Botox
Facial Aesthetics is the classification of cosmetic treatments designed to accentuate your features and enhance natural beauty. These treatments entail the use of Botox or Juvederm and are designed to soften expression lines and define facial contours, which rejuvenates and refreshes your natural skin. Botox is the process where the muscles are injected with a substance that disables the movement of that specific muscle to prevent wrinkles or lines on the skin. This treatment needs to be repeated often to ensure that you stay wrinkle free.
What is Botox
Botox is a neurotoxin. These substances target the nervous system, disrupting the nerve signaling processes that stimulate muscle contraction. This is how the drug causes temporary muscle paralysis.
In order for any muscle to contract, the nerves release a chemical messenger called acetylcholine at the junction where nerve endings meet muscle cells. Acetylcholine attaches to receptors on the muscle cells and causes the cells to contract, or shorten.
Botox injections prevent the release of acetylcholine, which stops the muscle cells from contracting. In this way, the toxin helps the muscles to become less stiff.
The primary use of Botox is reducing the appearance of facial wrinkles.
According to the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, Botox injections are the most popular cosmetic procedure nationwide. In 2016, over 7 million people had Botox treatments.
The effects are temporary, lasting 3–12 months, depending on the type of treatment.
People often request the injections in the following areas of the face:
wrinkles between the eyebrows, called frown lines, glabellar lines, or elevens wrinkles around the eyes, known as crow’s feet
horizontal creases in the forehead lines at the corners of the mouth “cobblestone” skin on the chin.
