Botox Treatments
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If you have wrinkles around your eyes, between your eyebrows or on your forehead, and you do not want to have surgery, you may be a candidate for Botox treatments. But Botox is a controversial practice, and it might not have the effects that you expect.
BotoxBotox is the trade name of a drug derived from an extremely poisonous, toxic chemical produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. This chemical, when injected into muscles in small amounts, keeps the muscles from contracting or moving. The muscles relax, leading to skin that appears to be smoother with fewer wrinkles. The effect will last several months between treatments. This chemical can also lead to botulism, a rare, but potentially fatal, medical condition. Yes, the same toxic substance that can make you so sick can also make you look younger.
Botox can be effective on wrinkles around your eyes, on your forehead, and on your neck. However, Botox is not as effective for treating wrinkles around the mouth. After all, you need to use those muscles, whereas you don’t need to furrow your eyebrow as much. In addition, Botox will not affect wrinkling due to overexposure to the sun....
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- 1The effects of Botos are never permanent
- 2Botox is only effective for dynamic wrinkles
- 3Ask your plastic surgeon how much saline he or she uses to dilute the vial of Botox
- 4If your Botox results were inadequate then wait at least 3-5 days before getting more Botox
- 5If you have markedly droopy eyebrows with deep horizontal forehead creases, then Botox may make your brow droop worse
- 6If you are planning on a Botox injection for an important event, keep in mind that Botox occasionally causes bruising
- 7Satisfaction following Botox injections is immense, as long as the recipients understand that benefits are temporary
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