Botox / Dysport
Botox is the most popular worldwide treatment for wrinkle reduction and millions of this type of procedures are performed successfully every year.
Botox is an office based treatment that eliminates the wrinkles due to excessive expression.
- The treatment is effective after 7 to 14 days and up to 4 and 6 months
- It must be repeated if we want to keep and improve the result
- It can be successfully applied to the face and neck
- This is a procedure with high standards of safety when performed by medical professionals and very high degree of satisfaction
- Requires careful evaluation and management of the individuals needs in order to achieve the optimal result
Q&A
What is Botox treatment all about?
Botox is a non-surgical procedure by injecting botulinum toxin in tiny quantities aiming to reduce the unwanted movement in the face responsible for the wrinkles of expression.
When am I supposed to have a Botox treatment?
When you have increased facial expression and for this you develop unwanted wrinkles.
Is it better to postpone such a treatment because of the possibility to get used to the treatment so that won’t be effective any more in the future?
Up to now there isn’t such an indication.
Is it truth that this kind of treatment is limited between 40 and 80 years old?
The individual needs and not the age is important
What if I stop using Botox. Is there any risk to see my face collapsing?
After having a number of treatments you will find your face better for quite some time after you stopped it.
Is it truth that those who have Botox develop a frozen or even a diabolic looking face?
We see sometimes and fortunately not very often, unnatural results but this isn’t what the treatment is aiming for and what the patient should ask for. As with every aesthetic procedure, it is vital for the professionals to refuse unrealistic and unnatural outcomes. A beauty treatment is successful when becomes unnoticed.
How safe it is to have this kind of treatment and what are the consequences?
A vast number of treatments are performed every year over more than two decades. Only In USA, within a year, more than 6,5 million treatments took place proving very high standards of safety.
What is the recovery time?
Possibly slight bruising but normal activities can be resumed immediately after treatment. To prevent any possible migration to unintended areas of the face, vigorous activity and aggressive facial massage for at least 48 hours after the injection should be avoided.
What results can I expect from Botox?
With Botox treatment you will see reduction of wrinkles and lines of expression giving a more youthful look. Quite often this kind of treatment should be combined with other aesthetic procedures like fillers for better result. Although results may appear within four to five days, usually it takes almost two weeks to establish and roughly three to four months before wearing off.
What is micro Botox treatment?
This is a modification of the classical technique regarding the neck and jaw line and applies in specific cases.
