Botox, which is in the first place among the most demanded and most applied procedures among medical aesthetic procedures, is a toxin obtained from the bacteria named Clostridium Botulinum and used to relax the muscles.
Every substance taken into the body as a medicine can have more or less harm. To understand whether a drug is harmful or not, it is necessary to examine the effects and side effects of long-term use. Botox, which has been applied to many patients for almost 30 years, not only for cosmetic purposes but also for therapeutic purposes, has not seen a toxic case so far, although it is applied with higher doses when used for therapeutic purposes.
Although rare, the procedure may cause temporary tissue damage, loss of sensation and eyelid drooping. If the needle tip hits a capillary during injection, bleeding and bruising may occur. In order to avoid such undesirable situations, it should be made sure that it is applied by experts.
The muscles that allow us to mimic are attached to the skin above them. Frequently repeated facial expressions cause wrinkles in the skin over the muscle. Acetyl choline, which allows the muscles to move, passes from the nerve endings to the muscles. Botox, injected into the muscle group whose movement is to be restricted, prevents acetyl choline from passing into the muscles and limits muscle movements for a certain period of time. As a result of repeated applications, it significantly slows down aging, especially in the upper part of the face.
Medical aesthetics is not the only application area of Botox. Botox, which can be applied for cosmetic as well as therapeutic purposes, is a method that successfully treats disorders such as facial paralysis, strabismus, headache, migraine and excessive sweating.
Botox Applied Areas
Botox can be applied on forehead wrinkles, wrinkles and lines around the eyes, lines and wrinkles between the two eyebrows, neck lines, wrinkles on the edge of the nose, fine and superficial lines on the upper lip and chin area. In addition, Botox, which is used in the treatment of excessive sweating, can be applied to the armpit, underfoot and palm areas to prevent sweating, and can also be used in nose tip lifting under appropriate conditions.
How is it applied? How long lasting are the effects?
Before Botox is applied, the treatment area is cleaned and numbed with anesthetic cream. After making sure that the area is numb, some of the diluted drug is injected into the muscles in the treatment area. Staying in an upright position for 1-2 hours after the application will ensure that the drug stays in the injected area.
Botox, which starts to lose its effect gradually after the third month in the first applications, completely loses its effect 6 months after the application. In regular applications, it is needed once a year. The application may need to be repeated more frequently in people who use facial muscles very often, have large facial muscles and make a lot of facial expressions.
Losing facial expressions completely due to Botox application is one of the biggest fears. The properties of the drug, the method of application and the expertise of the person performing the application are of great importance to prevent this concern.
