Botox

Botox is no longer a novelty, and to some extent, everyone knows at least superficially 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 (the full name of Botox) is a drug that blocks neuromuscular transmission. It has existed on a legal basis on the territory of Russia since 1994.

Botox injections: price

The cost of one injection varies from salon to salon. On average, the price of a Botox unit 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 add up to an impressive amount.

• It takes 4 to 15 units to remove a horizontal forehead wrinkle.
• From 8 to 25 units will be able to smooth out the glabellar fold.
• Eliminate crow's feet by 8-16 units.
• To tighten the corners of the mouth, you will need 4 to 6 units.
• Get rid of wrinkles the upper lip will help 2-4 units.

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 characteristic of the organism and the depth wrinkles.

Botox - effect

Traditionally, Botox is injected intramuscularly in the area of ​​mimic wrinkles. There is a temporary effect that blocks the sensitivity to nerve signals in mice. Due to this, the muscle comes to relaxation, stops contraction and formed wrinkles are smoothed.

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

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

"Performance" of Botox is not eternal and stops after four to six months. Connections are being restored and everything falls into place.

Effect and its duration

You will not be able to see the effect immediately after the procedure. Muscles come to relaxation after only 6-7 days, but already on 2-3 days, you can notice the first improvements. The full result will be visible 14 days after the injection.

Unfortunately, Botox will not work for everyone. There are people whose body does not react at all to botulinum toxin. Those. there will be no sense in such injections. True, the number of such unique individuals is small and amounts to about 1% of the total. This feature may appear due to a previously completed treatment based on Botox, or a previous butulism disease.

As mentioned a little above, the effect of Botox is not eternal. After one session, wrinkles will leave 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 spend about three sessions in a row, then the face will remain smooth for about a year.

The advantage of Botox is that during these six months, while the drug was acting, a person, as a rule, weaned to work the muscles that were affected by the effect. This is 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 "live" facial expressions, as a rule, early begin to suffer from the appearance of facial wrinkles. While they are barely visible, they can not be noticed, but with deep wrinkles, a woman's self-esteem begins to gradually melt. Botox is designed to help in just such situations.

Since injections are aimed at breaking down the 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. Consider when the injections will be most effective.

• The overwhelming number of people under 25 years of age, the face retains perfect shape 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 old the consequences of active facial expressions, as they say, "on the face." In this interval, Botox gives the highest results.
• Beginners to weaken at 50-60 years old the muscles are no longer so susceptible to the drug. The effect is there, but not as pronounced as at a younger age.
• After 60 years, the muscles significantly weaken, tone is lost. The reason for the appearance of wrinkles is not only mimic. In the bulk, this is the 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 mimic, which are caused by increased activity of muscle muscles. To smooth out wrinkles of third-party origin, it is much more effective to use chemical peels, plastic surgeries, since Botox will not give the desired result.

How to prepare for the procedure

For 3 before your scheduled session, stop using antibiotics and drugs that prevent blood clotting. Avoid alcoholic beverages for about a day. Sports and any physical activity requiring increased efforts are contraindicated on the day of the procedure.

How is the procedure

During the consultation, the specialist assesses the wrinkles: their severity, depth, nature of their origin, in what state the tissues are at the moment, identifies the most successful injection points, and also determines the number of "portions" of Botox.

Before entering the composition, the skin undergoes a disinfection procedure. Then, with a thin needle, the diameter of which does not exceed 0.3 mm, Botox is injected into the muscles, the mobility of which needs to be weakened. In time, the whole procedure takes no more than five minutes.

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

Limitations of Botox

Since the procedure is considered a cosmetic procedure, the return to the usual life occurs immediately. After the injection, the drug is distributed over the entire area for several hours, and the healing of micro-wounds takes about a day. For everything to go in the best possible way, you should adhere to several rules:

• lying down should be avoided for three to four hours after the procedure; it is also highly discouraged to go to bed right away;
• during the day, refrain from taking drugs that affect blood clotting, and from alcohol;
• do not touch the injection sites for two days;
• give up sports within 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 be in contact with hot air and high temperatures: give up baths and saunas, do not direct the hair dryer at your face.

The drug Botox has contraindications. In order not to incur sad consequences, be sure to make sure that they are absent in your case!

Botox in the forehead

The forehead, as one of the most mobile parts of the face, is prone to the appearance of early horizontal facial wrinkles. Even at a very young 20-year-old age, when the skin of the face is elastic and has no cosmetic imperfections, the forehead can give out a rather deep crease. Although it is quite normal, it is not pleasant enough. Botox is a great opportunity to correct this misunderstanding without resorting to plastic surgery. Just one session is enough, after which no one will remember any wrinkle.

In the early stages of wrinkle initiation, 4-5 units of Botox may be sufficient. Even with a high price for him of 300 rubles, you can remove a wrinkle for only 1,500 rubles. Quite a low price for beauty, isn't it?

Lip botox

Botox is often used not only to combat wrinkles, but also to correct lip defect. For example, it masks their asymmetry well. If desired, it can even enlarge small lips, giving them a sensual splendor. 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 for them to do this only. 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, for example, hyaluronic acid.

Hair botox

More recently, Botox has been used for hair treatments... The technique allows you to restore even the most exhausted, exhausted and damaged curls.

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

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

• in the first phase there is a means that helps open the "channels" in the hair, through which all nutrients will pass deep inside;
• the second phase includes a hermetically packaged preparation, the content of which nourishes the hair, moisturizes and heals - rehabilitation takes place.

The presence of Botox plays a fundamental role - with the help of it, the hair is nourished deeply, and the obtained 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, becomes smooth and obedient. 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 - harm

As terrifying as it may sound, botulinum is a real poison. The only reason why the majority of organisms react to it calmly is the small doses administered. One has only not to follow the rules of the procedure, even to confuse a little with the dosage, to miss at least one contraindication, to inject the drug in the wrong place, to choose a low-quality remedy, as the sad consequences will manifest themselves in all their glory.

The Internet is just teeming with photos of real people who have suffered from Botox for one reason or another. The horrifying consequences of neglecting the search for a good specialist, observing measures for rehabilitation and training, should push everyone who wants to rejuvenate with the help of beauty injections to approach the process as responsibly as possible. Most of the negative consequences of injections (for example, facial asymmetry, swelling, wounds) remain until the end of life!

Botox: reviews

The "highlight" of Botox is that it is a "maximalist" drug. It is almost impossible to get anything in between from him. It always gives either amazing results when the face is ten years younger, or terrifying when everything starts squinting. Therefore, the reviews about him are radically opposite. However, there is no doubt about the effectiveness of high-quality injections, after which wrinkles really leave their mistress.

In order not to cause moral, psychological and aesthetic harm to yourself, in no case should you neglect the search for a good specialist, and even more so, do not save on your own beauty and health!