Relaxing Wrinkles

BOTOX® Cosmetic and DYSPORT are purified proteins which relax facial muscles, effectively removing wrinkles and giving you a more relaxed youthful look.

As we get older the muscles of the face get larger and stronger. The skin is also damaged by ultraviolet light exposure which destroys collagen and elastin (which supports the skin as its framework and allows the skin to "spring back".) This loss of support to the skin is the major cause of wrinkling. At first these wrinkles are only seen with facial expression and are called dynamic wrinkles. Over time the wrinkles become permanent and are seen with or without facial expression and are called static wrinkles. Deep static wrinkles do not respond to botox as well, although you may benefit as part of a larger treatment protocol including resurfacing of the skin or IPL.

Here is a favorite patient with over active muscles around the eyes before Botox treatment.

Here she is after a small dose of botox. We go for a relaxed look.

Botox is best used to relax muscles where the skin is wrinkling with motion. These are dynamic wrinkles and only occur with expression. Static wrinkles are permanent, which means the skin is too damaged to maintain its integrity. Here a laser peel is a great option. Botox is great for early wrinkles, but we still have issue with procedures lasting only 3 to 6 months. Have botox and a peel for the best of both worlds.

Go to the Knowledge page so I can explain how the Glogaw Scale, which doctors use, will help make sense of the aging process.

Those angry "elevens" don't suit you anymore..

Click here to go to the Botox Knowledge Page

Click here to go to the Photoaging Knowledge Page

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