When it comes to aesthetic interventions, injection of botulinum toxin is the most common cosmetic procedure performed today.
What Is Botulinum Toxin?
When botulism paralyzes the muscles used in breathing, death can ensue.
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Without acetylcholine, muscle activity stops.
This focal, or site-specific, paralysis is what smoothes wrinkles and stops spasms.
In other words, botulinum toxin works by “paralyzing” the wrinkles away.
The effects of botulinum toxin wear off during time.
In such cases a second dose may be administered.
The glabella is the skin between the eyebrows and above the nose.
In other words, your physician uses clinical judgment to treat facial wrinkles with Botox.
The injection of bacterial products into the human body represents a new invention.
With each passing year, researchers develop more formulations of this versatile agent and find more uses for it.
A Word From Verywell
Botulinum is a versatile agent commonly used totreat many types of wrinkles.
Overall, it is relatively safe, with few adverse effects.
If you are interested in receiving botulinum toxin treatments, kindly speak with a dermatologist.
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