Botox^® is a purified protein molecule, which is injected into a specific muscle or area for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes.
It is the only treatment of its type approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people from 18 to 65 years of age.

How does it work?

Facial lines appear because the muscle lying just beneath the skin surface is in a continuous state of contraction. These muscles pull the skin unevenly which causes the appearance of wrinkles and frown lines.
Botox® works on these muscles by blocking the chemical communication between the nerves and the underlying muscle; relaxing the muscle and reducing the contractions that cause persistent frown lines. This effectively improves the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines and wrinkles. Botox does not affect normal facial expressions.
Using the same mechanism, Botox® can also block the chemical communication in the nerves responsible for sweating, and can thus be used for the treatment of hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).

What is a treatment like?

PROVEN. SIMPLE. EFFECTIVE.
Botox® is injected with a very fine needle into the specific muscle.
Ten minutes, a few tiny injections and within days there's a noticeable improvement.
There's no recovery or downtime. You can even receive BOTOX® treatment on your lunch break.

What are the benefits?

Botox® is a simple, non-surgical treatment most commonly used in Cosmetic Medicine to dramatically diminish the appearance of:
• Horizontal forehead lines
• Moderate to severe frown lines
• Vertical lines and wrinkles between the eyebrows
• Crow’s feet
• Laugh lines
• Vertical and horizontal lines in the neck
Botox® treatment is also useful in patients with migraine headaches, cervical dystonia (abnormal head position associated with neck pain), strabismus, and blepharospasm.

Botox® is also being used to treat the following conditions:

• Prevent and smoothes facial lines and wrinkles
• Neck lines
• Migraine and tension headaches
• Excessive sweating of the hands, feet and under arms
• Twitching of the eyelid
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Hemifascial Spasm
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Stroke
• Pain control
• Fibromyalgia
• Strabismus
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cervical Dystonia
• Essential Tremor
• Spasmotic Dystonia

How soon will I see the results of Botox®?

The effects of Botox® are visible within a few days, but maximum results are reached between 10-14 days.

How often should I have Botox®?

The effects of Botox® usually last for 3 to 4 months. The effects may last up to 6 to 8 months after several successive treatments.

Before treatment:

Do not take Aspirin, Vitamin E, Ginkgo Boloba, or Ibuprofen-like medication few days before Botox® injection.

After treatment:

Avoid massaging the treated area 3-4 hours after treatment. Do not expose the treated area to excessive heat such as jacuzzi or sauna.
Avoid excessive exercise the day of the treatment. Rarely, people may develop a slight headache after injection for which Tylenol is useful. In case of bruising arnica could be used topically, orally or in combination with each other.

What are the side effects?

With Botox®, side effects, if any are usually temporary and mild. Minor temporary bruising at the site of the Botox injection is sometimes experienced. This symptom resolves itself within 2 to 3 days. In rare cases there can be slight weakness of the surrounding muscles or systemic effects.

Does My Insurance Cover BOTOX® Injections?

Most insurance do not reimburse the injection of Botox® for cosmetic procedures. However other conditions which have been mentioned above are reimbursable by the following carriers:
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Worker's Compensation
• All Private Insurance Plans

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