Smooth Away those Lines with Botox

By Craig Nevilt


Botox can be used under prescription for smoothing away the frown lines that both men and women get in middle age between the eyebrows and can also be used for other facial wrinkles. Smoothing out lines is what it is most often used for. This type of cosmetic improvement is used mostly by people who feel the lines on their forehead make them look tired or even angry.

If you have an allergy to any of the ingredients of Botox, you should not consider this treatment. And common sense dictates that you shouldn't go ahead if there is an infection in the skin surrounding the area being injected. Before a treatment, tell your physician if you have any issues such as asthma that affect your breathing.

How does it work?

Usually, wrinkles in the skin form beside a muscle that is close to it, normally beneath it.Botox injected into those muscles restricts nerve impulses going to the tissue that is causing the wrinkle. So, limited or no muscle movement means that the skin supported by the muscle stops being creased by constant expression contractions. With inhibited muscle contractions, lines and wrinkles stop forming. As a result, frown lines and other wrinkles are reduced, giving the person a more youthful look.

Botox injections is used for wrinkles as a non-invasive procedure that takes less than half an hour. The practitioner injects a small amount of Botox into the site to be treated. As the Botox starts working, it blocks the nerve signals to the muscles under the skin. The muscle becomes relaxed and the skin smooths, which makes facial lines diminish.

One normally minor side effect from the Botox Injection Treatment is slightly red and sore skin for a few days. Usually on the same day, a patient can leave the clinic straight away and return to work. Within 3 days the treatment usually starts to work, but the full effect may take up to a week.

After the Treatment

Try to exercise your treated muscles for one to two hours following your procedure. You should practice raising your eyebrows, squinting, and frowning. This will work the Botox into your muscles. While this can help, it won't impact your results negatively if you forget or don't have the time to do it.

Be careful not rub or massage those areas that have been treated and do not do yoga, heavy lifting or any type of strenuous exercise for four hours after the treatment. Also, don't take Advil, vitamin D, or Tylenol after the procedure.

If you see some tiny bumps or marks on your face after the procedure, do not be concerned. They will disappear in a few hours.

If you choose to have a Botox treatment, be sure your practitioner is specifically trained in this procedure. These treatments must be viewed as the medical procedures they are.




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