Repetitive facial motions such as smiling, frowning, and laughing take their toll on your skin’s surface. The constant and frequent creasing leaves behind fine lines, wrinkles, and furrows that may make you look older than your years. To smooth and avoid such frequent facial actions, many individuals are turning to Botox injections as young as their 20s.  Botox has become one of the most popular non-surgical cosmetic treatments for all age groups. Each year, more than six million Botox treatments are administered.

 

The physician administers the Botox in the form of injections just beneath the skin’s surface. The Botox effectively relaxes the underlying muscles to smooth the skin’s surface and prevent new wrinkles from forming. Nowadays, many individuals are also using Botox injections to treat migraines, excessive sweating, muscular disorders, and many other health-related conditions.

 

Botox injections are ideal to smooth and prevent the following:

 

• Horizontal forehead lines
• Glabellar frown lines (common vertical lines that often occur directly between the eyebrows caused by squinting or frowning)
• Crow’s feet around the eyes
• Marionette lines

Botox injections used to smooth and prevent wrinkles usually last three to six months before they need to be repeated. Over time, the existing wrinkles start to appear less severe as the muscles do not contract as strongly.

Dysport

Dysport is administered via injections beneath the skin’s surface to improve the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines that develop between the eyebrows (often referred to as glabellar lines) forehead wrinkles, and crow’s feet around the eyes. The FDA-approved injectable is like Botox in the way that it diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by reducing the muscle contractions around the injection site. The solution effectively blocks the signals from the nerves to the muscles. When the muscles no longer repetitively contract the existing wrinkles start to smooth out and new lines do not form. This gives you a younger looking appearance.

Derived from botulinum toxins, Dysport is a neuromodulator. It effectively relaxes and limits the movements of muscles at the injection site to smooth skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Natural aging causes loss of skin’s elasticity and repetitive muscle movements create deep furrows in the skin’s surface.

 

Common areas treated with Dysport include:

 

• Horizontal forehead lines
• Glabellar frown lines (common vertical lines that frequently occur between the eyebrows caused by squinting and frowning)
• Crow’s feet around the eyes
• Marionette lines (lines on either side of the mouth)

Treating with Dysport takes only minutes for the physician to inject the solution in the targeted areas beneath the skin’s surface. You can return to normal daily life and work after treatment. Within weeks, wrinkles become less prominent. Injections typically need to be repeated every three to six months.