Botox
FAQ on BotoxDespite all the hype, all the love and all the hatred for this little injection it still remains at the center of aesthetics. All it does is act as a muscle relaxer. Wherever we have an over-expression causing lines, Botox remains the gold standard in breaking this habit and smoothing over the problem area. Once the habit has been broken, it is no longer necessary to use Botox. It is neither good nor bad for the skin. With this in mind, it becomes easy to cover most questions on it: Is Botox a poison?No, it is a toxin because that was the name given to the chemical that is released from the Clostridium bug that causes botulinum. Botox received it's FDA approved status because a 10 year study showed that it was able to move into any organ of the body but was not toxic and caused no damage. Once I start with Botox, will I need it more and more?No, because it is a habit breaker, once the habit has been broken. I have plenty of clients who now only come through once a year for a Botox top-up. Is it bad for young people in their early 20s to have Botox?Again no. Because Botox is a habit breaker, the younger you start, the less you need. If you have the habit of frowning heavily in your early 20s and you treat the frown lines, you may only need 2 sessions to completely break the habit. If you start in your 30s, you may need 4 sessions to break the frown and then may need to top it up once a year. If you start in your 40s you may need the top up every 6 months. The younger you start, the easier it is to correct - a bit like straightening teeth. Other areas that Botox is used very successfully are:Underarm sweating - in the UK this is now the preferred method of treating hyperhydrosis of the armpits. (It has pushed ahead of the other techniques of cutting the cervical nerve and of resecting the sweat glands in the armpits.) Sweating on the chest - giving botox to the décolleté area results in a few remarkable benefits. Sweating decreases, pimples decrease and because the underlying muscle is relaxed, the breasts are pulled upwards. Jaw clenching - bite plates have been traditionally used for this, but they do not break the habit of grinding your teeth at night, they can be uncomfortable, and as anyone knows who has used one, they can be a little smelly by morning time. Botox placed in the master muscle over the jaw results in the habit being quickly and effectively broken without the need for years of using a bite-plate. |
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