Botox®
What is Botox® cosmetic?
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a simple, non-surgical,
physician-administered treatment that can temporarily
smooth moderate to severe frown lines between
the brows in people from 18 to 65 years of age.
It is the only treatment of its type approved
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
One 10-minute treatment—a few tiny injections—and
within days there's a noticeable improvement in
those persistent lines between the brows, which
can last up to 4 months. Results may vary.
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a purified protein produced
by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which
reduces the activity of the muscles that cause
those frown lines between the brows to form over
time..
Botox Cosmetic may work for you
When it comes to selecting a physician-administered
cosmetic treatment, chances are you’ll want
proof, not just claims. The proof for BOTOX®
Cosmetic is in the numbers.
• In clinical trials, nearly 90% of men
and women surveyed rated the improvement in the
appearance of frown lines between their brows
as moderate to better 1 month after treatment.
Results vary.
• Results can last for up to 4 months, and
may vary.
• BOTOX® Cosmetic has been used to treat
a million people in the United States since it
was approved by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) in 2002 for the temporary treatment of moderate
to severe frown lines between the brows in people
ages 18 to 65.
• The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery ranked BOTOX® Cosmetic as the most
popular of all physician-administered cosmetic
procedures (surgical and nonsurgical combined)
in 2002 and 2003.
Why skin ages
One day you looked in the mirror and studied
those lines that furrowed your brow, and you wondered:
Where did they come from?
Too much stress? In general, how skin ages and
wrinkles is a complex process. It isn't just about
cellular changes, collagen depletion, hormone
loss, damage caused by free radicals, and so on;
it's a combination of many factors.
The Anatomy of the Wrinkle
The lines that appear between your brows (glabellar
lines) actually result from muscle movement and
the passage of time. You may have heard the expression
"wearing your emotions on your sleeve,"
but in reality you wear them on your face. If
you're angry or annoyed, for example, you knit
your brows together. Underneath your skin, your
facial muscles contract, cause a pleating of the
overlying skin, and then, as anyone can see, you're
frowning.
After years of crinkling and wrinkling, those
glabellar lines start to linger longer and can
become more pronounced. For women, whose faces
tend to be more animated than men's, and whose
skin is typically more delicate, these lines may
appear exaggerated and more permanent.
Fortunately, there is a way to reduce moderate
to severe glabellar lines. Treatment with BOTOX®
Cosmetic can visibly smooth and soften moderate
to severe frown lines between your brows. An improvement
can be seen within days and may last up to 4 months,
although results may vary. In clinical trials,
nearly 90% of men and women surveyed rated the
improvement in the appearance of frown lines between
their brows as moderate to better 1 month after
treatment.
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