Botox
Botox®,
is a purified, botulinum A toxin used to block nerve impulses and temporarily
paralyze muscles that cause wrinkles. It is safe and effective for non-traditional
uses in facial rejuvenation. Botox® can also be used in conjunction with
surgeries such as forehead lifts, facelifts, and eyelid surgery; to combat
migraine headaches; and to eliminate hyperhydrosis (excessive perspiration).
Another new use for Botox® is the chemical brow lift, which involves injecting
Botox® into areas between and at the outer corners of the eyebrows.
Botox®
is also effective when used after a surgical procedure such as a forehead
lift, facelift, or eyelid surgery. It can be used in combination with a
forehead lift to eradicate residual lines or wrinkles, located between the
eyebrows that may still be present after the procedure. Finally with eyelid
surgery, which primarily adjusts the lower fat pads under the eye, Botox®
can eliminate crow's feet that may still be present after the procedure.
Injecting Botox® into the same areas on the forehead as patients seeking
cosmetic benefits, has shown to relieve tension headaches by relaxing overworked
muscles.
Another use of Botox® is to treat hyperhydrosis, a serious and sometimes
embarrassing excessive sweating disorder of the underarms, hands, and feet.
The muscles surrounding each sweat gland work "over time" in patients with
hyperhydrosis. When Botox® is injected, the muscle relaxes and prevents
the gland from secreting sweat.
