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Shave Off The Years With Botox

By Marlene Ataine


Botox Cosmetic has for years retained the title as the most commonly performed "non-surgical" cosmetic procedure in the United States, based on its ease of use and consistently good cosmetic results. Botox is an injection that is used to treat wrinkles and common skin symptoms brought about by the aging process or sun damage. These lines and wrinkles become less pronounced with a Botox injection. The muscles underneath the skin become relaxed and this reduces the display of wrinkles. The injected liquid does not travel anywhere else in the body but in the facial muscle area. Again, Botox treatments are non-invasive and non-permanent. A treatment will wear off within 3 to 6 months.

For over twenty years, Botox has been used safely for both cosmetic and medical purposes. There are a lot of myths about Botox. One of them is that it is poison being injected into patients. This is not accurate. It is a bacterium called clostridium botulinum that has been purified under very strict controlled conditions.

Increasingly, men are turning to this exceptional wrinkle cure to look younger. When you look at the numbers, the trend is obvious and only growing. Some industry reports have estimated that in the past six years alone, the number of men getting Botox injections has increase by 300 percent. At that time, that was about a half a million men, or roughly 10% of all Botox injections.

There are probably many reasons that the number of men signing up for wrinkle-reducing injections is increasing. Frankly, many men are being introduced to it by their wives. Their wives may have had the procedure themselves, seen the exceptional results and the youthful appearance. And then, naturally, they want the same thing for their husband. The social stigma of not appearing to care about how they look is no longer in fashion for men. Appearance matters and it is becoming evident in study after study.

Who Should Not be Receiving a Botox Treatment?

Botox should not be given to pregnant women, nursing mothers, or patients with neuromuscular diseases like myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, AML (Lou Gehrig's), or motor neuropathy should not use Botox. Patients who are allergic to human albumin, which is different than an egg allergy, should not use Botox. Regarding pregnancy or nursing, there are no tests. As such, the recommendation is that it should be avoided as a precaution.

Your specialist may numb the injection area slightly, but it is certainly not a necessity. The needle used for Botox injections is very fine and you should barely feel it. The procedure will likely take around ten minutes and you can return to daily activities shortly afterwards.

BOTOX treatments are generally quite affordable, which is one of the main reasons for the procedure's international popularity. A Botox treatment will usually range between $300 and $400. Every four to six months, patients will have to return to have another procedure in order to maintain their results.




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