Botox

Botox has not been a novelty for a long time, and to some extent everyone at least superficially knows the main areas of its application. What can be achieved by using Botox, what is its harm and is there any benefit at all - read on.

Botox drug

Botulinum toxin (full name Botox) is a drug that blocks neuromuscular transmission. It has existed on a legal basis in Russia since 1994.

Botox injections: price

The cost of one injection varies from salon to salon. On average, the price of a unit of Botox is 90-300 rubles. At first glance, the cost is low, but the number of injections that need to be done to obtain a satisfactory result adds up to an impressive amount.

• To remove a horizontal wrinkle on the forehead, 4 to 15 units are required.
• From 8 to 25 units can smooth out the eyebrow fold.
• Eliminate crow's feet with the power of 8-16 units.
• To tighten the corners of the mouth, you will need from 4 to 6 units.
• Get rid of wrinkles 2-4 units will help the upper lip.

Let us remind you of the importance of a personal consultation with a specialist who will tell you the exact number of injections. The number of the latter is influenced by the individual characteristics of the organism and the depth wrinkles.

Botox - effect

Traditionally, Botox is injected intramuscularly into the area where expression lines are located. A temporary effect occurs that blocks the mice's sensitivity to nerve signals. Due to this, the muscle relaxes, stops contracting and the formed wrinkles are smoothed out.

The quality of the procedure directly depends on the professionalism of the doctor who will do the injections. The whole art lies in partially immobilizing the muscle without disturbing the patient’s natural facial expressions, removing its tone.

A correctly performed session will block the direct connection between the nerves and the muscle, and each of them will function as before.

The “performance” of Botox is not eternal and stops after four to six months. Connections are restored and everything falls into place.

Effect and duration

You will not be able to see the effect immediately after the procedure. The muscles begin to relax after only 6-7 days, but already on the 2-3rd day you can notice the first improvements. The full results will be visible 14 days after the injections.

Unfortunately, Botox will not give results to everyone. There are people whose body does not react at all to botulinum toxin. Those. There will simply be no benefit from such injections. True, the number of such unique individuals is small and amounts to about 1% of the total number. This feature may appear due to previous treatment based on Botox, or due to the disease botulism.

As already mentioned a little above, the effect of Botox is not eternal. After one session, wrinkles will disappear from the face for a period of 4 to 6 months. Therefore, the process is carried out regularly, with an interval of six months. But the effect can be prolonged. For example, if you conduct about three sessions in a row, your face will remain smooth for about a year.

The advantage of Botox is that during these six months, while the drug was in effect, a person, as a rule, loses the habit of working the muscles that were affected by the effect. This becomes a habit, so wrinkles may not appear for a very long time, even without additional injections.

Botox for rejuvenation

Cheerful people, whom nature has endowed with “living” facial expressions, as a rule, begin to suffer early from the appearance of facial wrinkles. While they are barely visible, you may not even notice them, but with deep wrinkles, a woman’s self-esteem begins to gradually melt away. Botox is designed to help in just such situations.

Since the injections are aimed at destroying connections between nerves and muscles, after the procedure you can continue to enjoy life without aesthetic consequences.

Optimal age for Botox

How pronounced the effect will be depends not only on individual characteristics, but also on age. Let's consider when injections will show maximum effectiveness.

• The vast majority of people under 25 years of age retain ideal contours and there are no indications for Botox. The skin is elastic, but there may be small, barely noticeable wrinkles that do not cause discomfort.
• But in 30-40 years the consequences of active facial expressions are, as they say, “on the face.” In this interval, Botox gives the best results.
• Beginning to weaken at 50-60 years old the muscles are no longer so susceptible to the drug. There is an effect, but it is not as pronounced as at a younger age.
• After 60 years, the muscles weaken significantly and tone is lost. The reason for the appearance of wrinkles is not only facial expression. Mostly, this is loss of collagen and loss of moisture. The effect of Botox is almost invisible.

Botox for wrinkles

In modern cosmetology, the drug is actively used to combat wrinkles. But not age-related, but facial expressions, which are caused by increased muscle activity. To smooth out wrinkles of third-party origin, it is much more effective to use chemical peels and plastic surgery, since Botox will not give the desired result.

How to prepare for the procedure

3 days before your scheduled session, stop using antibiotics and drugs that prevent blood clotting. Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages for about a day. On the day of the procedure, sports and any physical activity that requires increased effort are contraindicated.

How does the procedure work?

During the consultation, the specialist assesses wrinkles: their severity, depth, the nature of their origin, what condition the tissues are in at the moment, identifies the most suitable points for injections, and also determines the number of “portions” of Botox.

