When does one see results with Botox?
The effects of Botox are not immediate and full cosmetic benefit is seen after 7-10 days. The results of Botox are not permanent and may last anywhere from 2-3 months.
How often are injections required?
To maintain the wrinkle free look, regular injections are required every 2-4 months
Does everyone respond to Botox?
No, there are a few individuals who do not respond well to Botox. Individuals who smoke and have deep creases and wrinkles generally only have transient reduction of their photo-aged skin.
Is Botox safe?
Botox injections are generally safe when performed by a trained health care professional. However, there are too many non health care professionals who inject Botox and side effects do occur. Today, Botox is being performed at spas, salons, and almost every beauty parlor. The majority of people who do these injections are clueless about sterility and have zero training. Most of their experience is obtained by observing a health professional and then performing the injections.
What are side effects of Botox?
The most common side effects and complications after Botox injections include:
- Pain at injection site
- Bruising at injection site
- Redness
- Headache
- Flu like symptoms
- Drooping of eye lid
The majority of these side effects are transient and disappear within a few days to few weeks.
What is cost of Botox injections?
This depends on how many injections you get. One can expect to pay anywhere from $200-$600 per session.
Final Point
Going to a spa or a salon for your Botox injections may be cheap but you can never know when a complication will occur. Physicians may be more expensive but in the long run the results are safer.
Final Advice
Many unscrupulous health care workers even use fake or dilute Botox solutions. SO get your injections from a reputable health care professional.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Everything about Botox Injections
Botox injections are quite common. Everyone in the health care industry is performing Botox injections. Besides health care professionals, just as many non health care individuals are into the business of Botox- simply because there is a lot of money involved. Botox injections can be performed in a few minutes in any salon, spa or a clinic.
What happens at the clinic?
You sit down, your face is rinsed, and the area of injection is marked. The injections are done with a very fine needle
Do Botox injections hurt?
Yes, the injections do hurt but are not very painful. The pain only lasts a few seconds. If the injections do become painful, it means that the health professional has injured a nerve.
How many injections does one require?
The number of injections is variable and depends on area, extent, depth of wrinkles and facial features. Some areas of face may require 2-4 injections and other areas may require more. In most individuals, 10-15 injections may be required to erase wrinkles.
Is there any downtime after Botox injections?
Generally, no. After the injections, there is rapid recovery and no downtime. One may develop some mild bruising or swelling which rapidly disappears. One can resume normal activities right after the procedure
Are there any precautions after Botox injections?
One should not rub areas where injections have been made. This can push the toxin to migrate into different parts of the face
What happens at the clinic?
You sit down, your face is rinsed, and the area of injection is marked. The injections are done with a very fine needle
Do Botox injections hurt?
Yes, the injections do hurt but are not very painful. The pain only lasts a few seconds. If the injections do become painful, it means that the health professional has injured a nerve.
How many injections does one require?
The number of injections is variable and depends on area, extent, depth of wrinkles and facial features. Some areas of face may require 2-4 injections and other areas may require more. In most individuals, 10-15 injections may be required to erase wrinkles.
Is there any downtime after Botox injections?
Generally, no. After the injections, there is rapid recovery and no downtime. One may develop some mild bruising or swelling which rapidly disappears. One can resume normal activities right after the procedure
Are there any precautions after Botox injections?
One should not rub areas where injections have been made. This can push the toxin to migrate into different parts of the face
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Fine lines and wrinkles: part 2
First, there is no permanent cure for wrinkles and fine lines. There is no cosmetic cream, lotion, or potion that can than erase these skin ailments. Surgery is hazardous and can make you look worse. Moreover, treatments for fine lines and wrinkles are not a cheap undertaking. Nothing is ever less than a hundred bucks and lasers cost thousands. Cost is an important role in deciding with whom you will end up as your provider.
Perhaps the best treatment today is Botox. It really works and there is no argument about it. The fine lines and wrinkles do disappear for a few months. Do not believe anyone who tell you that Botox will last more than a few months. The treatment is affordable for one session but repeat treatments can cost a fortune. Today, everyone is into Botox- there is also fake Botox, diluted Botox and there are Botox parties. The best way to get your Botox injection is to buy the vial yourself and get someone to inject you. Many unscrupulous health care workers charge you for a whole vial, use only a little on you and use the rest on other people. Every one gets charged for the whole vial- such is life in cosmetics.
When it comes to topical creams and lotions, perhaps Retinoids are the best. These vitamin A derived products do act as peeling agents and can erase very fine lines. Retinoids cannot erase wrinkles. Excessive application of Retinoids can lead to skin irritation, dryness, and peeling. One has to apply retinoid regularly for a long time.
Further, when going out a sunscreen is highly recommended because Retinoids do react with sunlight and can cause excessive skin pigmentation.
Perhaps the best treatment today is Botox. It really works and there is no argument about it. The fine lines and wrinkles do disappear for a few months. Do not believe anyone who tell you that Botox will last more than a few months. The treatment is affordable for one session but repeat treatments can cost a fortune. Today, everyone is into Botox- there is also fake Botox, diluted Botox and there are Botox parties. The best way to get your Botox injection is to buy the vial yourself and get someone to inject you. Many unscrupulous health care workers charge you for a whole vial, use only a little on you and use the rest on other people. Every one gets charged for the whole vial- such is life in cosmetics.
