Botox Treatment

Botox is type of skin treatment meant for anti-aging solution. It is the trade name for Botulinum Toxin Type A. This commercial material is derived from bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. When this material is supposed to be injected, it creates a local effect which is utilized for non-surgical cosmetic treatment for reduction of severe to moderate type of frown lines for the age range of 18-65 ages.

Application of Botox reduces the contraction of facial muscles which triggers the formation of frown lines, and thus is applied as an effective treatment for wrinkles.

Botox is a part of cosmetic surgery procedure and it involves injecting Botox materials in several small injections in different facial parts to minimize the appearance of wrinkles.

It is the doctor who decides about the necessity and administration of Botox treatment and accordingly he will judge the conditions and symptoms.

The effect Botox injection initiates approximately 10 minutes and does not require use of anesthesia. The discomfort initiated by this treatment in minimum and short tenured.

Within 3-7 days after the application of Botox treatment the effect of this treatment gets visible. The effect becomes visible within one week and remains stable for minimum 4 months.

After 4 –month period the frown line will be disappeared as the effect of Botox treatment will get reduced.

Each treatment course of Botox costs around £200, although depending on the intensity the cost may vary from one application to other.

Botox treatment is not free from side effects. The general side effects associated with this treatment are headache, eyelids drooping temporarily, nausea, double vision, facial pain, redness at the injection site, and general weakness of muscle and in some cases in post-administration period the receiver faces flu-like symptoms.

An intended user of Botox should not go for Botox treatment if she is suffering from any infection where the injection will be injected, are allergy sensitive to any of the Botox ingredients, is pregnant or planning for a pregnancy, or suffering from any neurological disorder.

There are also some medicines effects adversely with Botox administration, so it will wise to talk to your cosmetic surgeon all about medicine history to evaluate the necessity of this medicinal administration for that particular patient.