Before introducing the composition, the skin undergoes a disinfection procedure. After that, with a thin needle, the diameter of which does not exceed 0.3 mm, Botox is injected into the muscles whose mobility needs to be weakened. The entire procedure takes no more than five minutes.

As for the pain, in this case it is small. This is why many women neglect anesthesia. However, experts themselves advise local anesthesia. This will help not to interfere with the specialist, because even from contact with the needle you can move, thereby preventing the specialist from injecting the drug into the desired point. The feeling of Botox injections is compared to the usual mosquito bites.

Limitations associated with Botox

Since the procedure is classified as cosmetic, a return to normal life occurs immediately. After injection, the drug is distributed throughout the entire area within a few hours, and healing of micro-wounds takes about a day. To ensure everything goes well, you should follow a few rules:

• For three to four hours after the procedure, you should avoid lying down, and it is also highly recommended not to go to bed immediately;
• During the day, refrain from taking medications that affect blood clotting and alcohol;
• do not touch the injection sites for two days;
• give up sports for two days;
• during the same two days, try not to tilt your head, as, for example, when washing the floor;
• within ten days you should not come into contact with hot air and high temperatures: avoid baths and saunas, do not point the hairdryer at your face.

Botox has contraindications. In order not to suffer sad consequences, be sure to make sure that they do not exist in your case!

Botox on the forehead

The forehead, as one of the most mobile parts of the face, is susceptible to the appearance of early horizontal expression wrinkles. Even at a very young age of 20, when the skin of the face is elastic and has no cosmetic flaws, the forehead can show a rather deep crease. Although this is quite normal, it is not pleasant. Botox is an excellent opportunity to correct such a misunderstanding without resorting to plastic surgery. Just one session is enough, after which no one will remember any wrinkles.

At the early stage of wrinkle formation, 4-5 units of Botox may be enough. Even with a high price for it of 300 rubles, you can remove a wrinkle for only 1,500 rubles. Quite a low price to pay for beauty, isn’t it?

Botox lips

Botox is often used not only to combat wrinkles, but also to eliminate lip defects. For example, it masks their asymmetry well. If desired, you can even use it to enlarge small lips, giving them sensual fullness. The lip augmentation service is especially popular among women who have already experienced the first signs of aging, which include significant lip reduction.

But the increase occurs not only due to the mentioned drug, since it is simply impossible to do this only with it. Otherwise, other parts of the face where the drug would be injected, for example the forehead, would also “swell” under its influence. For such functions, various gels are used, such as hyaluronic acid.

Botox for hair

Relatively recently, Botox began to be used for hair treatment. The technique allows you to restore even the most depleted, exhausted and damaged curls.

The “revitalization” procedure can be carried out both in the salon and at home - your choice. However, many girls prefer the second option. Since for the price they ask in salons, you can purchase drugs for as many as 3 home sessions. Yes, you will have to sit painstakingly, but it's worth it.

The tools included in the set operate according to the following principle:

• in the first phase there is a product that helps to open the “channels” in the hair, through which all the nutrients will pass deep inside;
• the second phase includes a hermetically sealed preparation, the content of which nourishes the hair, moisturizes and heals - rehabilitation occurs.

The presence of Botox plays a fundamental role - with its help, the hair is deeply nourished, and the resulting vitamins are not washed out for a long time. The effect of Botox lasts from 3 to 5 months, after which the procedure should be repeated.

After such care, the hair stops frizz and becomes smooth and manageable. A mirror shine appears, split ends disappear. It has also been noted that Botox stops hair loss, eliminates dryness and brittleness, and also promotes accelerated hair growth.

Botox: before and after

Botox is harmful

No matter how terrifying it may sound, botulinum is a real poison. The only reason why the majority of organisms react calmly to it is because of the small administered doses. All you have to do is not follow the rules of the procedure, even mess up the dosage a little, miss at least one contraindication, inject the drug in the wrong place, choose a low-quality product, and the sad consequences will appear in all its glory.

The Internet is simply teeming with photographs of real people who suffered from Botox for one reason or another. The terrifying consequences of neglecting to find a good specialist, compliance with rehabilitation measures and training should encourage everyone who wants to rejuvenate with the help of beauty injections to approach the process as responsibly as possible. The majority of the negative consequences of injections (for example, facial asymmetry, swelling, wounds) remain for the rest of your life!

Botox: reviews

The “highlight” of Botox is that it is a “maximalist” drug. It's almost impossible to get anything average from him. It always gives either amazing results, when the face looks ten years younger, or terrifying results, when everything starts to look askew. Therefore, reviews about it are radically opposite. However, there is no doubt about the effectiveness of high-quality injections, after which wrinkles really disappear.

In order not to cause yourself moral, psychological and aesthetic harm, do not under any circumstances neglect the search for a good specialist, and certainly do not skimp on your own beauty and health!