Botox®
What is BOTOX? In medical terms, it’s called “Botulinum Toxin,” a procedure that significantly diminishes wrinkles around the eyes, forehead, cheeks and lips. While wrinkles are normal defining features of the human face, they can sometimes falsely portray a tired or more aged appearance.
BOTOX injections are used to treat facial wrinkles caused by age and sun damage, restoring a more youthful, rested appearance. Using a very fine needle, your doctor injects the BOTOX directly into the targeted facial muscles. BOTOX treatments take only a few minutes and are given during a typical office visit. You can return to your normal activities immediately.
Crow's feet before (top) and after (bottom) Botox injection.
The effects of BOTOX-induced muscle relaxation begin to occur within about three days. By the end of the first week, you will see a reduction of fine lines and wrinkles around the treated areas.
The best candidates for BOTOX treatments are people who are physically healthy, with no history of neuromuscular diseases, such as multiple sclerosis or myasthenia gravis, who are not pregnant or nursing and who are at least 18 years old.
Apart from cosmetic reasons, Botox is also used for the treatment of facial spasms, eyelid spasms, treat migraines, and eliminate sweating (hyperhydrosis).
