Botulinum Toxin, or Botox
Botox is a brand name for the medicine botulinum toxin.
Botulinum toxin is a protein that acts on nerve cells and can be used for various medical purposes.
The protein has the property of temporarily reducing muscle movement. Botox has been used for over 40 years for various neurological conditions. It was once accidentally discovered during a treatment for eye spasms that Botox has a beneficial effect on reducing wrinkles.
When the muscles responsible for creating the wrinkles are temporarily relaxed, the wrinkles become less deep or can even disappear completely.
Only a very small amount is ever injected to achieve the most natural result possible, which also makes the product extremely safe. Dikrama Clinics uses Botox for, among other things, reducing crow’s feet, forehead wrinkles, frown lines, and chin dimples. In addition, our doctors also use Botox for teeth grinding, excessive sweating, and migraines.
In certain cases, Botox can also be used together with fillers for an optimal result.
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How safe is Botox?
Botulinum Toxin or Botox is an extremely safe medicine. Botulinum Toxin is covered by the Medicines Act; before the product was admitted to the market, years of research were conducted into its effectiveness, side effects, and complications. Botox has been used in the medical world for more than forty years for things like muscle spasms. Furthermore, the doctors at Dikrama Clinics have years of experience using this product and will always inject it in the correct way and in the right amount.
Frequently asked questions about Botox
Botulinum toxin A (Botox) is a naturally occurring protein from a bacterium. Injecting it blocks nerve transmission, causing muscles to relax. Botox is a brand name for Botulinum Toxin.
No precautions are necessary before a Botox treatment.
No, we do not perform treatments if you are (possibly) pregnant. It has not been proven that fillers can be harmful to the baby, but the opposite has also never been proven. We do not take the risk.
The product itself wears off after three to six months, but it does have a permanent improving effect on the area of skin that has been treated. This is especially true when Botulinum Toxin has been used over a longer period (several years). This is because the area has been relaxed for a long time. We also see that etched-in lines in the skin do not get deeper and often recover completely. You have essentially paused time for a while. You have also now unlearned how to use the treated muscle. As a result, you will frown less than before, for example. This creates a lasting improvement in this area. Some studies even show that for the reasons described above, after a few years of using Botulinum Toxin, you can easily stop using Botox for a year.
On the contrary! Because the area treated with Botulinum Toxin has been inactive for a few months, the skin has been able to recover well. Because the area has been treated with Botox, the wrinkles in that area also do not get deeper. We often see that people have somewhat unlearned how to use that muscle. The frown is a great example of this. When the frown hasn’t been active for a while, you naturally start frowning a lot less.