If you’re searching for an easy and effective way to freshen your appearance, you’re in luck. Millions of consumers rely on BOTOX each year to stay looking youthful and line-free. BOTOX injections are non-invasive, and they have few side-effects and virtually no downtime. Best of all, the results provided by BOTOX are both temporary and repeatable. If you don’t like your post-treatment look, you can wait for BOTOX to wear off on its own. If you do, you can safely have your injections repeated just before your treated, dynamic wrinkles reappear.

What Is BOTOX?

Derived from the botulinum toxin, BOTOX is a purified neurotoxin that temporarily immobilizes targeted muscles. Although it’s ineffective for smoothing out deep, static creases or replacing age-related losses in facial volume, it’s perfect for treating dynamic or movement-related wrinkles in high-expression areas.

BOTOX Releases Dynamic Wrinkles

During a BOTOX treatment, tiny amounts of this product are injected in areas that crinkle and crease when people smile, frown, or make other facial movements. As the treated muscles relax, surface wrinkles disappear, and the skin’s underlying, defining collagen layer lies smooth and flat.

What Areas Does BOTOX Treat? 

BOTOX treats brow or frown lines that travel vertically between the eyes, forehead lines that travel horizontally across the forehead, and crow’s feet or tiny creases that radiate outwards from the corners of the eyes. If you smoke or frequently use straws when drinking beverages, you can also use BOTOX to reduce the appearance of peri-oral wrinkles or “smoker’s lines”. These are short, deep creases that radiate outward around the mouth.

Unlike static wrinkles which are present and visible all of the time, dynamic wrinkles only appear when the muscle contractions that have caused them are repeated. For instance, if you have crow’s feet, they’ll only manifest when you laugh or smile. Peri-oral wrinkles make an appearance each time the lips are pursed, and frown lines show up when people are actively expressing anger. Following BOTOX treatment, you can make your normal range of facial expressions without having dynamic wrinkles reveal your age.

How Often Should I Get BOTOX

The effects of BOTOX injections typically last between three and four months. BOTOX injections can be safely repeated every 120 days or longer.

Other Best Practices for BOTOX

BOTOX is a multi-functional product. In addition to various cosmetic applications, it’s also FDA-approved to treat migraine headaches, hyperhidrosis, and jaw pain. However, it’s hardly a “fix-all” solution. With the visible effects of normal aging both progressive and unstoppable, there may come a time when your anti-aging plan requires the addition of other measures. For instance, many people seamlessly pair BOTOX with hyaluronic acid-based fillers to both restore lost facial volume and remove dynamic and static creasing. BOTOX can also be safely paired with skin renewing and skin resurfacing treatments like micro-dermabrasion, laser treatments, photofacials, micro-needling, hydra-facials, and chemical peels.

Schedule a Consultation Appointment

At Blume Skin & Body, we offer an expansive range of non-invasive and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. Whether you’re interested in erasing your dynamic lines with BOTOX or filling in your facial hollows and nasolabial folds with a quality dermal filler, the Blume Injectors can help. Our team has advanced training in Xeomin, Ultherapy, laser treatments,CoolScupting and more. To find out how we can help you regain your confidence and get a look you love, schedule a consultation appointment with Blume Skin & Body today!

Derived from the botulinum toxin, BOTOX is a purified neurotoxin that temporarily immobilizes targeted muscles. Although it’s ineffective for smoothing out deep, static creases or replacing age-related losses in facial volume, it’s perfect for treating dynamic or movement-related wrinkles in high-expression areas.

BOTOX Releases Dynamic Wrinkles

During a BOTOX treatment, tiny amounts of this product are injected in areas that crinkle and crease when people smile, frown, or make other facial movements. As the treated muscles relax, surface wrinkles disappear, and the skin’s underlying, defining collagen layer lies smooth and flat.

What Areas Does BOTOX Treat?

BOTOX treats brow or frown lines that travel vertically between the eyes, forehead lines that travel horizontally across the forehead, and crow’s feet or tiny creases that radiate outwards from the corners of the eyes. If you smoke or frequently use straws when drinking beverages, you can also use BOTOX to reduce the appearance of peri-oral wrinkles or “smoker’s lines”. These are short, deep creases that radiate outward around the mouth.

Unlike static wrinkles which are present and visible all of the time, dynamic wrinkles only appear when the muscle contractions that have caused them are repeated. For instance, if you have crow’s feet, they’ll only manifest when you laugh or smile. Peri-oral wrinkles make an appearance each time the lips are pursed, and frown lines show up when people are actively expressing anger. Following BOTOX treatment, you can make your normal range of facial expressions without having dynamic wrinkles reveal your age.

How Often Should I Get BOTOX

The effects of BOTOX injections typically last between three and four months. BOTOX injections can be safely repeated every 120 days or longer. However, with repeated injections, some people may experience a phenomenon known as muscle conditioning. With muscle conditioning, treated muscles gradually become prone to maintaining their relaxed state. Thus, those who use BOTOX regularly might eventually find that they only need “touch-ups” every five to six months.

Other Best Practices for BOTOX

BOTOX is a multi-functional product. In addition to various cosmetic applications, it’s also FDA-approved to treat migraine headaches, hyperhidrosis, and jaw pain. However, it’s hardly a “fix-all” solution. With the visible effects of normal aging both progressive and unstoppable, there may come a time when your anti-aging plan requires the addition of other measures. For instance, many people seamlessly pair BOTOX with hyaluronic acid-based fillers to both restore lost facial volume and remove dynamic and static creasing. BOTOX can also be safely paired with skin renewing and skin resurfacing treatments like micro-dermabrasion, micro-needling, hydra-facials, and chemical peels.

Strategic Application vs. Overuse

Also among BOTOX’s best practices is strategic application vs. overuse. Injecting only small amounts of this solution in each targeted area produces the most natural-looking results. Using BOTOX too often or overusing it in select areas isn’t the best way to reach your cosmetic goals.

Schedule a Consultation Appointment

At Blume Skin & Body, we offer an expansive range of non-invasive and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. Whether you’re interested in erasing your dynamic lines with BOTOX or filling in your facial hollows and nasolabial folds with a quality dermal filler, Dr. Blume can help. Our team has advanced training in Xeomen, Ultherapy, laser technology, and more. To find out how we can help you regain your confidence and get a look you love, schedule a consultation appointment with Blume Skin & Body today!