BOTOX ® Cosmetic Procedure
You laugh, You frown, You concentrate.
And over time, those expressions leave their mark upon your face. Until today there wasn’t a lot you could do about it.
Today there’s BOTOX® Cosmetic. A simple nonsurgical procedure that
can dramatically reduce even your toughest wrinkle within days.
What BOTOX® Cosmetic is.
A BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment is a simple, non-surgical procedure that smoothes the deep, persistent lines between your brows that developed over time. One ten-minute treatment – a few tiny injections- relaxes the muscles that cause those lines to form and keeps them relaxed up to four months. BOTOX® Cosmetic has been widely tested and it’s approved by the FDA.
The results are dramatic and apparent within days. In clinical trials, nearly 90% of the men and women surveyed rated the improvement in their brow lines as moderate to better. For many, BOTOX® Cosmetic virtually “erases” these lines.
Unlike surgery, BOTOX® Cosmetic is fast, simple, and minimally invasive, with no downtime or recovery. Most people return directly to work or normal activity following treatment. Within days, they report looking more natural and relaxed. With BOTOX® Cosmetic, they’ll know you’ve done something, they just won’t know what.
BOTOX® Cosmetic will not radically
change your appearance or make you look “like
you’ve had work done.” It will not make you look twenty years
younger. Because it’s highly localized and administered intramuscularly,
its effects are usually confined to the region of injection, and BOTOX® Cosmetic does not remain in your body indefinitely.
What exactly is BOTOX® Cosmetic?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a natural, purified protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. Very low doses of BOTOX® Cosmetic are administered via a few tiny injections directly into the overactive muscles that cause lines to form. BOTOX® Cosmetic works by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses to the injected muscles. The effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic are usually confined to the injected region; it does not travel throughout the body.
Are BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments painful?
Discomfort is minimal and brief. Once the injection is complete, there
is usually no discomfort.
Will my lines look worse if I choose not
to continue treatments?
No. Your lines gradually revert to their pre-treatment appearance.
Who
should administer BOTOX® Cosmetic?
Any authorized health care professional can administer BOTOX® Cosmetic,
but cosmetic physicians are generally more experienced.
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a registered trademark of Allergan, Inc.