Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Thinking About Botox?

By Alina H. Winamaker


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. Most people have this type of cosmetic improvement because they 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. If there is an infection in the skin surrounding the area being injected, common sense dictates that you shouldn't go ahead. Before a treatment, tell your physician if you have any issues such as asthma that affect your breathing.

How does it work?

The skin's wrinkles normally form right next to a muscle that is close to, and normally beneath, it.The Botox restricts nerve impulses from reaching the tissue that causes the wrinkle. The skin supported by the muscle stops being creased by constant expression contractions by this limited or no muscle movement. Lines and wrinkles stop forming when muscle contractions are inhibited. As a result, with fewer wrinkles and frown lines the person has a more youthful look.

Botox injections is used for wrinkles as a non-invasive procedure that takes less than half an hour. The site to be treated receives an injection of a small amount of Botox. As the Botox starts working, it blocks the nerve signals to the muscles under the skin. The skin is smoothed, causing facial lines to diminish, because the muscle therefore relaxes.

The Botox Injection Treatment may leave the skin a bit red and sore, but this is usually very minor and will reduce after a few days. A patient can usually leave the clinic straight away and return to work the same day. 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 squinting, frowning and raising your eyebrows. This will work the Botox into your muscles. If you forget or don't have the time to do it, it won't impact your results negatively, but it can help if you do do it.

Avoid rubbing or massaging the treated areas and, for 4 hours after the treatment, do not do yoga, heavy lifting or any type of strenuous exercise. 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. Within a few hours they will go away.

If you decide to have a Botox treatment, make sure whoever is doing it is trained specifically in this procedure. These treatments must be viewed as the medical procedures they are.




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