When it comes to topical creams and lotions, perhaps Retinoids are the best. These vitamin A derived products do act as peeling agents and can erase very fine lines. Retinoids cannot erase wrinkles. Excessive application of Retinoids can lead to skin irritation, dryness, and peeling. One has to apply retinoid regularly for a long time.
Further, when going out a sunscreen is highly recommended because Retinoids do react with sunlight and can cause excessive skin pigmentation.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Botox Mania Part 2
Botox was first approved in 1989 to treat two eye muscle disorders--uncontrollable blinking (blepharospasm) and misaligned eyes (strabismus). In 2000, the toxin was approved to treat a neurological movement disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder contractions, known as cervical dystonia. A distinct side effect observed during the treatment of the eye disorder was disappearance of the frown (glabellar) lines between the eyebrows. This made the patient looked younger, less angry and in fact pleasing.
Botox is not the only advance in cosmetic surgery but it is by far the least invasive, the fastest to carry out and the results are immediate.
Traditional plastic surgery required complicated incisions in the skin, muscles, pulling or pushing, taking something out and sometimes putting things back in. The existing variety of prescribed treatments used by doctors to plug or reduce wrinkles and scars alone is astonishing: Alloderm, Autologen, collagen, Cymetra, Dermaplast, and the list goes on. And the results are not immediate and the surgery may be prolonged and complicated. In addition, the cost of these open plastic surgery may cost anywhere from $10,000-$20,000. And the results are never guaranteed.
In contrast the lunch time Botox special, may cost $200-$400, take a few minutes, results are immediate, there are no scars, less hassles and sometimes even get free food and drinks (if the procedure is done at a Botox Party.
Botox is not the only advance in cosmetic surgery but it is by far the least invasive, the fastest to carry out and the results are immediate.
Traditional plastic surgery required complicated incisions in the skin, muscles, pulling or pushing, taking something out and sometimes putting things back in. The existing variety of prescribed treatments used by doctors to plug or reduce wrinkles and scars alone is astonishing: Alloderm, Autologen, collagen, Cymetra, Dermaplast, and the list goes on. And the results are not immediate and the surgery may be prolonged and complicated. In addition, the cost of these open plastic surgery may cost anywhere from $10,000-$20,000. And the results are never guaranteed.
In contrast the lunch time Botox special, may cost $200-$400, take a few minutes, results are immediate, there are no scars, less hassles and sometimes even get free food and drinks (if the procedure is done at a Botox Party.
BOTOX MANIA Part 1
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all”
BOTOX Mania has gently arrived in North America. Once covertly used to conceal the effects of aging in Hollywood personalities and the affluent, it is now inexpensive, affordable, accessible and simply done over a lunch break. More fashionable than breast augmentation surgery and a possible blockbuster, Botox is viewed by some as the ultimate fountain of youth.
Botulinum Toxin (Botox Cosmetic) is a protein complex made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which contains the same toxin that causes food poisoning. When used medically in small doses as an injectable form of sterile, purified botulinum toxin, it blocks certain nerve cells that cause muscle contraction. B selectively injecting underlying muscles and blocking their ability to contract, existing frown lines are evened out and the face appears wrinkle free within a week.
Ever since its approval for cosmetic use, Botox mania has grown, both in terms of use and revenues generated, eclipsing all past records of successful drugs. Predicted revenues for 2008-9, are in the mega millions. The toxin was initially used to treat spastic disorders of the face, eyes and neck. Drug industry analysts claim that it is one the top money makers and outbids drugs for diabetes, hypertension and even, Viagra.
Botox is the most popular cosmetic procedure done in offices, clinics, spas, at the dentist, the eye clinic,, and yes, for a few bucks more, even done at the massage and spa parlors. All it involves is injection of botulinum toxin into the muscles of the face, and Voila, look ma, no wrinkles.
BOTOX Mania has gently arrived in North America. Once covertly used to conceal the effects of aging in Hollywood personalities and the affluent, it is now inexpensive, affordable, accessible and simply done over a lunch break. More fashionable than breast augmentation surgery and a possible blockbuster, Botox is viewed by some as the ultimate fountain of youth.
Botulinum Toxin (Botox Cosmetic) is a protein complex made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which contains the same toxin that causes food poisoning. When used medically in small doses as an injectable form of sterile, purified botulinum toxin, it blocks certain nerve cells that cause muscle contraction. B selectively injecting underlying muscles and blocking their ability to contract, existing frown lines are evened out and the face appears wrinkle free within a week.
Ever since its approval for cosmetic use, Botox mania has grown, both in terms of use and revenues generated, eclipsing all past records of successful drugs. Predicted revenues for 2008-9, are in the mega millions. The toxin was initially used to treat spastic disorders of the face, eyes and neck. Drug industry analysts claim that it is one the top money makers and outbids drugs for diabetes, hypertension and even, Viagra.
Botox is the most popular cosmetic procedure done in offices, clinics, spas, at the dentist, the eye clinic,, and yes, for a few bucks more, even done at the massage and spa parlors. All it involves is injection of botulinum toxin into the muscles of the face, and Voila, look ma, no wrinkles.
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