Botulinum toxin

Facial wrinkles can appear at a relatively young age. They are the result of facial muscle movements and are seen primarily in people with rich facial expressions – smiling broadly or wrinkling the forehead. Attempting to erase wrinkles that have already formed with ordinary creams or serums is not effective – botulinum toxin treatment is then recommended, which works on facial wrinkles at the site of their formation, i.e. in the muscle.

Purpose of treatment: The toxin in medicine is used, among other things, in reducing facial wrinkles, i.e. those caused by facial muscle movements. Botulinum toxin paralyzes or significantly weakens muscle function. It is the most common treatment of choice in aesthetic medicine offices. The first signs of effect can be seen after 3-5 days, and a free follow-up appointment with the doctor is made after 2 weeks. The effect lasts 4-6 months and is completely reversible. Regular use of botulinum toxin significantly shallows wrinkles already formed, and prevents the formation of new ones.

Course of treatment:
The botulinum toxin injection procedure itself takes 5minutes, but you should reserve 30minutes for the entire visit. The procedure is performed without anesthesia, but in exceptional cases and at the express request of the patient we use anesthesia in the form of a cream.

Effects: The first signs of effect can be seen after 3-5 days, after 2 weeks a free follow-up appointment is made with the doctor. The effect lasts 4-6 months and is completely reversible. Regular use significantly shallows wrinkles already formed, and prevents the formation of new ones.

Indications:

• transverse forehead wrinkles
• Vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows, the so-called “lion’s wrinkle.”
• Wrinkles around the eyes, the so-called “crow’s feet”
• Bunny wrinkles, so-called “bunny lines”
• stony chin
• eyebrow lift
• overhang of the upper lip
• gummy smile, the so-called “gummy smile”
• bruxism – grinding of teeth, widening of masseters
• wrinkles on the neckline and neck

Contraindications:

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding,
• blood clotting disorders,
• A history of heart attack,
• Heart and kidney failure,
• antibiotic use,
• Flu, cold, and weakness of the body,
• skin disease over the area where the botulinum toxin is to be injected,
• skin damage.