What Botox Is

Botox® is a purified protein that is produced by the clostridium botulinum bacteria. There have been no serious side effects associated with its use by dermatologists. It is a natural, extremely safe, although temporary method of improving wrinkles and signs of aging of the face and neck. 

How Botox Works

A few drops of Botox® are injected with a tiny needle into the muscle that is causing the wrinkle. Over the next five to seven days the Botox® effect begins. The Botox® blocks motor impulses of the muscle, which weakens the muscle and causes the wrinkles in the overlying skin to gradually soften and often disappear. The effect lasts for about two to four months, with an average of about three months of wrinkle-free face. There is much more to the effect though. Botox® can also be injected into specific muscles of the forehead to raise the eyebrows and create a beautiful arch, and make the eyes appear larger. I call this the Botox® facelift or sculpting of the face with Botox®. This is a non-surgical approach to the facelift and can be helpful as a first step in someone considering a more permanent approach such as a facelift.

Where Botox Can Help Your Wrinkles

The most common areas for the use of Botox are the frown lines between the eyes, the furrows of the forehead, and the crow's feet at the sides of the eyes. It is also now used to treat lines around the mouth and necklines. Botox does not affect the way the skin feels; there is no pain or numbness of the skin after Botox treatments. The effects are noted only in the specific muscles that have been treated, other parts of the body remain unchanged.

Botox for Excessive Sweating

Other very effective uses of Botox, recently developed by Dermatologists are the improvement of excessive sweating of the underarms. When topical and oral medications fail, Botox has been proven to be very effective for the treatment of uncontrollable sweating, especially of the underarms. The improvement in sweating can last for six months or longer. 

Botox Uses 

1. Lifting of the brows
2. Improve wrinkles of the forehead, between the eyes, crows feet (sides of eyes)
3. Improve lines of neck and around mouth
4. Treatment of excessive sweating of underarms

Juvederm Collection of Fillers

Juvederm Ultra XC

Add fullness to the lips with Juvéderm Ultra XC. Some people simply have naturally thin lips and just want to achieve a fuller appearance. Other people have noticed their lips thinning over time and may also have seen vertical lip lines become more noticeable. Juvéderm Ultra adds more fullness and plumps.

Vollure

Smooth parentheses lines and wrinkles with Vollure, a dermal filler that softens moderate to severe facial lines to create a smoother appearance. Over time, your skin loses elasticity, which contributes to moderate to severe parentheses lines and wrinkles around the nose and mouth. While serums and creams work on the skin's surface, Vollure adds volume below the surface, producing soft, subtle, long-lasting results that last up to 18 months.

Voluma

Lift and contour cheeks with Voluma, a dermal filler that adds volume to correct age-related volume loss in the cheeks to help create a more youthful appearance. Over time, cheeks flatten, and the skin may begin to sag. This is caused by a natural loss of volume in the cheek area. Voluma is designed to add volume beneath the skin’s surface. Patients reported looking up to five years younger six months after treatment. Results last up to two years in the cheek area.

Volbella

Add subtle volume to the lips and soften the appearance of vertical lip lines with Volbella. Some people simply have naturally thin lips and just want to achieve a fuller appearance. Other people have noticed their lips thinning over time and may also have seen vertical lip lines become more noticeable. Volbella is the most recent addition to the collection—tailored to add subtle volume to the lips and smooth the appearance of vertical lip lines. Results last up to one year.