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steve — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:44:31 +0000

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The Beauty of Botox – Effect on Wrinkles (part 2)

steve — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:09:05 +0000

Which wrinkles and lines bother you the most? Are these lines and wrinkles the type that are best eliminated using Botox?

If you choose to eliminate only the wrinkles that can be treated with Botox, will any of the remaining ones still leave you unsatisfied with your appearance? For example, if you want both your frown lines and marionette lines removed, you will likely need a different cosmetic procedure to have the marionette lines eliminated.

It should point out that Botox injections work best on crow’s-feet (wrinkles radiating from the outside corners of the eyes), worry lines (horizontal forehead lines), and frown lines (vertical lines, also called glabellar lines, that appear between the eyebrows). These are wrinkles that are typically caused by chronic contractions of the muscles under or adjacent to these areas of the face. Laughing, smiling, frowning, and squinting are some of the common facial expressions that can cause these lines. If you have lines and wrinkles on other parts of your face that concern you, you may need other types of cosmetic procedures to eliminate them. With that in mind, consider these questions:

Which wrinkles and lines bother you the most? Are these lines and wrinkles the type that are best eliminated using Botox?

The followings are the types of lines and wrinkles:

From the top of your face down, bothersome facial wrinkles have the following names and locations. Notice that Botox is not the best choice for all types of wrinkles and lines.

Forehead lines: horizontal lines, often called worry lines. These lines form mainly because the underlying frontalis muscle, which stretches across the forehead, moves when you make facial expressions. When you lift your browsometimes referred to as the “aha” or surprised lookthe muscle contracts, which causes the skin that is covering the muscle to pull, wrinkle, and then return to its original position when you relax the muscle. Now consider the countless number of times you’ve used these muscles. As you age, your skin begins to lose its elasticity, it suffers from sun damage, and the constant contracting and relaxing of the muscle results in forehead lines. These can be eliminated using Botox or filler injections such as collagen or fat.

Frown lines: vertical lines, also known as glabellar lines, that appear between the eyebrows. These linescan make you appear serious, angry, or stressed even when you’re not. It is for the removal of these lines that the Food and Drug Administration gave approval for Botox in April 2002. These lines are best removed with Botox. If you’ve frowned a lot over the years and the lines are very deeply etched, you may also need wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat) to eliminate these lines. Your doctor will discuss your options with you.

Crow’s-feet: lines that radiate from the outside corners of the eyes. They’re also known as periorbital lines. If you have these lines, they’re most likely the result of smiling and squinting. If you look in the mirror ands mile or squint, notice how your muscles contract and cause your eyelids to nearly cover your eyes and how the muscles contract at the corners of your eyes where the lines appear. Crow’s-feet are best eliminated with Botox, plus adjunctive treatment such as collagen, chemical peels, or laser resurfacing.

Laugh lines: also known as smile lines or nasolabial lines, they are the two vertical lines that run from the outside corners of the nose down to the top of the outside of the upper lip. Even though they are called laugh lines, gravity and aging are also factors in their development. They can best be eliminated using wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat, AlloDerm, Cymetra, Gore-Tex, or SoftForm).

Lipstick or smoker’s lines: the tiny radiating lines that appear above the upper lip and below the lower one. It seems as though everyone has a different name for these annoying wrinkles, which are best removed using laser resurfacing, chemical peel, microdermabrasion, or wrinkle fillers tissue augmentation (e.g., collagen injections, AlloDerm, fat)in addition to Botox.

Marionette lines: the often deep lines that run down from the outside corners of the mouth toward the chin. These lines develop from a combination of factors, including gravity (the cheeks tend to sag from the force of gravity) and thinning of the supporting tissue that comes with age. These wrinkles are best eliminated using wrinkle fillers or laser resurfacing. Another option is a face-lift, a complex surgical procedure.

If you’ll still be bothered by the remaining lines and wrinkles, are you willing to have other cosmetic procedures done to correct them? Naturally, you will need to discuss all your options and prices with your doctor, but you should be aware that other procedures may be needed for you to get the look you desire. You also should know that while Botox injections don’t involve any recovery time, some other cosmetic procedures do.

