Age inevitably makes itself felt on the skin: Over time, wrinkles appear and become deeper. Environmental influences, concentrated facial expressions or even laughter can exacerbate this and make your face look older than you actually are. With a BOTOX® treatment, you can address frown lines, crow's feet, and other signs of aging and regain smooth skin. Learn everything you need to know about this procedure here.
Duration of treatment: About 15 minutes
Areas of application: Face / neck / neckline / hands / functional muscle groups (e.g. bruxism, calves, sweat glands).
Anesthesia: Local, depending on the type of treatment
Durability: Approximately 3-6 months (depending on the method and skin condition even longer)
Social ability: Immediately
Wrinkles are a sign of skin aging. They form when you repeatedly contract your skin. Their appearance is favored by shrinking fat pads under the facial skin, environmental factors and lifestyle. BOTOX® is an active ingredient that relaxes the muscles. As a result, your wrinkles are softened and your face, neck, neckline or hands look significantly younger and more vital. Nowadays, it is one of the most important options for the treatment of wrinkles.
BOTOX® is especially suitable for frown lines, crow's feet and other wrinkles in the upper part of the face.
A common misconception is that BOTOX® prevents facial expressions and motions entirely. The goal of the treatment is to soften facial lines. After the wrinkle treatment, the various facial expressions are possible without any problems. Our experienced plastic and aesthetic surgery specialists take care to make your result as natural as possible.
However, BOTOX® is not only suitable for use on the face. For instance, our specialists inject sweat glands with the substance to reduce sweating. BOTOX® has also proven effective for crunches or to reduce the size of calf muscles.
BOTOX® is suitable for women and men over the age of 18 who want a youthful appearance while reducing wrinkles.
Before your first BOTOX® injection at the MEDICAL INN center, you will have a medical consultation with one of our reputable plastic and cosmetic surgery physicians. This is also the case if you have already had wrinkle treatment with BOTOX® in another clinic. During this consultation, you will explain to your doctor what your needs are and what you expect from the treatment. Moreover, you will receive a detailed description of the procedure so that you are prepared for everything. The doctor will, of course, answer all your questions in detail.
Before the procedure, we take pictures of the area to be treated in order for you to directly see the improvement due to the treatment.
The treatment is performed with a very fine needle, which you will hardly feel. On request, we will apply a light anesthetic cream so that you will not even notice the tiny punctures. The muscle that is treated will gradually weaken. For this reason, it may take up to 2 weeks before you can see the final result in the mirror. Depending on your skin type, the effect lasts about 3-6 months.
When the effect wears off, we perform another BOTOX® injection at any time to continue smoothing your skin as much as possible. The entire procedure takes about 15 minutes. Afterwards, you can go home and continue your usual daily routine. In some cases, redness or slight swelling will form around the injection sites. These will completely disappear over the next few days.
Like any other active ingredient, BOTOX® can also cause undesirable effects. These generally occur very rarely:
● Fatigue
● Unpleasant feeling or pain at the injection site.
● Headache
● Watery eyes
● Allergic reactions
Prior to your treatment, our experienced team will explain these side effects and risks to you in detail.
BOTOX® is one of the best researched active ingredients in the world and is considered extremely safe. It is also known as botulinum toxin.
You can return home or to work immediately after wrinkle treatment. We recommend no touching or rubbing the treated area and no lying down for several hours.
Most of our patients report that they hardly feel anything during the treatment. Since the needle is very fine, you will feel at most a small prick. We can also numb this brief prick with an anesthetic cream so that you do not feel any pain during the procedure. It is our goal to make your treatments as comfortable as possible!
On average, BOTOX® lasts 3-6 months. Starting from the 3rd month after the injection, you will notice how the mobility of the treated area gradually returns, and with it your wrinkles. The more often you repeat the treatment, the longer the effect on the muscles will last and you will need fewer treatments over time.
The purpose of treatment with BOTOX® is to smooth out the fine lines and wrinkles on your body. The treatment will not radically alter your facial expressions or appearance, nor will your face look "frozen." Our reputable team takes great care to ensure that the results look as natural as possible.
You will notice your wrinkles gradually returning to the way they were before your BOTOX® injection. They won't look worse, but they will get deeper over time due to the natural aging process if you don't continue with treatment.
There should be at least 3 months between each treatment. Other than that, there is no limit to how many times you repeat wrinkle treatment with BOTOX®.
No, BOTOX® is not intended for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. You can start treatment at any time after breastfeeding.
BOTOX® is meant to soften fine lines and wrinkles by relaxing the muscles. Dermal fillers are designed to plump up areas of the face and build volume. You can combine both ingredients to get the best results.
No, you are not too young in your 20s. If you are concerned about the signs of aging, treatment is appropriate for you if you are 18 or older.