BOTOX ® Cosmetic
Our face is full of expressions. When we laugh, get angry, worry or emote any kind of expressions our muscles on face contract and skin over them folds repetitively forming wrinkles called as dynamic rhytides. Gradually these dynamic wrinkles due to repetitive folding convert to permanent lines on our faces.
The problem with visibility of these lines is that they make us look older for our age. But the bigger problem is when we have a habit of frowning or elevating our eyebrows repetitively forming frown lines or forehead lines it gives us an unhappy, worried tired or angry looking appearance.
In today's world of perfection, beauty and youth we always want to look and be our positive best selves thus wanting the need to remove these lines and prevent them from appearing again. Most of the times these habits are subconscious and botox is a great way of getting rid of these negative lines and emotions.
What is Botox?
Botox is onabutuinum toxin type A derived from bacteria Clostridium botulinum. It acts by relaxing the muscles thus preventing folding of skin and prevention of lines from forming on our face and eventual correction of medium depth wrinkles as well.
What does botox do?
Botox can help in correction and prevention of
- Frown lines, vertical lines between our eyebrows(glabellar lines)
- Forehead lines, formed due to elevation of eyebrows
- Crow’s feet, crinkling around our eyes
- Eyebrow elevation
- Bunny lines on our nose
- Jaw lines reshaping
- Masseter correction
- Downturning of corners of mouth
- Pulled up chin and dimpling of chin
- Gummy smile correction
- Platysma bands correction on neck (neck cords)
- Excessive sweating of palms, soles and underarms
- Gustatory sweating
Besides this, mesobotox can be done for shine , glow and open pores correction.
Is Botox safe?
Botox is safe if done correctly by a trained doctor.
What is the right age for getting botox?
Appearance of lines is not only because of repetitive muscle action but also because of loss of subcutaneous fat in our face so someone as young as 25 years of age might require it. Patient should be above 18 years of age.
How much time does the treatment take?
Botox takes 15-20 min to inject. 20 minutes are required to apply numbing cream. So, it takes around 45 min for the whole procedure to be completed.
What is the longevity of the treatment?
Botox lasts anywhere from 4-6 months.
is it necessary to repeat it?
It's not a compulsion to repeat the treatment. If you do not want to repeat the treatment your lines will appear again.
how painful is it?
It is an injectable treatment but virtually painless as very thin needles as used to give injections and numbing cream is applied before the procedure.