Botox
What Is Botox?
Facial wrinkles and fine lines can dramatically age your appearance. Frown lines, crow’s feet, and forehead lines, may be the result of stress, diminishing eyesight, smiling, smoking, and sun damage. Botox in New York City consists of a purified protein, which is used to improve the look of moderate to severe wrinkles.
BOTOX Cosmetic® is widely recognized, and was the first neurotoxin to be approved for cosmetic use in the United States. Botox cosmetic is commonly called botulinum toxin type A. The effects of Botox were first studied in the 1960s. In 1989, the FDA gave clearance for Botox to treat muscle spasms. FDA clearance for cosmetic use was granted in 2002 and millions of patients have been treated since.
How does Botox work?
Botox is designed to block the nerve signals that tell the facial muscles to contract, as facial expressions are formed. When these muscles are prevented from contracting, the lines and folds are prevented from forming in the skin’s surface. A Botox treatment takes just a few minutes, with great results that last for up to four months.
Are there any people who should not receive Botox?
Botox injections should not be given to pregnant women, nursing mothers, or patients with neuromuscular diseases like myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s), or motor neuropathy. Patients who are allergic to human albumin (different than an egg allergy) should not use Botox.
Treatment areas for cosmetic results
Forehead lines
Horizontal lines occur across the forehead, as the result of aging and repeatedly raising the eyebrows. Botox can temporarily paralyze the muscles to relax the area and smooth these lines.
Botox Brow Lift
If eyebrows are drooping and hooding the eyes, a Botox injection can relax the muscles that are pulling the eyebrows down. This works to restore a younger looking arch to the forehead.
Glabellar Lines or The 11’s
Furrowing the eyebrows can lead to two vertical lines between the eyes. Botox is highly effective at muscle relaxation, which works to smooth the skin on this area.
Crow’s Feet
If you’ve developed prominent lines at the corners of the eyes due to squinting or smiling, Botox can work to relax the muscles and smooth their appearance.
Corners of the Mouth
A drooping of the mouth can make us look permanently sad or upset. Botox can relax the muscles that are pulling the mouth down.