Sydney Botulinum medicine (B.tox for short) is now established amongst Sydney’s fashionable crowd and these days it has become a grooming necessity for many in Sydney.
But I am often stunned when I listen to the stories surrounding this treatment.
Here are some of the more common mistakes which we hear all the time in Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I am employed as a doctor.
Error no. 1: I will not have the ability to express emotions normally!
There are about 60 muscles beneath the skin of your face. They normally work in harmony, however from continued movement lines may appear. The overuse of Botulinum Toxin can result in the muscles of the forehead becoming less taut. Most doctors would use relatively small amounts to will result in you seeming well rested, yet you will still be just as animated.
Therefore by injecting tiny quantities of the wrinkle injection in just the right muscles an expressive face is preserved whilst any fine lines and wrinkles are smoothed.
Error no. 2: B.tox is toxic!
Actually there is a grain of truth in this. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the exact pharmaceutical terminology. In large doses it may relax muscles that you do not want relaxed and can even cause sickness.
Pharmacists have a famous expression ‘everything is a poison – all depending on the dose’. Any medication in a big enough dose can make you unwell. Water can be a poison if enough is taken.
Error no. 3: It will hurt!
In our practice Star Cosmetic Medicine the doctor utilises needles smaller than hair. Several people compare the treatments to bug bites. It is certainly not as sore as something like a vaccination.
Error no. 4: B.tox will numb my face!
Not true. Botulinum medicine works on the junction between the nerve and the facial muscle, and not on the nerves of sensation. Just the ability to relax muscles is impacted by B.tox injections.
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Error no. 5. You must keep having B.tox or else you might wrinkle quicker than before!
This is also wrong.
B.tox is expected to be effective for up to 3 months. Consequent treatments tend to last a few weeks more. Gradually as muscle strength returns the wrinkles will reappear bit by bit. But they will definitely not be any more noticeable than when you began.
In fact any wrinkles should be be softer than if you hadn’t undergone B.tox treatment – even when you never repeat the injections. Due to the fact that your facial muscles and skin have had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ for a few months.