Botox Treatment

As long as their job does not require rigorous physical activity, the majority of patients are able to return to work within 2 weeks. After approximately 2 months, patients have usually fully recovered and are no longer experiencing pain, bruising, inflammation or soreness.

Botox consists of injections of botulin toxin, a poison that paralyzes the muscles. Some side effects include eye drooping, headaches, reduced blinking, and nausea that could last up to a couple of months. The injection can also cause side effects including facial pain, swelling, redness, and bruising (Flynn). By paralyzing different facial muscles, Botox may temporarily leave a smoother, wrinkle-free appearance, leaving the patient more confident in their own skin. Botox has short-term side effects that include bruising, allergic reactions, or paralysis of the wrong muscle group. A research study found that Botox might dampen or interfere with the ability to experience emotion in certain situations as well. When the muscle becomes paralyzed, the patient is incapable of moving/flexing those certain muscles in their face causes them to show less emotion physically (Ranoux). This can lead to long-term effects like depression if one keeps up the injections in those facial areas to take away the wrinkles. While this is an extreme case of Botox, there are many incidents that include this kind of reaction and some even concluding with

Through my research I found that Botox, the trade name for Botulinum Toxin type A, is a "neuromuscular junction blocking agent produced by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum" ("Botulinum Toxin"). In other words, Botox is derived from the same poisonous bacterium which causes botulism - a deadly food poisoning. The Botox works "by blocking the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which results in muscle weakness. It does not alter the muscle or the nerve, but prevents the relay of information between the two" ("Botulinum Toxin"). Therefore, Botox is beneficial in the treatment of wrinkles and frown lines because it causes specific muscles to relax, which in turn lessens the lines of facial expressions. Because Botox relaxes specific muscles, it is also used to treat a variety of medical conditions dealing with muscle spasms.

It can take up to 4-6 weeks before any results are seen and sometimes a combination of mediations are needed. The 2 most common types are:

Depending on the patient’s development, the duration of the treatment can take up between 6 months to 18 months. The patient is required to wear the aligner for 22 to 24 hours a day.

These next-generation face fillers can last up to 12 months. However, you may return for a follow-up appointment whenever the need arises.

Tired of that deep line in between your eyebrows? How about those bothersome crow’s feet that make you look older than you’d like? Fortunately, Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, can help with that. Forehead furrows—the horizontal lines that can show up in your forehead—can also disappear with the help of a few injections. Botox can also do more than just make wrinkles disappear; it has been shown to reduce the symptoms of a variety of different medical conditions, including migraines, muscle contractures, lazy eye, cervical dystonia, hyperhidrosis, and bladder dysfunction.

Today, Botox is not only used for beauty but is also used to treat a variety of problems, such as migraines, neck pain, excessive sweating, body odor, morbid obesity, carpal tunnel syndrome, stroke paralysis, incontinence and clubfoot in infants to name just a few. It has become a life savor for many people with debilitating disease or disorders. Using Botox as a medical treatment has recently hit close to home when my Mom was diagnosed two years ago with a rare vocal disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. The origin of this disorder was originally thought to be psychoneurotic, but in recent years it has become classified as a movement disorder of the larynx. Spasmodic dysphonia involves uncontrollable “spasms" of the muscles in the vocal cords that cause interruptions in speech which affect the quality of a person’s voice. In the more common type, adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD), vocal cords prematurely tighten when speaking which causes a squeaky high pitch voice. In the type of dysphonia my mom has, abductor spasmodic dysphonia (ABSD), when she talks, her vocal cords don’t close when they are supposed to which results in a breathy, whispery voice. Her voice seemed to get worse over time, it was less able to understand what she was

A facelift or rhytidectomy requires the patient undergo surgery. This procedure work to tighten up any loose skin the patient has along with wrinkles. Once complete, the patient appears years young, and incisions are made behind the ears, under the chin or at the hairline to reduce the appearance of scars. Any excess skin is removed during the operation, and the skin of the face and neck is tightened. Remaining skin must then be smoothed before the incisions are sutured. This procedure takes up to three hours, depending on the anticipated results and the condition of the skin. Most patients find they experience minor discomfort and pain and swelling, numbness and bruising are not uncommon. The recovery period typically lasts ten days, although it can take months for the wounds

There is studies that show that Botox injections may improve facial-wound healing, and they can help minimize scars (University at Buffalo, 2006). Botox is generally known in help to reduce wrinkles. A study was done on 31 patients who had wounds to the forehead or were having elective surgery to remove skin cancers of the forehead (University at Buffalo, 2006).  The researchers used Botox and saline to see which would give the best results of healing the wound (University at Buffalo, 2006). Results showed that the median scores for wounds injected with botulinum toxin were 8.9, compared to median scores of 7.1 for those injected with saline (University at Buffalo, 2006). Therefore, this study shows how Botox is a highly reliable source in helping with muscular conditions.

The treatment itself usually takes an hour. The patient may have swelling and localized discomfort for awhile, but the effects are immediate. Once the glands are destroyed, they can produce sweat no longer. And that is a big relief to a patient who may have been dealing with excessive sweat for decades.

Your health care provider may recommend that you limit physical activity for a few days after the procedure. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for you.

For the first three weeks or so, patients should take care to let the incision heal. Simple exercise, such as biking or walking, is a good idea for cardiovascular health and to make sure the tissue around the incision can stand up to basic activity. Isolated neck bending should be avoided, especially “looking up” in the case of an anterior incision.

Once injected into the muscles of the targeted facial area, the botox gets right to work. In about 3 to 7 days

viewed and used, and how that is changing over time. Following that, she goes into people using the Botox and after how the Botox users’ reasoned with themselves why they wanted to receive the Botox treatment. Finally, going back to the Botoxed users and how they evaluated themselves. The route she took was a thoughtfully considered outline that was not only easy to follow but also easy to understand. She took a subject that could have been a hard one to digest and also one that was full of medical jargon but she was able to write in more simple terms for consumers to understand.