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Looking Younger The Botox Way

By Marlene Ataine


Botox continues to be the most popular cosmetic procedure in the world, due to it's safety record, ease of use, non-invasive nature, and the low price point. Botox Cosmetic is an injected liquid used to treat frown lines, squint and smile lines, nasal crunch lines, and horizontal forehead wrinkles. By relaxing the underlying muscles, these lines become less deep. When injected into a small facial muscle, it doesn't travel anywhere else in the body. Normally, the effects of a single treatment will gradually diminish over a six month period.

It's not surprising that Botox is so popular. With an exceptional safety record over the past twenty years, and a price point that is very comfortable and relatively cheap compared with alternatives. There are a lot of myths about Botox. One of them is that it is poison being injected into patients. This is not accurate. It is a bacterium called clostridium botulinum that has been purified under very strict controlled conditions.

Not surprisingly in these super competitive times we live in, men are now turning to the power of Botox to look younger. The trend is obvious. You see it in daily news reports, in social media, and in general in popular culture. The market for men and Botox is expanding. Some industry reports have estimated that in the past six years alone, the number of men getting Botox injections has increase by 300 percent. At that time, that was about a half a million men, or roughly 10% of all Botox injections.

The reasons for men flocking to this product are varied but can generally be broken down into several underlying categories. Frankly, many men are being introduced to it by their wives. Their wives may have had the procedure themselves, seen the exceptional results and the youthful appearance. And then, naturally, they want the same thing for their husband. Men no longer think of erasing wrinkles as a the domain of women.

Botox is Not for Everyone

For a number of reasons, pregnant women, nursing mothers, or patients with neuromuscular diseases like myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, or AML, should not use Botox. You should not use Botox if you are allergic to human albumin. It has not been tested during pregnancy or nursing and that is the reason for the recommendation to avoid Botox in these situations.

Your specialist may numb the injection area slightly, but it is certainly not a necessity. The needle used for Botox injections is very fine and you should barely feel it. Normally, there procedure is quite fast. Usually, it will take under ten minutes. And there is no recovery time required, so you can go back to work or off to another errand if desired.

BOTOX treatments are generally quite affordable, which is one of the main reasons for the procedure's international popularity. Depending on the nature of the treatment, a BOTOX session will usually cost between $300 and $400 per syringe. Botox patients can anticipate this price point every four to six months, if they are looking to maintain the results of their treatment.




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