Botox®
Beauty needs no excuse. Botox Cosmetic is a quick and painless procedure designed to restore freshness, youth, and beauty to faces that have been damaged by the process of living. It is the only treatment approved by the FDA for the temporary relief of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows.
Botox Cosmetic is a protein; when injected into a specific muscle, this protein blocks signals it receives from the brain. The muscle relaxes, causing wrinkles in the skin covering it soften or disappear.
Treatment with Botox Cosmetic injections, a non-surgical procedure, generally takes only ten minutes. While anesthesia is not required, the doctor may numb the area before injecting Botox Cosmetic. You may experience a brief, stinging sensation that can be minimized by using an ice compress.
Within a few days, Botox Cosmetic dramatically decreases frown lines, forehead furrows, and crow’s feet, and relaxes nasal muscles to decrease nostril flaring. You can expect the results to last up to four months, so three treatments a year may be necessary to maintain the effects of Botox Cosmetic.