Botox

Botox

Although Botox is not a filler, it is an injectable that releases contractions causing wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing the muscle causing the contraction. This improves wrinkles of the forehead and around the eyes for up to six months. Botox is considered safe and effective. Each syringe contains 100 units of synthetic sterilized Clostridium botulinum type, a neurotoxin complex without preservatives.

Botox is the number one cosmetic procedure in the United States, with 3.5 million treatments in 2008. Botox was introduced in the late 1980s by ophthalmologists for treating muscle disorders. It was approved by the FDA for cosmetic use in 2002, helping millions of patients get rid of nagging facial lines / wrinkles.

Botox (in ITaly is called Vistabex) combats wrinkles that are created when nerve cells within the muscles beneath the skin release a chemical called acetylcholine. This chemical triggers a muscle contraction that creates facial lines / wrinkles. The Botox product, medically known as Botulinum Toxin Type A, is an injectable compound that disrupts the release of acetylcholine, which essentially paralyzes the muscle and stops the contraction.

Botox typically reduces wrinkles by 80 percent. Patients are typically between the ages of 35 and 60. Results are fully evident within one week after treatment and remain for a minimum of three months.