Botox®
BOTOX is the single most common medical cosmetic treatment performed each year. Environment, time and daily stress take their toll on healthy skin. BOTOX does not stop skin from aging, but it does return a rejuvenated appearance to the face. It is most commonly used to treat dynamic wrinkles: forehead lines, crow’s feet, and frown lines. BOTOX “paralyzes” the injected area so that the muscles used to squint or frown are no longer able to contract. BOTOX has also been used to treat hyperhidrosis, or excessive underarm sweating. BOTOX temporarily blocks the nerves that activate the sweat glands.
The Procedure
For dynamic wrinkle treatment, BOTOX is injected into the muscles around frown lines in the forehead, lips, around the nose, or sides of the chin. The injected BOTOX paralyzes the muscles that form fine lines and wrinkles. For hyperhidrosis treatment, many small injections of a slightly diluted BOTOX solution are made into the area to be treated. Because the solution is slightly diluted, the treatment should spread throughout the area to be treated. This treatment will calm the nerves that overly activate the sweat glands in the underarms.
BOTOX treatments are a very short, ten-minute procedure conducted using a very fine needle to reduce any discomfort of injection. To begin, you may be asked to squint your eyes, frown, and raise your eyebrows. Injections are made in predefined areas. There may be a slight sting when BOTOX is injected, but there is very little lingering discomfort.
Botox® Q & A
What is Botox?
A simple, non-surgical procedure for temporarily smoothing moderate to severe glabella lines - the vertical frown lines between the eyebrows --- info. from Allergan website
Who makes Botox?
Allergan, Inc., a multi-specialty health care company. --- info. from Allergan website
What are the benefits of Botox?
Environment, time and daily stress take their toll on healthy skin. BOTOX does not stop skin from aging, but it does return a rejuvenated appearance to the face.
What is the clinical experience behind Botox?
BOTOX is the single most common medical cosmetic treatment performed each year.
How does Botox work?
BOTOX “paralyzes” the injected area so that the muscles used to squint or frown are no longer able to contract.
What does Botox treatment involve?
BOTOX treatments are a very short, ten-minute procedure conducted using a very fine needle to reduce any discomfort of injection. To begin, you may be asked to squint your eyes, frown, and raise your eyebrows. Injections are made in predefined areas.
For dynamic wrinkle treatment, BOTOX is injected into the muscles around frown lines in the forehead, lips, around the nose, or sides of the chin. The injected BOTOX paralyzes the muscles that form fine lines and wrinkles. For hyperhidrosis treatment, many small injections of a slightly diluted BOTOX solution are made into the area to be treated. Because the solution is slightly diluted, the treatment should spread throughout the area to be treated. This treatment will calm the nerves that overly activate the sweat glands in the underarms
What areas can be treated?
It is most commonly used to treat dynamic wrinkles: forehead lines, crow’s feet, and frown lines. BOTOX has also been used to treat hyperhidrosis, or excessive underarm sweating. BOTOX temporarily blocks the nerves that activate the sweat glands.
How long does Botox treatment effect last?
BOTOX treatments are a very short, ten-minute procedure.
Does Botox treatment hurt?
There may be a slight sting when BOTOX is injected, but there is very little lingering discomfort.
How much does a Botox treatment cost?
Prices for a treatment can vary, but it starts at $12/unit.
Is there any downtime with Botox?
There is no downtime with Botox. After this short 10-minute procedure, you are able to continue regular activity.
Are there any risks with Botox?
Botox is best known for paralyzing the facial muscles and minimizing wrinkles, but botulinum toxin also is widely used for a variety of muscle-spasm conditions. The FDA is investigating deaths involving Botox and children, mostly cerebral palsy patients being treated for spasticity in their legs. Other countries had approved that use for their drugs, but the FDA has not.
Also, the FDA will begin investigating illnesses of people all ages who used the drug for different conditions - including one hospitalization of a woman given Botox for forehead wrinkles.
Are there any side effects with Botox?
The most common risks are short term and can include headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome, forehead and eyelid drooping, and nausea.
Less common Botox risks include symptoms that are generally associated with the injection.
These Botox risks can include pain, redness, swelling, bruising, bleeding, numbness, and muscle weakness.
These symptoms generally subside within a week because Botox only stays in the body temporarily.
Do NOT use Botox if you...
- have an infection where Botox Cosmetic will be injected
- are allergic to any ingredients in Botox Cosmetic
- are pregnant or think you're pregnant
Botox Videos
Wipe that angry look off your face with a swift series of BOTOX® injections into the gabella. Dr. Raval deftly injects the BOTOX into the corrugator muscle in between the brows which in turn makes the muscle relax, releasing the frown that makes adults appear to be angry, especially as they age. Dr. Raval is an instructor for BOTOX and trains other surgeons and physicians on sculpting the face using BOTOX in specific locations to raise the brows, achieving an instant lift to the forehead area.
Dr. Jeffrey Raval demonstrates the “Lunch Hour Facelift” that takes years off one’s looks in a matter of minutes using the newest injectable filler Prevelle that contains a numbing agent, making it painless and requiring no down time.
Jeffrey Raval, MD, FACS demonstrates the ease of BOTOX Cosmetic injections to smooth away wrinkles and artfully lift the brow. Lasting up to six months, Botox injections require no anesthetic while administered and the results last up to six months.