Anti-aging Wrinkle Control â?? Do Anti-aging Eye and Wrinkle Creams Really Work?

steve — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:08:48 +0000

Many have taken steps early in life to start combating the process of natural aging and have worked to maintain the same youthful appearance they had in their younger years. Anti-aging eye creams, as well as anti-wrinkle care products have proven to be among the most popular for wrinkle control.
There is a wide variety of anti-wrinkle care products and anti-aging eye creams on the market today. This is simply because it is a less expensive and a more feasible option for many as opposed to botox injections or other more costly cosmetic options. Do anti-aging eye creams and anti-wrinkle care products really work? Yes, these products work. However, the difference in products can vary from one manufacturer to another. The key to finding the right one for you is to do your research or visit a dermatologist for a professional recommendation. Some anti-aging eye creams and anti-wrinkle care products work better than others. Some will implement noticeable changes, while others will affect the wrinkles subtly, with very little effect. Some treatments will work quickly and effectively, while others will work slowly and with less effectiveness.
Anti-aging eye creams and anti-wrinkle care products are perfect for those wishing to diminish the lines and wrinkles on their face, as well as moisturizing their skin at the same time. One thing to remember is that anti-aging eye creams and anti-wrinkle care products do not make the wrinkles disappear. They can look like they’ve disappeared, but if you do not continually use the products, eventually the wrinkles will return to their normal state. The goals of these products are to make the skin appear wrinkle free.
In combination with anti-aging creams or lotions, “dermabrasion” is a widely used treatment for wrinkles. Dermabrasion works by removing the surface layer of skin with a rotating brush then a new layer of smoother skin grows in the place of the removed layer. Another common type of anti-aging wrinkle control is “soft tissue injections” where a non-reactive substance is injected under the skin. The substance then raises the surface of the skin in the general area to be treated. Collagen is a fiber like substance most widely used for this anti-aging wrinkle treatment. Collagen is already present in skin tissue therefore does not cause any negative reaction when introduced under the skin. Another substanced used in this type of treatment is self donated fat to again raise the surface of the skin in the treatment area. Lastly, “botulinum toxin” is another form of anti-aging wrinkle treatment where a toxin is injected into the muscle in and around the area of the wrinkles. Since over time the muscle contractions caused the wrinkling of the skin, the toxin will prevent the muscle from contracting thus producing the effect of the original un-wrinkled skin. However, the desired effect of immobilizing the muscle contractions only lasts for 3 to 4 months and the area must be retreated again.
Combating the aging process means taking the a defensive approach and introducing helpful anti-aging eye creams or anti-wrinkle care products into your daily skin care regimen. If you desire more dramatic results, cosmetics treatments may be for you. Whichever you choose, avoiding the sun, along with a healthy diet, exercise, and the appropriate vitamins and supplements will aid in a healthier overall complexion.

Dynamic Face Wrinkle Treatment With Botulinum Toxin

steve — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:21:51 +0000

Face wrinkles are of two major varieties. They are dynamic face wrinkles and the static face wrinkles. In this article we are concerned with the causation and treatment of dynamic face wrinkles.Dynamic face wrinkles occur as a result of excessive muscle activity. The reason the dynamic face wrinkle is labelled thus is because it comes on when the muscle contracts and disappears when the muscles are relaxed. In the face, because the muscle layer is just underneath the skin with a minimum of subcutaneous tissue in between, it is quite easy for face wrinkles to occur whenever the underlying muscles contract. This occurs most commonly and importantly in the forehead (resulting in forehead lines or surprise lines), in between the eyebrows (resulting in frown lines or glabellar lines), and the corners of the eyes (resulting in eye wrinkles or crows feet). There are other areas, of course, on the face where muscular contraction produces dynamic wrinkles. Examples are the under eye wrinkles, the bunny lines on the bridge of the nose, and the smoker’s lines that occur when one purses the lips.Face wrinkles, both dynamic and static, have the effect of making the sufferer look older and more unpleasant than he or she is. This impacts on the person’s personality and outlook in life, and can affect his job performance as well as that all important first impression when he or she meets clients or potential friends. It is thus very important when one notices the first signs of face wrinkles that there be an aggressive effort made to eliminate that wrinkle, or at the very least, reduce its degree of severity. It is also well known that persistent contraction of muscles will result in the wrinkle being permanent, or static, that is, it does not disappear on relaxation of the muscle, and is then harder to treat.Treatment of dynamic face wrinkles is, by and large, through the use of a substance that effectively but temporarily weakens or paralyses the facial muscle groups that produce the wrinkle. Although there have been claims of substances that can work when applied to the skin, it is well known that by far the most effective substance that can be used is an injectable item called botulinum toxin.Botulinum toxin is the purified toxin of a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. The two most common brands in the world are Botox and Dysport, both of which use a specific variety known as botulinum toxin type A. Botox is produced by Allergan of USA and Dysport is from Ipsen in Britain.Botulinum toxins such as Botox (also commonly misspelled as Botax) work by blocking the neuromuscular junction of the muscle, thus causing the effect of paralysis or weakening of the muscle, during which time the effect is very positive, being the disappearance of the wrinkles on the part of the face which was injected. This effect is not permanent, lasting 4 to 6 months from the time of injection. After this time period, the affected muscles gradually recover their function, and the face wrinkle will recur. Botox is very safe and specific if used in the proper hands. Thus if one wants to have Botox treatment to remove face wrinkles, one should go to trained practitioners.Injection of Botox is generally through the use of fine needles which hardly cause any pain, as very small amounts are injected directly into the target muscle. Bleeding is minimal, if any.The effect of weakening of muscle, resulting in disappearance of the face wrinkle, takes place within 4 days. Generally no side effects are noted if Botox is injected properly. However some people complain of some tightness of the forehead or mild headache a few days after the Botox injection. This is thought to be due to an unconscious reflex contraction of the surrounding untreated muscles as the treated ones are no longer working. This tightness which does not cause any harm wears off after a few days.

