Botox Treatments

Many wrinkles are actually creases that have been worn into the skin by making the same expression thousands of times. These "expression lines," often called frown lines or crows feet, are due to the contraction of a muscle under the skin in that area.

Botox® is a purified toxin produced by the clostridium botulinum bacteria. Although Botox® is a toxin, there have been no serious side effects. This is because, for the treatment described, it is used in extremely small amounts and does not spread throughout the body.

A few drops of Botox® are injected with a tiny needle into the muscle that creates a wrinkle. When Botox® is injected into a muscle, it blocks the nerve impulse from reaching that area, and as a result, the muscle weakens. As the muscle weakens, the skin overlying the muscle relaxes and the wrinkles in the skin gradually soften and often disappear.

Botox® has been used safely and is the most popular non-surgical procedure performed today. It is necessary that the Botox® be fresh to be in the correct dilution and placed in the right muscle groups. At the Renaissance Cosmetic Surgery Center only doctors take the responsibility of injecting Botox®. We find our results are superior.

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