Botulinum toxin injections are a treatment that uses a nerve blocker to relax muscles and reduce excessive muscle contractions. They are used to smooth out lines and wrinkles, such as crows feet and frown lines and in some cases for excessive sweating.
Wrinkles are part of the aging process and are often caused by sun damage, effects of gravity and muscle contraction resulting from facial expressions such as frowning and laughing.
Wrinkles that are caused due to the effects of gravity are natural sagging of the tissue with age and are generally only improved by surgical tightening procedures.
The injections are not permanent and usually last about 3-4 months.
What should you think about before having botulinum toxin injections?
If you are thinking about having botulinum toxin injections it is ideal to be clear about the reason you want them and to understand what they can and more importantly can not do.
There are two different types of facial wrinkles – dynamic and static – each should be treated differently.
Dynamic Wrinkles
Dynamic wrinkles are caused by muscle movment, such as those when you laugh or squint. The most common dynamic wrinkles include crows feet around your eyes and lines on your forehead.
Various forms of Botulinum Toxin can be used to temporarily paralyse or relax muscle activity and is a good option to treat dynamic wrinkles. It can soften and smooth out wrinkles to restore a more youthful appearance.
Very fine lines and wrinkles are formed when collagen in the skin starts to thin. Collagen is protein situated just beneath and also within deep skin layers. Both aging and sun damage can cause collagen thinning. The skin on your face stretches and sags, creating fine wrinkles. Botulinum toxin does not erase fine lines and wrinkles.
Who can get Botulinum Toxin injections?
You need to be healthy and at least 18 years old before you can get botulinum toxin injections.
Some people should not get botulinum toxin.
They include those who:
While botulinum toxin injections may help, they sometimes cause side effects or other health problems. Common side effects include:
Drinking alcohol 24 hours before treatment also increases redness and bruising.
A less common but more serious side effect is ptosis (drooping eyelids). This can make it hard to see. Ptosis should go away when the botulinum toxin wears off in a couple of months.
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