You've probably heard a lot about BOTOX® Cosmetic. It's been in the news, in fashion, health, and beauty magazines, and on TV. Your friends may even be talking about how it works.

This could be what you’ve always been looking for—a procedure that can temporarily smooth those moderate lines between your brows with no surgery and no recovery time. An improvement can be seen within one to two weeks, lasting for up to four months. Results may vary. Maximum benefits are reached between 10 to 14 days. Once the muscle relaxes and the skin softens, you will have a more relaxed and youthful appearance.

 

Why would you try BOTOX® Cosmetic?

• You think those stubborn frown lines between your brows make you look tired or upset.
• It seems like something that you could do to help maintain your appearance.
   

Is BOTOX® Cosmetic right for me?

Having a treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic is one way that you can invest in your appearance. Talking with your practitioner will help determine if BOTOX® Cosmetic is right for you. BOTOX® Cosmetic was the most popular administered aesthetic procedure in the United States for the fourth year in a row (surgical and non-surgical combined). The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) estimates that almost 3.3 million treatments were performed in 2005 alone—that's an increase of almost 16% over 2004.

BOTOX® Cosmetic is the only treatment approved by the FDA for the temporary relief of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people 18 to 65 years of age. With one simple ten-minute treatment, results can be seen within a couple of days and can last for as long as three to four months. Individual results may vary.

Will I still be able to make facial expressions?

You may look in the mirror and see a marked improvement after treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic, in the moderate to severe frown lines between your brows and the crow’s feet around your eyes. BOTOX® Cosmetic will not radically change your facial appearance. You can still frown or look surprised but without all the wrinkles and creases.

BOTOX® Cosmetic temporarily reduces the contractions of the muscles that cause those persistent lines that have developed over time around your eyes and between your brows.

Over the next few days, you may see an improvement that can last for as long as three to four months. Results may vary. If you do not continue treatments, the frown lines between your brows and around your eyes will gradually return.
 

What can I expect at the doctor’s office?

Additional questions you might have before you schedule your first BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment consultation may be: How long will it take? Will it hurt? How long will the results last? Following is what you can expect from the moment you arrive until your procedure is done.

The day of your consultation. Allow time before your appointment for filling out forms. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you have and in addition, you will be asked about your expectations for treatment and if you have any allergies or any condition that wouldn't make you a good candidate for BOTOX® Cosmetic.

Following is what you can expect should you decide on BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment.
Before the procedure. You will be seated in a reclining chair, much like you find in a dentist's office, and an anesthetic cream will be administered.

The procedure. First there will be a determination as to where to administer the injections by examining your ability to move certain muscles in the area you want treated. Several tiny injections of BOTOX® Cosmetic will then be administered directly into the muscles that cause those moderate to severe lines between the brows and/or around the eyes. The entire BOTOX® Cosmetic injection procedure takes approximately ten minutes and discomfort is usually minimal and brief.

The benefit of a BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment is that it's a simple, ten-minute, non-surgical process. A few tiny injections, and within days there can be a noticeable improvement in the moderate to severe frown lines between the brows as well as a marked improvement to crow’s feet around the eyes. Results may vary but generally last for as long as three to four months and there’s no recovery time. You can even be done during your lunch break!

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What are some of the side effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic?

Do not use BOTOX® Cosmetic if you:

• have an infection where BOTOX® Cosmetic will be injected
• are allergic to any of the ingredients in BOTOX® Cosmetic
• are pregnant or think you might be pregnant.

What should I tell my doctor before using BOTOX® Cosmetic?

Only your practitioner can decide if BOTOX® Cosmetic is right for you. Before starting treatment, tell your doctor if you:

• have any diseases that affect your nerves and muscles. These diseases may increase your chance of side effects with BOTOX® Cosmetic     treatment.
• are breastfeeding
• are planning to become pregnant soon.

Besides time, what causes skin to age?

How skin ages and wrinkles form is a complex process. Along with cellular changes, collagen and hormone loss, and damage caused by free radicals, there are daily contributors such as too much stress and exposure to the sun.

Call now for a free consultation about how BOTOX® Cosmetic can help you maintain a youthful image.  

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