Botox Cosmetic Treatment

Overview
Botox Cosmetic injections are becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of certain facial wrinkles. Botox Cosmetic acts very differently than "filler" materials. Instead of filling the problem area with a substance, Botox Cosmetic temporarily weakens the facial muscles in the area and relaxes the skin's surface, thereby "removing" the wrinkle. Botox Cosmetic reacts with the body's nerve messaging system. When injected into the various muscles of facial expression, Botox Cosmetic acts as an interceptor for transmission of nerve signals. Botox Cosmetic short-circuits the message being sent to the muscles to produce wrinkling and spasmodic tendencies. What does this mean? No wrinkling!

Botox is currently used in more than 25 medical conditions, including “urge incontinence” suffered by many people. Botox Cosmetic injections take effect in three to five days, and the effects last between three and four months initially, though there is some current evidence that suggests that repeated injections may ultimately lead to results lasting as long as 6 months. These treatments tend to be administered to men and women between the ages of 30 and 60.

Benefits
You're ready to do something about those wrinkles and lines that are multiplying on your face, but you may not be ready for plastic surgery. If you feel you need something, but don't want a drastic change. Or you just aren't ready to have surgery; Botox Cosmetic may be the perfect option for you. The injections have many benefits, such as:

1. Reducing or eliminating wrinkles without surgery.
2. The treatment involves the minimal pain associated with a small needle stick.
3. No sedation or anesthetic is needed.
4. Correcting underlying muscles (as opposed to the skin’s surface or sub-layer the way peels do).
5. Reducing horizontal creases in forehead.
6. Reducing frown lines.
7. Minimizing the look of crows' feet and laugh lines.
8. Can be used to treat horizontal lines on the neck, the cords of the neck, nasal flares, down-turned nasal tips, chin creases, upper and lower lip lines, or they can help do a brow lift, reduce wrinkling of the décolleté, “jelly rolls” under the eyes, “bunny lines”
9. Providing dramatic effects.
10. Its effects are reversible. There are no permanent side effects.
11. Some patients report they no longer get tension headaches and migraines.
12. Less expensive than plastic surgery, without the risks.
13. Enhances collagen generation from Nlite treatments by reducing muscle movement stress on treatment sites
14. Enhances benefits of Restylane, Perlane and collagen injections and other procedures
15. Reducing excessive sweating of the forehead, axillae (armpits) and hands that do not respond to traditional OTC or prescription medicines for up to 6 months.

Are You A Good Candidate?
You're starting to secretly keep count. You can't help it, because every day you add a new wrinkle, crinkle, or line to the list of existing wrinkles, crinkles and lines on your face. You'd like to get rid of, or minimize them, but you may not be ready yet for a more involved plastic surgery procedure.

Your Consultation
The two most important functions the consultation serves are giving you information and allowing you to ask questions. The more you know and understand about this procedure, the more able you'll be to decide if it's right for you. With Dr. Sabean watching, look in the mirror and point out what you like to improve. Discuss your expectations for the procedure. Are these expectations realistic? If you're hoping for improvement, you'll be happy with the results.

How Will I Look Afterward?
You may show some localized redness, swelling or bruising at the injection site. If these occur, they usually resolve quickly.

Preparing Before The Procedure
There's a lot you can do before the procedure to insure everything during the procedure runs smoothly. You should not take aspirin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) such as Motrin or Advil for two weeks before treatment. Aspirin increases the risk for bleeding and bruising at the injection site. Also, tell Dr. Sabean what,if any, medications you are taking and if you have any allergies.

The Procedure
Dr. Sabean’s goal for treatment is to help you look relaxed at rest, and expressive, but not overly expressive, when you want to be. Never “plastic.” Dr. Sabean will inject an extremely diluted amount of Botox Cosmetic, with a fine-gauge needle, directly into the skin and muscle of the desired area. For crows' feet: two to three injections are given on the side of the face near to the outer region of the eyes, known as the "orbital rim." Patients should know that injection of Botox Cosmetic in the orbital rim, reduces, but doesn't eliminate wrinkles. Even so, the
results are usually very satisfying.

1. Forehead lines: Four or more small dose injections are administered over the forehead area. The goal is to weaken, rather than paralyze the forehead muscle so that your expressiveness is not lost temporarily.
2. Glabellar lines (scowl lines): 5 injections
3. Lower lids: 1-2 injections each
4. Upper and lower lips: 2-4 injections each
5. Melo-mental folds (below and lateral to lips): 1 injection each side
6. Bunny lines: 1 each side of nose
7. “Nose bob”: 1 injection under nose
8. “Orange skin” chin dimpling: 2 injections
9. Brow lift: 3 injections
10. Décolleté lines: 4-8 injections

After The Procedure
You will quickly recover from this procedure, since there is almost no redness or swelling. However, it is important to remain vertical (head above heart level) for 4 hours after the injection. This allows the Botox Cosmetic to be taken up in the treated area and lessens the chance of it moving to other muscles. It 's also suggested you contract the treated muscles repeatedly (smile or squint depending on the area treated) for about thirty minutes. Do not touch or rub the injected sites for two to three hours. As long as you follow the above, you can drive yourself home or to work and resume all
normal activities.

The Results
Sometimes it's the little things that make us unhappy, such as the little wrinkles on our face. Other times it's the little things that make us happy, like the Botox Cosmetic treatment that smoothes them out so nicely. It didn't hurt. It was done quickly. And the final effects make a big difference when you look in the mirror. No one else may notice that you had something done, but they will notice that you look more alert, or aren't frowning, etc. For a few minutes and a modest investment, you can present a younger, more pleasant face to the world