An Uncomplicated Factsheet on BoTox
Sydney Botulinum treatment (Botox for short) has become the latest craze amongst Sydney’s stylish set in fact it is becoming an essential part of grooming for many in the Harbour City. Nevertheless I am often dumbfounded when I listen to the misguided stories about this procedure. Here I have listed some of the more myths that I hear day in day out in my work as a physician at Star Cosmetic Medicine in Pyrmont, Sydney.
Delusion Number 1: Botox may immobilize all my facial expressions!
Under the skin of the face are around 60 muscles. These ordinarily work in harmony, however from persistent movement expression lines can appear. Too many doses of Botulinum Toxin have the effect of the forehead becoming over relaxed. The dosage injected by most doctors make you look refreshed, yet you will still look every bit as animated.
Thus by using conservative amounts of the toxin in just the right tissues you can achieve a reduction in any lines without reducing facial expression.
Delusion Number 2: Botulinum is poisonous!
Actually there is a grain of truth in this. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the proper pharmacological terminology. Too great a dose may end up in loss of muscle tone and can make you very ill.
But to put things into perspective – an ancient pharmacy saying states that ‘everything is a poison – it all depends on the dose’. All medicinal drugs in a large enough dosage can make you ill. Water can be a poison if you take too much.
Delusion Number 3: It will sting!
Your hairs are larger than the needles we use at Star Cosmetic Medicine. Several people have compared the shots to mosquito bites. It is unquestionably not as sore as a procedure like a blood profile.
Delusion Number 4: I might lose feeling in my face!
Not true. Botox acts on the neuromuscular junction, and not on sensate nerve fibers. Botox just impacts on the ability to relax muscles.
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Delusion Number 5. You need to keep getting Botox otherwise you will develop worse fine lines and wrinkles than earlier!
Also wrong.
The first Botox treatment lasts about 3 months. Any injections after the initial one normally last a little longer. The wrinkles will slowly reappear as the muscle regains its strength. But your lines certainly won’t be deeper than before the treatment began.
As A Matter Of Fact the wrinkles should be be softer than if you had never had Botox injections – even should you never persevere with the therapy. This, of course is typically so because your skin has had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ during the therapy.
