I recently had Botox Injections for forehead lines and the tiny crinkles around my eyes. Botox relaxes the lines and they usually disappear within two weeks of your injection.
I went to a great MedSpa here in Cedar Park, Texas called Beautiful Solutions. The amazing woman who did the injections Cindy, a licensed esthetician trained by medical physicians and certified by Allergan, was very friendly and went out of her way to make me feel comfortable!
Botox is a cosmetic form of botulism toxin that is injected around expression lines — the creases caused by frowning, scowling, smiling or looking surprised — to diminish their appearance or keep them from forming.
Botox works by blocking the nerve impulses that tell a muscle to contract. The amount of Botox that is injected determines how much expression you have. More Botox means less expression.
The three most common areas for Botox injections are between the eyebrows, the forehead and next to the eyes, where “crow’s feet” form. Botox can improve your appearance and prevent the formation of deep expression lines that make you look older. Botox will not help fine lines or wrinkles that are not due to facial expressions.
What To Look For In Spas That Offer Botox
What should you look for when getting Botox injections at the spa? Sue Yang, M.D., who gives Botox and filler injections at Suddenly Slimmer Day Spa in Phoenix, AZ, has the following suggestions.
- Make sure the spa is using real Botox from Allergan.
- Ask when the Botox was diluted with sterile saline solution. It’s best to get your injection the same day, though it will last up to a week. After that the Botox is less effective.
- Ask the qualifications of the person who is doing the Botox injection. He or she should be a medical doctor (M.D.), physician’s assistant (P.A.), registered nurse (R. N.), or a licensed esthetician.
- Make sure the spa asks you fill out a form that helps the doctor identify any contraindications, or reasons why Botox wouldn’t be appropriate for you. It should also inform you of risks.
- Make sure there is a consultation so you both agree on where the Botox will be injected, how much will be used, what the results will be, and how much it will cost. Ask how conservative or aggressive they are in the amount they use.
- Watch to make sure the person doing the Botox injection follows proper sanitation standards. This includes working on sanitized surfaces, washing their hands, using fresh needles just out of an opened pack, cleansing the skin with alcohol before the Botox injection, and wearing gloves during the injection.
How Long Does Botox Last?
The effects of Botox usually last three to six months, gradually wearing off. You can use the period of inactivity to become more conscious of your expressions and retrain your muscles not to frown. The muscle also gradually gets weaker, and you may not need as much Botox.
It is important to remember that you should not lie down for at least six hours after having Botox and do not, under any circumstances rub your forehead at all in the first 48 hours; the Botox can seep down into other portions of the face and restrict your movement in that area! Botox can be a great product, but you do need to realize that caution is required when using it.
Cindy had me frown for her and then she marked where she would put the injections. She asked me to make my MAD LOOK–very funny– I couldn’t make that face. It seems I must not get that ANGRY LOOK too often! She injected the lines on my forehead and the crinkles around my eyes and just as she said, it was a full two weeks before they completely went away, but go away they did!! I had forgotten what a completely smooth forehead looked like! This stings, but it is far from unbearable.
I would highly recommend Cindy. She is knowledgeable about her procedures and will make you feel right at home in her beautiful office!
Nobody will realize you had Botox– they will just see a younger, more relaxed you.
Crow’s Feet Before Botox |
Rid Of Eye Wrinkles |
Beautiful Solutions here in Cedar Park also had a contest not too long ago and offered two free Makeovers.
The Makeover included:
Skin Tightening with a Yag Laser
This is a Laser that goes to the subdermal and dermal layers of the skin. It helps to wake up the collagen and makes the skin pull tighter. This is to be done 30 days apart for 3 consecutive months and then you can go a whole year without doing it again. Most people report that they can feel a tightening of the skin after the first treatment. The neck and jawline many times show the best results!
Juvederm
Juvederm is an instant result as soon as the dermal filler gel is injected. There is no down time and your results can be seen immediately.. Juvederm is a dermal fill made with Hyaluronic Acid which we natural have in our skin and as we age the Hyaluronic Acid disappears and cause our skin to be wounded and get deep creases in nasal area and beside our lip causing facial folds. (Parentheses and frown lines) Juvederm Ultra Plus is made by Allergan and is FDA approved to last up to a year.
Photofacial
Photofacial uses gentle light and thermal energy to promote collagen production in the dermis and restore skin to a more 
youthful state. Brown spots (pigmented imperfections) from sun damage and aging, red blotching from spider vessels or rosacea (vascular imperfections), and rough porous skin texture will improve over a treatment series. Treatments consistently achieve visible improvement with little discomfort. Studies have concluded that flushing, redness and symptoms of rosacea improve more than 75% on average.
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion uses a powerful device to spray microcrystals of aluminum dioxide (corundum powder) across the skin’s surface. The aluminum dioxide is a very fine, very hard, sand-like material that blasts away the uppermost layer of dead skin cells on the skin’s epidermis.
As you can clearly see, the results were nothing less than SPECTACULAR! Beautiful Solutions might be just the Solution that you have been looking for!!
