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Botox

Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) Procedures

What is Botox? How does it work?

Medicine used in Botox procedure is a protein that is produced by Clostridium Botulinum bacteria . This protein works by blocking nerve impulses to the injected muscles in small concentrations.The function of the injected muscles temporarily weakens or stops contracting .When the activity of the injected muscles is reduced wrinkles on the skin diminish or get lost.With this procedure the intended goal is to reduce and alleviate wrinkles , furrows and lines on the forehead and face depending on the gestures.

Which areas can be treated?

Forehead , glabellar /frown lines between brows, brow lifting,vertical and horizontal neck lines, crow’s feet and marionette lines can be treated with Botox to enhance. After botox treatment wrinkles on the forehead and eye area will mitigate and you will achieve desired, fresh and smooth look.

How long is the final benefit achieved after the treatment?

It usually takes 3-7 days to effect. Following botox procedure appearance of lines between brows and forehead will effectively improve and will be able to see the significant change. The enhancement will go on 1 month post-op and the result will last 4-6 months that changes person to person.

How permanent is Botox treatment?

Noticeable result will last 4-6 months that changes according to person. You may schedule the next appointment with your doctor after your procedure.

Does Botox procedure hurt?

Procedure is performed with extremely fine needles.You will feel minimal pain and it goes off immediately. Mostly ice compress pre-op help you manage. Rarely anesthetic cream may be used fort his reason. Whole process will take 10-15 minutes. Associated with injection rarely mild pain ,redness, sensitivity, bruising and swelling may occur.They clear away in a short time.

Will I have frozen look after botox procedure?

With an experienced doctor your facial features will stay natural after botox treatment. With well- balanced botox procedure muscle contraction is minimized, essentially final goal is not to eliminate the function entirely. You can move your brows, frown and use your mimics. Wrinkles and lines caused by gestures will alleviate.That’s why applying customized dosage is very important.It requires detailed, functional and aesthetic examination. Experience is also important for expected result. It is very rare and hard to get frozen look when done right by an experienced doctor.

What happens to wrinkles on my face if I do not carry on having botox ?

If you do not repeat the treatment gradually your wrinkles between your brows, on the forehead and around your eyes will be back as they were before the treatment.

How can I get rid of excessive sweating? Is botox procedure effective for underarm excessive sweating?

To reduce excessing sweating, botox can be performed. As known, several cosmetics like spray and roll on is used commonly for underarms sweating. The U.S. Food&Drug Administration FDA approved Botox for excessive sweating of under arms. In order to diagnose precisely excessive sweating of under arms, starch test can be done and required area can be marked. Botox is administered by multiple injections under the skin with ultra fine needles in the area previously assessed. If you suffer from excessive sweating of under arms you may benefit from botox .The procedure takes 15-20 minutes and the effect lasts 201 days that corresponds to 6.7 months. After botox procedure patient can notice the significant reduction in sweating within 4 weeks.

What happens if sweating of under arms stops?

When Botox is applied for excessive sweating of under arms the quality of your life will be better such as getting rid of wet shirts, t-shirts and diryt look. While there is not any downtime or side effects you will still be sweating from other sweat glands sufficiently.

Prof.Dr. Muhitdin Eski