BOTOX® Cosmetic
BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments can erase lines, furrows and wrinkles on your face, leaving you looking younger and more refreshed. When women and men from Short Hills, Morristown, and other communities in northern New Jersey seek plastic surgeons experienced with Botox and Botox treatments, many come to us at Peer Group.
What can BOTOX® treatments do for me?
The lines that create an aged appearance build up over a lifetime. When you smile, laugh, frown, or look puzzled, you contract the muscles of your face. Over time, these contractions produce permanent furrows and deep wrinkles in the skin, especially around the eyes and mouth, between the eyebrows, and on the forehead. These lines can make you look older, sad, angry or tired.
BOTOX® Cosmetic is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the country and one of our most requested aesthetic procedures. Quick, safe and effective, BOTOX® reduces or eliminates facial lines and wrinkles for up to six months with no downtime and little to no discomfort. Through a series of tiny injections, BOTOX® gives you a rejuvenated look by smoothing crow’s feet beneath the eyes, frown lines between the eyebrows, horizontal lines across the forehead, worry lines around the mouth, and lines on the neck. The effects of BOTOX can be dramatic. BOTOX treatments can also prevent you from deepening facial lines during natural facial movements. In addition to smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles, BOTOX® may be useful in treating a variety of medical conditions: Botox for migraine headaches, chronic back and jaw pain, and muscle spasms are among the medical uses, and BOTOX for sweating – reducing overproduction by the sweat glands – is another application.
How BOTOX® Cosmetic Works
BOTOX® is the brand name for botulinum toxin A, a therapeutic muscle-relaxing agent derived from the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum. Originally approved by the FDA for the treatment of eye and muscle spasms, BOTOX® was quickly recognized for its cosmetic value. Physicians have now been using BOTOX® Cosmetic for years as a treatment to correct visible signs of stress and aging. The medication relaxes the muscles in the face that cause wrinkles. When injected in small doses in specific areas, BOTOX® injections block nerve muscles responsible for the repetitive actions that cause fine lines and wrinkles. In this way, BOTOX® smoothes the lines in the skin that make you look tired or angry.
Candidates for BOTOX®
A good candidate for BOTOX® treatment may be anyone looking to enhance their appearance by getting rid of unwanted lines or wrinkles. It is also important that patients seeking treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic are in good physical health, are not pregnant or nursing, and do not have a neuromuscular disorder. Men and women considering BOTOX® treatment should have realistic expectations of what the procedure can do. You should discuss the desired results with your doctor to ensure that your goals can be achieved. Our plastic surgeons can show you photographs of the results that can be achieved, taken before and after BOTOX treatment.
The BOTOX® Procedure
Using a very fine needle, our experienced plastic surgeon will inject BOTOX® Cosmetic into designated muscles in your face that are causing lines and wrinkles. You may experience brief, mild discomfort during the injection, but you can be assured that the treatment is very safe and effective. Taking only a few minutes, BOTOX® treatment requires no anesthetic and recovery is immediate, allowing you to return to work and resume your normal daily activities that same day. BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment will relax the muscles in your face and soften the skin, giving you a more relaxed and youthful appearance. For optimum results, many patients choose to use BOTOX® in conjunction with a facelift, skin rejuvenation therapy, injectable fillers, and/or laser skin resurfacing. Immediately following the BOTOX® treatment, some patients may experience mild bruising, which will go away shortly. You will see your wrinkles begin to fade within 24 hours, with continued improvement over the next 5 days. The effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic typically last up to four months, although many have reported results lasting up to a full year. After several BOTOX® treatments, the results may be prolonged.
Risks and Side Effects of BOTOX®
Side effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic are rare and are usually mild and temporary. The most common side effects caused by BOTOX® are headaches and temporary redness or bruising of the skin at the site of injection. In rare cases, slight drooping of an eyelid or asymmetry of expression may occur. Any risk of complication can be reduced by choosing a qualified and experienced physician.
Choosing a Qualified Physician for your BOTOX Treatment
Immediately following the BOTOX® treatment, Even though BOTOX® is not a surgical procedure, it is very important to choose a highly experienced and qualified physician when deciding to undergo BOTOX® treatments. Doctors who are less familiar with the BOTOX injections could leave you looking “frozen,” or perpetually surprised. Our doctors, specialists in cosmetic surgery procedures, are intimately familiar with BOTOX® Cosmetic, having successfully treated hundreds of patients at our office. We take the time to talk with each candidate before beginning the injections to find out what he or she wants to achieve, and to determine how best to correct their problem area(s), so patients can be happy again with their smoother, younger-looking faces. That’s why so many discerning men and women from Mountain Lakes, Montville, and throughout northern New Jersey seeking the best cosmetic specialists for BOTOX and other aesthetic procedures come to Peer Group.
