Aesthetic Medicine

Botox ® : 6 Myths about Botulinum toxin

March 31, 2016

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On Botox ® or Botulinum Toxin Type A, is one of the most popular aesthetic medicine treatments both in Valencia and in Spain, but even so, there are a lot of “urban legends” around it.

In this article I analyze some of the most widespread legends and explain the real truth about Botox®.

Treatment with Botox ® (botulinum toxin)

1. “Botox® can deform my lips”.

This is one of the legends that patients have told us the most. There are many products on the market of aesthetic medicine products classified as infiltrations and fillers. Some of them, such as hyaluronic acid, are used for lip remodeling. However, Botox® is not botox® is not applied to the lips, despite what many people believe. despite what many people believe.

2. “Botox will erase the natural expression of my face.

The main component of Botox ® or Botulinum Toxin Type A is a protein that relaxes the muscles temporarily in those muscles where it is applied. For this reason it is used in aesthetic medicine to reduce facial expression wrinkles. When infiltrated in the correct dosage by an experienced plastic surgeon, the results are completely natural looking. In fact, for me a facial treatment is considered a success when others see you looking better but without being able to know what you have done. 😉

Botox® from the American pharmaceutical company Allergan, is a botulinum toxin type A that produces a relaxation of the muscle where it is injected, thus eliminating facial expression wrinkles.

When the effects of Botox® wear off, I will have more wrinkles than before.

In fact, in addition to temporarily eliminating facial expression wrinkles, Botulinum Toxin Type A helps prevent them and delays their appearance.

4. “It’s not good to get Botox® a lot of the time because it is a toxin”.

Not at all. The effects of botulinum toxin are temporary and therefore you can repeat the treatment whenever you need it. The only consideration you must take into account is that you must wait a minimum of 5 months since the last infiltration.

5. “Botox® is only useful for wrinkles in women over 40 years of age”. 40 years of age”.

It is becoming more and more common to treat patients from the age of 30 onwards as Botox® is an excellent preventive method for wrinkles.

6. “Botox® is dangerous”.

Nothing could be further from the truth. As we said before, the main component of Botox ® or Botulinum Toxin is a protein that has been used in medicine since 1977. In the hands of an experienced plastic surgeon, only about 1% of cases of reddening of the area or small bruises that disappear in a few days are counted.

You can also visit this SECPRE article on Botox.