Commonly Asked Questions About Botox Treatments
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Mark Walters in Women's Health
Botox (which is short for ‘botulinum toxin’) has truly revolutionized the treatment of ageing skin, and it is now the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedure performed by doctors. Still, despite its popularity, and the huge amount that has been written about it, there are many common questions that people have about it, such as…
1. What is botox? Botox is special type of protein that relaxes muscles. By injecting it directly into facial muscles, lines and wrinkles that have developed as a result of frowning, worrying and laughing, are smoothed and softened.
2. What will happen during the treatment? The actual procedure takes just 5-10mins and involves a small number of injections of botox solution directly into the muscle groups causing wrinkling.
3. What post-treatment care is required? You do not need to take any medications after receiving botox injections. All you need to do is perform facial exercises at regular intervals throughout the rest of the day once you have undergone the treatment.
4. How quickly are the effects noticeable? Results are not instantaneous, and typically take a couple of days to initially become noticeable. The full effects tend to take around 7-14 days.
5. How many visits to a cosmetic surgeon are required? Most people have 3-4 botox treatments per year at first, in order to achieve and retain more youthful and fresher skin. This frequency can be reduced after the first year though, as the skin becomes more susceptible to botox with use.
6. If I do not have repeat treatments, will my face ‘droop’?? No, you will suffer no adverse effects at all if you decide to stop having botox treatments.
7. Is there a chance that botox will make my face expressionless? Unless you have far too many botox injections, which only unscrupulous, and most probably unlicensed, cosmetic surgeons would administer, the there is no chance of your face losing its ability to express whatever emotions that it normally can.
8. Are there any side effects? No long term side effects of botox have ever been found. In the short term, mild discomfort and headaches can be a problem for some people shortly after they have the injections, though this is the exception rather than the rule.
9. How safe is it? Botox is considered a very safe medication. It is now approved by medical authorities in over 70 countries worldwide. It has been used widely in the cosmetic industry for the last 15 years.
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