Dr. Richard Maloney, a Naples plastic surgeon, discusses the importance of having Botox treatments performed by a licensed physician.
Botox is the trade name of Botulinum Toxin Type A, a purified toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. In large amounts, Botox blocks the nerve impulses to muscles, causing a form of paralysis called botulism.
Botox, in extremely small doses, is injected directly into the specific muscles that cause frown lines. These isolated muscles are paralyzed by the Botox, and can no longer contract. The action of frowning is stopped, and frown line diminish.
Frown lines are caused by the bunching of skin from facial muscle contraction. When we frown, the skin between our eyebrows is gathered into a fold which eventually causes a chronic furrow. This gives our face a frustrated, discouraged, angry look which is distracting to others and a bother to ourselves.
Botox has been shown to soften and reduce crows feet, forehead wrinkles, nasal creases, and the neck line.
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