The History, Safety and Uses of Botox

Since the early 1980’s, The benefits of Botox have been medically recognized. It has been used to treating muscle spasms, cross eyes, migraines, excessive sweating or drooling, cervical dystonia and overactive bladder.

Botox can help to relax forehead wrinkles , frown lines between the eyes, and ‘crowsfeet’ on the sides of the eyes. More advanced techniques involve softening vertical lip lines, , scrunch lines around the nose, turning up the corners of the mouth and smoothing a chin with a dimple.

Jean Carruthers discovered Botox when she was injecting it near the brow of a patient who suffered from uncontrollable blinking. The patient noticed that her wrinkles in the area went away. Dr. Carruthers then tried Botox on her receptionist for frown lines, the results spoke for themselves. The company Allergen then went on to patent the drug and become a multibillion dollar company.

Botox works by blocking the synapse connection that occurs between the nerves and the muscles, so the muscle cannot contract. The skin cannot wrinkle when the muscles are not being used.

For most patients, though there should be improvement, the complete resolution of wrinkles will not happen after the first treatment. It usually takes 6 months before the wrinkles disappear. Treatments will still continue every 3-4 months, to keep the wrinkles away.

Botox is safe, one could argue that it is safer than aspirin. No serious systemic effects have ever been reported with cosmetic doses of Botox. When injected by an experienced physician there are very few side effects and almost all of them are temporary.

For more info check out click here to visit our website.

Victory Medical Spa 780 Victory Hwy #3, West Greenwich, RI 02817 (401) 458-0825