A Few Common Myths about BoTox
BoTox is now essential amongst Sydney’s stylish set and has become a grooming must for individuals in the Harbour City.
All the same I am often stunned by the various myths which surround the painless treatment.
I have included below some of the falsehoods that I hear day in day out in Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I practise as a physician.
Delusion no. 1: My facial muscles may stiffen up!
Research has determined there are around sixty muscles beneath the skin of your face. These muscles ordinarily work harmoniously, but over a period of time fine lines may start to appear. Too many injections of BoTox have the effect of the face looking over relaxed. Most doctors would use relatively small dosages to will result in you looking less tired, however you will still appear just as expressive.
By using the proper dosage of the BoTox in precisely the right tissues an expressive face is saved whilst any lines undergo a softening effect.
Delusion no. 2: Botulinum is a poisonous substance!
There is a grain of truth in this. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the correct pharmacological terminology. Too great a dose can end up in a decrease in muscle tone or can cause sickness.
However to put everything into perspective - an old pharmacy saying states that ‘everything is a poison - all depending on the dose’. A large amount of any medicine can result in sickness. If you drink too much water it can be fatal.
Delusion no. 3: BoTox will sting!
The needles we use at Star Cosmetic Medicine have a diameter smaller than your hair. Quite a few patients say that the shots aren’t worse than getting bit by mosquitoes. It for certain is not as sore as a procedure like a blood test.
Delusion no. 4: My face will be numb!
Not true. BoTox affects the neuromuscular junction, and not on sensate nerve fibers. Just the ability to relax muscles is affected by BoTox injections.
Delusion no. 5. Once you begin getting BoTox you have to keep going or you might wrinkle quicker than ever!
This is also false.
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The first BoTox treatment lasts approximately 3 months. Later injections tend to last a little longer. Eventually as muscle strength returns the wrinkles will slowly re-emerge. However they will certainly not be any worse than when you began.
In fact the lines will more often than not be softer than if you hadn’t undergone BoTox - even should you don’t persevere with the injections. This, of course is primarily the case due to the fact you have given your skin a ‘wrinkle holiday’ when the treatment was effective.
