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Plastic Surgery Information > Cosmetic Surgery > Botox Cosmetic Surgery
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Botox Cosmetic Surgery |
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Botox images:
by www.www.visionplusmedical.com
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Botulinum toxin, is a neurotoxin protein, it is sold commercially under the brand names: Botox and Dysport.
The botox is naturally made by bacterium and is one of the most poisonous substances in nature.
The botox has been used in the cosmetics industry since the seventies and very effective for wrinkles and expression marks.
The botox was approved in 1989 to treat spasms such as: eye muscle disorders (uncontrollable blinking) and strabismus.
A few years later, in 2000 the botox was approved to treat cervical dystonia, which is a neck and shoulders contractions.
Only by April 2002, the cosmetics botox was approved by the FDA (food and drug administration).
Besides the cosmetic use, botox is used to treat: migraines, constant involuntary winking (blepharospasm), neurological conditions, excessive sweating and more.
The cosmetic botox becomes more and more popular each year. Many people, men and women all over the world are using botox to moderate the frown lines between the eyebrows and also the lines on the sides of the eyes that make them look tired.
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Botox Cosmetic Surgery: |
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The cosmetic surgery takes about 10 minuets and the results and shown in a few days and last about 4-6 month.
The procedure is a non surgical treatment; it is a few tiny injections of the substance.
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The new trend - Botox parties! |
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Get together parties for botox injections! That's the way the botox is marketed today!
In these parties the participants get lectures and information about the botox and also botox injections.
The cost is cheaper then going to a certified clinic because the doctors buy the botox in bulk and use it on a lot of patients.
That way they can ask for less money.
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Botox Cosmetic Surgery Risks: |
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Botox injections can't get you botulism, but there are some risks such as: Headaches, respiratory infection, flu, nausea, pain (sometimes), redness, and even weak muscles if not injected properly or if injected too much of the substance.
All the symptoms are temporary but can last for a few weeks.
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Tips for Botox Cosmetic Surgery: |
- Before you start using botox, you should consult with your doctor to make sure it is right for you.
- Before you are going to have the procedure, make sure to get as much information as you can. Ask friends that made the procedure, read online to find out about risks and benefits, and use the botox treatments forums to ask as many questions as you can.
- Go only to certified places that know what they are doing and have the right substance and materials.
- Make sure the doctor that performs the procedure is qualified in cosmetic skin surgery of the face.
- Cheap is expensive! Remember that when you have your botox treatment. You might pay cheap but then you might have to fix your face for more money. Just go to well known places with reputation and certifications.
- The FDA recommends to use the lowest effective dose possible and also to wait minimum of 3 month between Botox Cosmetic treatments.
- After you have the procedure made, don't drink alcohol and try to sit vertically for a few hours.
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Botox Q & A |
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Botox Or Not? - I am 28 and I am considering Botox.
I know that I am young but I have an area above my nose and between my eyebrows, that is a cluster of a few deep lines.
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