What is Botox Cosmetic?
BOTOX Cosmetic is an injectable treatment able to improve dynamic wrinkles, or those resulting from the facial muscles responsible for expressions. These include crow’s feet, worry lines and laugh lines. BOTOX Cosmetic is directly injected into the particular facial muscle to temporarily relax the muscle and smooth out the wrinkle.
BOTOX® Cosmetics is a highly purified toxin derived from the bacteria clostridium botulinum. It works by blocking receptor sites on muscles and preventing acetyl choline, released by nerves, from stimulating muscles to contract. BOTOX® Cosmetic is injected into the skin in very small and safe amounts to selectively block the function of certain facial muscles that are involved in wrinkle formation. The best locations to inject BOTOX® Cosmetic are frown lines, forehead lines and crow’s feet lines. It is also an excellent treatment for excess sweating (“hyperhidrosis”) of the axillary areas, palms and soles, with diminished to absent sweating at these sites lasting for up to 9 months.
Botox temporarily smoothes moderate to severe frown lines, helping you to regain a more youthful appearance. Botox Cosmetic is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the U.S., with over 2.8 million procedures performed each year. Botox is a sterile purified protein derived from Botulinum Toxin. It is a simple, non-invasive and non-surgical treatment that relaxes the underlying muscles, which cause wrinkles and lines to appear on the skin. It is used to remove facial lines, especially frown lines, “crow’s feet,” and forehead lines.
