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Botox is one 10-minute treatment – a few tiny injections
– and within days, the stubborn, angry-looking frown
lines between your brows dramatically relax for up to 4 months.
No surgery. No recovery. And BOTOX® Cosmetic is safe,
widely tested, and approved by the FDA.
The cosmetic form of botulinum toxin, often referred
to by its product name Botox®,
is a popular non-surgical injection that temporarily reduces
or eliminates frown lines, forehead creases, crows feet
near the eyes and thick bands in the neck. The toxin blocks
the nerve impulses, temporarily paralyzing the muscles
that cause wrinkles while giving the skin a smoother,
more refreshed appearance. Studies have also suggested
that Botox is effective in relieving migraine headaches,
excessive sweating and muscle spasms in the neck and eyes.
What causes
frown lines between the brows? How does BOTOX®
Cosmetic help?
The lines that appear between your brows actually
result from muscle movement and the passage of time.
Two muscles are largely responsible for frown lines between
the brows. When those muscles contract, they draw the
brows together. As skin becomes less elastic over time,
repeated frowning can result in those moderate to severe
lines between your brows.
BOTOX® Cosmetic works
by blocking nerve impulses, which reduces the movement
of those muscles. With less movement, the skins surface
gradually smoothes out, and the moderate to severe frown
lines between your brows begin to fade.
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Is BOTOX®
Cosmetic only for women?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is certainly
not just for women. Women may talk about their looks more
often, but men are concerned about their appearance as
well.
In nature, some male species have all the luck when it
comes to looks. Think about a peacock and a peahen. It'
the male who' got that gorgeous train, not the female.
And the father of the lion family is the one with the
glorious mane. With humans, it doesn't always work that
way, but the fact is, guys do care about their looks.
Why shouldn't they? A man who goes to the gym to work
out and cares about his clothes and grooming is a man
who not only cares about his appearance, but what it says
about him personally, as well as in business.
A man who has pronounced lines between his brows may
be perceived as angry or stressed—and he doesn't
want to look that way. That' why it' not surprising
that men are also choosing BOTOX®
Cosmetic, a non-surgical, physician-administered treatment.
A BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment
requires little time out of the office. So, it’s
possible to have the procedure done during a lunch hour
and head right back to the office.
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Just what is
BOTOX® Cosmetic? Is it
FDA approved?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is purified protein. It is
a nonsurgical, physician-administered treatment that can
temporarily reduce moderate to severe frown lines between
the brows in patients 18 to 65 years of age. During treatment,
very low doses of BOTOX® Cosmetic are administered
via a few tiny injections directly into the muscles that
cause those stubborn lines between the brows.
BOTOX® Cosmetic is the
only treatment of its type approved by the FDA for this
use. The treatment is minimally invasive and nonsurgical.
It requires no recovery time and causes little discomfort.
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What is
the treatment like?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a quick and minimally invasive
treatment. Our physician makes a few tiny injections into
the muscles that cause moderate to severe frown lines
between your brows.
Our physician will determine exactly where to administer
the injections to achieve the best results. No anesthesia
is required. The entire procedure takes approximately
ten minutes. Discomfort is minimal and brief – most
patients compare the sensation to a bug bite. You may
resume normal activity immediately.
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How soon
will I see a difference? What kind of results can I expect?
You can expect to see results within days after your
treatment. The appearance of the area between your brows
may continue to improve for up to a week.
By day 30 in a patient clinical study, 89% of patients
judged the severity of the frown lines between their brows
ad moderate or better.
Visible results can last up to four months. After that,
you may be ready to return for a follow-up treatment.
Patients with neurological disorders such as ALA, Myasthenia
Gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome may be at increased
risk of serious side effects. The most common side effects
include headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome,
temporary eyelid droop, and nausea.
Other side effects include pain and redness where the
medicine is injected, pain in the face, and muscle weakness.
These effects generally occur within the first week and
usually go away on their own.
Your own results may vary – be sure to talk to
our physician about what you can expect.
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How soon will
I need a second treatment? What happens if I decide not
to continue?
The effect of each treatment can last up to four
months – be sure to schedule your follow-up treatments
in advance.
If you decide not to continue with BOTOX®
Cosmetic, the area between your brows will eventually
go back to its pretreatment appearance.
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How does
BOTOX® Cosmetic compare
to other options?
Compared to other aesthetic treatment options,
BOTOX® Cosmetic is relatively
inexpensive. According to a survey by The American Society
for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, it’s one of the least
costly facial aesthetic procedures. And when you consider
the difference it can make in the appearance of the moderate
to severe frown lines between your brows, you may find
BOTOX® Cosmetic to be a
great way to invest in yourself.
BOTOX® Cosmetic treats
the cause of these frown lines between the brows by reducing
the muscle contractions that cause the lines to form over
time. BOTOX® Cosmetic is
the only treatment of its type approved by the FDA for
the temporary improvement of moderate to severe frown
lines between the brows.
If you’re looking for something for that area between
your brows, be sure to talk to your doctor about BOTOX®
Cosmetic.
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How do I know
if BOTOX® Cosmetic is right
for me?
If you are between 18 and 65, you may be a candidate for
BOTOX® Cosmetic. If you
feel that reducing the appearance of those moderate to
severe frown lines between your brows might make you look
more approachable, BOTOX®
Cosmetic may be right for you.
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