Botox Injection Overview How Do Botox Injections Work?

Botox is an injection used to block transmission between the nerve endings and muscle fibers around the injection site. This makes it impossible for the muscle to contract. No contractions means no wrinkles. For example, when a person scowls, the muscles in his or her forehead constrict causing frown lines. With a Botox injection in this location, if a person was to frown, the muscles in the forehead would be unable to constrict, hence no frown lines.

Botox has been proven a safe effective way to reduce the appearance of wrinkles in patients between the ages of 18 to 65 years of age.

A good candidate for Botox injections is a healthy individual who suffers from moderate to severe frown lines and who is without any medical disorders that affect the nerves and muscles. An individual who pregnant or breastfeeding is not a good candidate for Botox injections.

The cosmetic procedure consists of a doctor making several small injections of Botox into the target muscles on the face. The Botox procedure takes approximately 10 minutes to complete with minimal pain involved. A benefit to Botox injections is that there is no need for anesthesia. Within three to seven days, you will see notable improvements in wrinkles and frown lines. Botox is not a permanent solution and the effects only last approximately four months. You can have more Botox injection once every four months and with repeated treatments the effects last longer.

Although Botox is non-surgical and non-invasive, there are still risks involved, although extremely mild compared to other cosmetic procedures. Some of the risks involved with Botox injections are headaches, flu-like symptoms, temporary droopy eyelids, nausea, double vision, eye twitching, facial pain, redness at injection site, and muscle weakness.

Botox injection benefits outweigh the risk by far. There is absolutely no downtime, no recovery period, and you can resume normal activities as soon as you walk out of the doctors office. Within a few days you have a more youthful appearance. There is very minimal pain involved. If you are considering the Botox procedure, make sure the doctor you choose is well educated and experienced in the Botox injection procedure to ensure the best results.