When you’re ready to eliminate severe wrinkles like forehead furrows, you want to reshape your nose without surgery, or you want to plump up your lips or buttocks, cosmetic injectables may be your best treatment option. Emile G. shenouda, MD, at The Bodika has helped many patients rejuvenate their appearance with a variety of artistically injected treatments.
Botulinum toxin injections work by weakening or paralyzing certain muscles or by blocking certain nerves. The effects last about three to twelve months, depending on what you are treating. The most common side effects are pain, swelling, or bruising at the injection site. You could also have flu-like symptoms, headache, and upset stomach. Injections in the face may also cause temporary drooping eyelids. You should not use Botox if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. It is treated for:
Botox is a purified form of botulinum toxin that blocks the nerve signals responsible for triggering muscle contractions. This makes Botox the perfect treatment for dynamic wrinkles, which develop as you repeatedly use the same muscles to make certain facial expressions. Botox injections can be used to treat:
When your provider at The Image Center injects Botox into a few carefully targeted muscles, the muscles relax, and the wrinkles they cause are smoothed away.
You’ll see the full effect of your Botox treatment in two to three days. The results last up to four months, then you can safely get another Botox treatment when the effect wears off.*
