Botox (Botulinum Toxin)

Botox (Botulinum Toxin)

Botulinum toxin has recently been used as a very popular medication. Some labels of this drug are FDA approved and are very reliable and this procedure may be very useful in expert hands. There are no obvious contraindications except some muscle diseases (such as myasthenia gravis), pregnancy and lactation period, and hypersensitivity to botulinum toxin.

Botulinum toxin is the most commonly used in the face area for aesthetic purposes. It is also used successfully for non-aesthetic purposes such as armpit sweating, migraine treatment.

Botulinum Toxin and Face Aesthetics

Crow's feet due to mimic muscles, frown lines and forehead lines are the most effective areas of botulinum toxin. Mild-medium or advanced eyebrow lifting can also be provided. Small injections to these areas, in fact, it helps to make the wrinkles disappear in a short time. Because when injected into mimic muscles (reduced dose of botulinum toxin) this drug is effective since it creates a long period of laziness. Usually 50-100 units (1/2 bottles-1 bottle) are enough.

Before the treatment of botulinum toxin; blood thinners such as aspirin, vitamin E etc. use of drugs and food supplements would be appropriate to be stopped. Possible side effects include sagged eyelid, bruising, but possibility of such complications are very low if the correct treatment is performed, and since the effects of Botulinum Toxin are temporary, these undesirable effects are also temporary.

The Mechanism of Action of Botulinum Toxin

Botulinum toxin can completely remove dynamic lines, lines that appear with mimicking, or reduce them to a large extend. Crow's feet (horizontal lines around the eyes), frown lines, forehead lines can benefit from Botox injection. The outer part of the eyebrows get lifted and the person looks much younger, more beautiful and attractive.
The aesthetic effect is proportional to the dose of the drug. In other words, exaggerated results do not appear in controlled injections. This can be adjusted if the eyebrows are not desired to be lifted too much. If the person does not want, the eyebrows are not lifted at all or the eyebrows can be lowered by Botulinum toxin injection.

Can the Natural Appearance be Achieved with Botolinum Toxin?

Yes! Natural results can always be achieved with botulinum toxin. With controlled injection, it is easily possible to perform fine tuning with a gradual application. When the desired result is achieved, treatment can be stopped. In this way, it is not difficult to get unexaggerated natural results.

Most of the time, we do not understand that many people around us has had Botulinum Toxin injection before. His-her face just looks young and beautiful, it does not get noticed since the result is not exaggerated or it does not cause loss of mimic.

As a result, natural results can be obtained with Botulinum Toxin.

Botox injection is the most common aesthetic procedure in the world today. Especially, areas around the eye and eyebrows can reaaly be beautified with Botox.
Crow's feet due to mimic muscles, frown lines and forehead lines are the most effective areas of botulinum toxin. Mild-medium or advanced eyebrow lifting can also be provided. Small injections to these areas, in fact, helps to make the wrinkles disappear in a short time. Because when injected into mimic muscles (reduced dose of botulinum toxin) is effective since it creates a long period of laziness. Generally, 50-100 units (1/2 bottles-1 bottle) are enough.

It is possible to achieve natural beauty with botox injection. Completely natural results can be achieved by adjusting the eyebrows and partially preserving the mimic lines. Perhaps the people that you have seen around you who do not have a natural appearance may have been made this way because they did not want natural results. In fact, you do not realize many people around you that have botox because of their natural result!

The Mechanism of Action of Botulinum Toxin and the Need for Repetition

The effect of Botulinum toxin injection on the face area starts after 3rd-4th day and settles around 7-10 days. The maximum effect is seen around the 3 months, after 4th month, the effect may begin to decrease. It can be said that many people have an effect of 4-7 months (5-6 months on average).

The effect of botulinum toxin lasts for months, and if the person can wrinkle in his / her face, then repetition can be performed (after 5-6 months on average). In this respect, it can be compared with a quality under-eye cream. With Botox injection, you can achieve the results you could not achieve with under-eye cream.

This is not a surgery or an irreversible operation. It is an injection that can be performed during the interview between the person and the doctor. Some labels of this drug is FDA approved and is very reliable and this procedure may be very useful in expert hands.

Editör: Mehmet Nebil Bozdoğan
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İçerik güncellenme tarihi: 29.07.2023