The injection of Botox into various parts of the face is a well known and common non surgical cosmetic treatment used by professional cosmetologists all over the world.

It is safe and reliable, brings results within days and outweighs many of the difficulties, expense and risks of more invasive cosmetic treatments.

But it is as well to know the pros and cons beforehand.

The aim of Botox applications is to minimize the look of lines and wrinkles that occur naturally with age,  despite the billion billion dollar industry of skin lotions and potions. Botox is a physical treatment for so called dynamic facial lines and wrinkles which are the result of repetitive muscle movements occurring within facial expressions.

This treatment is strictly for the improvement of these natural tissue changes. It is not purposed for the treatment of sagging skin, sun damage or the hollowing of cheeks due to loss of facial volume. This has to be understood. Patient expectations should be to foresee a smoothing of the skin round a wrinkle, resulting in a more youthful appearance.

How does this happen? Botox is clinically a neurotoxin, which when injected binds with the nerves which enable a muscle to contract. Instead of contracting, the muscle relaxes and the skin is smoother, as in time gone by.

Injecting the toxin is done with super fine needles and cannot be described as painful, although it is not without sensation.

A treatment does not take long and the patient gets to carry on with normal life immediately. Minimal side effects can - rarely - include slight redness at the injection site, some swelling, which is temporary, tiny lumps at the site of the injection, where there might be slight and quickly staunched bleeding, and a very small chance of an allergic reaction, as in anything medical. The risks of the above are mild.

Botox is recognized and sanctioned universally as a safe non surgical cosmetic treatment, with results showing within days and lasting for months. Typically a Botox user will have treatment up to four times a year. The most common areas being treated are the wrinkles known as crows feet, major lines on the forehead, laugh lines, frown lines and small lines round the mouth.

In all, Botox is a quick and reliable remedy for ones facial appearance, which no amount of skin care can duplicate. As this goes hand in hand with confidence, and indeed ones general mood, might it be worth trying?

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