BOTOX: WHAT TO EXPECT AND AT WHAT AGE?

Delicately balanced, botulinum toxin attacks the expression lines. What are the expected benefits of botox injections? At what age can you use this treatment? How often?

What benefits can you expect?

Injections of botulinum toxin relaxes the muscles responsible for expression lines, that is to say the wrinkles of frown, horizontal forehead wrinkles caused by the shrug of the eyebrows and wrinkles around the eyes present , also known as wrinkles crow's feet. This treatment therefore reduce wrinkles. This effect is visible immediately in the days following the injections. But this treatment may also exert a preventive effect in the long term, preventing the worsening of wrinkles treated.

At what age do you start?

There is no rule. For example, some people frown eyebrows very young, which may give them a worried look. That is why they resort to this technique at the age of 25-30 years. Actors or persons exercising a profession of public relations may also need to soften slightly negative expression a bit. You should know that the longer the ride is already formed, it is more difficult to mitigate or to eliminate it. It may be worthwhile to intervene whenever a frown or accentuated when a person becomes aware that it puckers many eyebrows.Treatment later on a ride already installed, can mitigate, but not necessarily erase it completely.

What is the frequency of injections?

Practitioners recommend repeat injections every six months. In other words, once you start? we went for long.

What else against wrinkles?

Avoid the sun and provide maximum protection from UVA (A for age). For this purpose, the ideal is to use a moisturizing day cream with UVA and UVB filters.There is for women and for men (they also replace the aftershave balms, except that in applying to the entire face).