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BOTOX® Cosmetic is a purified version of a natural protein, Clostridium botulinum. Administered in very small doses, it can relax and smooth deep furrows and lines in the face.
BOTOX® Cosmetic works by reducing muscle contractions in the treated area, causing even deep lines and forehead furrows to become smoother and less prominent.
How BOTOX® Cosmetic is administered
BOTOX® Cosmetic is administered as a series of small subcutaneous injections in the forehead area. In most cases, no anesthetic is required, although the area may be numbed with an icepack or a topical anesthetic if you are particularly sensitive.
The procedure itself takes only a matter of minutes, after which you will be able to continue your normal activities. In some cases, you may feel a slight tingling or soreness in the area, for a short time, but there should be no serious pain or other side effects.
The effects of your BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment can be expected to last up to four months, and treatment can be repeated as necessary as the effects wear off.
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Masseter hypertrophy
Masseter hypertrophy is one of the leading causes of jaw fulness, as often seen in Asian patients. Botox® Cosmetic injections can be used to treat and reduce the fullness of the area. Botox® will temporarily reduce the muscle thickness without changing the bone structure of the jaws. Without changing the ethnic prominence of the facial features, the angle of the jaw line looks natural and fitting to the face.
Scar limitation
Recent experience with Botox® appears to help lacerations with less visible scarring.
Scars from recent wounds treated with Botox® Cosmetic were rated better in appearance than scars that were healing without. Depending of the severity of trauma that caused any particular scar, higher doses of Botox® and / or more treatments scheduled closer together improve the increased healed look of the scar.
Facial Paralysis:
For years Botox has been used as a non surgical treatment for uncontrollable facial spasm and facial paralysis, sometimes caused by Bell's Palsy, and asymmetry also caused by paralysis in the face. Limitation of simultaneous facial movements (synkineses) can also be successfully balanced by injecting muscle relaxers, such as Botox® Cosmetic. Dr.Azizzadeh utilizes Boto®x to create symmetry in the face and reduce the activity of synkinesis.
Rhytids (wrinkles):
BOTOX® is targeted directly at the facial muscles that are causing dynamic wrinkles to form. The BOTOX® injection blocks transmission from the nerve ending to the muscle. As a result, the muscle relaxes, significantly reducing the appearance of wrinkles and muscles on the skin above that muscle. This blocking effect on the nerves usually lasts an average of three to six months, at which time the muscle regains movement and wrinkles reappear.
Dynamic Wrinkles
We are born with dynamic wrinkles, which are associated with the muscles we use for facial expression. As we continuously use our facial muscles to smile, laugh and squint, mild wrinkles appear when we are young, but they become deeper and more noticeable as we grow older. The most common areas where we develop dynamic wrinkles around the lips, the corners of the eyelids (where the wrinkles are known as crows' feet), between the eyebrows, and on the forehead. These wrinkles often make people look older and more tired than they actually are. BOTOX® can be used to treat these dynamic wrinkles and make them less noticeable.
Brows
Management of the aging brow and forehead has recently evolved based on available innovative technologies. Likewise, procedure-specific indications have changed based on collective surgical experiences. No longer is the approach based solely on hair pattern or degree of brow ptosis. Patients require varying combinations of brow elevation (prior to blepharoplasty), correction of brow asymmetries, and hairline-preserving forehead elevation.
Sweaty handpalms (Hyperhidrosis) and overactive under arms (Axillary Hyperhidrosis)
Patients suffering from these disorders have had very satisfactory results with injecting Botox® Cosmetic. In a retrospective clinical study, the outcome was evaluated by clinical examination and chemical parameters. The results showed that clear blocking of secretion in the treated glands was demonstrated. Possible side effects of the treatment were not observed.
Learn more
BOTOX® is one of the most popular non-surgical treatments being performed today, but it is important to have BOTOX® performed by an experienced cosmetic surgeon, not just any one. Contact Dr. Azizzadeh today if you live in the Beverly Hills or Los Angeles, California area and would like to schedule an initial BOTOX® consultation.
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