask for the whole-treatment price.
Is Letybo as safe as Daxxify?Both carry the same FDA boxed warning about the toxin spreading beyond the injection site. Letybo's approval rested on three trials in about 1,270 people. Neither has a safety advantage established over the other.
Is either approved for the forehead?No. In the US both are approved only for frown lines between the eyebrows.
Does Letybo contain human blood products?Yes, it contains human serum albumin, as most brands do. Daxxify is the exception — it uses a lab-made peptide instead.