Best Anti Wrinkle Cream – 3 Reasons Why Botox is No Good

steve — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:20:22 +0000

Are you considering jumping on the botox bandwagon? Well, before you take the leap, you should take some time to read about the stuff that botox pushers don’t want you to know. These things will not only convince you that botox is a bad decision, but they’ll also show you why using the best anti wrinkle cream is truly the most reliable option when it comes to looking younger.
3 Reasons You Should Use The Best Anti Wrinkle Cream and NOT Botox…
Reason 1: Arm & a Leg Expensive VS Budget Friendly
Botox might not be “expensive” for some people, but to anyone who is on a budget, it most definitely is! If you’re not a doctor, banker, actor, professional athlete, etc. it’s safe to say that getting regular botox injections is a bit out of your price range. Why? Because botox costs about $800-$1000 PER injection. Combine that bad news with the unfortunate fact that you need at least 2-3 botox injections per year, and you’re looking at quite a large bill.
The best anti wrinkle cream is extremely budget friendly, even if that cream costs a whopping $100 per bottle. Most anti wrinkle creams last for a couple of months and can be purchased for around $30-$170 dollars. Do the math on that and you’ll only be paying $500-$700 per year for wrinkle cream, if even that. So, you can pay $700 total throughout the year for wrinkle cream OR you can pay $700 2-3 times during the year for botox. As far as saving money goes, it’s obvious who the winner is here.
Reason 2: Poisonous VS Natural & Safe
Were you aware of the fact that botox users are being injected with a highly poisonous substance known as botulinum? No? Well to be honest, that really isn’t all that surprising, as most botox users don’t know they are being injected with botulinum; a bacterial neurotoxin that can cause harm (or even death) to those whom are exposed to large amounts. Although considered safe in small amounts and when administered under supervision, the long term effects of this substance on our system are still relatively unknown.
The best anti wrinkle cream contains no poisons, no harmful additives, as well as not a trace of botulinum. Simply put, the best wrinkle creams will contain natural ingredients (a few will have man-made ones) proven to reduce wrinkles, finelines, and the other signs of aging. The ingredients in a jar of anti wrinkle cream will no more harm you than a bowl of mashed up bananas.
Reason 3: Ineffective VS Effective
Of all the aspects of facial rejuvenation, botox addresses one and ONLY one; motion wrinkles. Botox will plump up all the wrinkles on your face — the ones caused by facial movements — but that is ALL it will do. Botox won’t help repair/remove finelines, overly dry skin, age spots, skin discoloration, crows feet, scars, sun damage, or anything else. In addition to that, regular botox injections may actually cause the skin (adjacent to the injection site) to become MORE wrinkled with time. Seriously, what intelligent person would want to opt for an anti aging treatment that can cause MORE wrinkles to appear?
The best anti wrinkle cream will address every aspect of facial rejuvenation. This means it will help to remove and/or repair crows feet, fine lines, scars, sun damage, age spots, pigment discoloration, and every other symptom of aging that is plaguing you. Also, regular use of the best anti wrinkle cream will NOT cause more wrinkles to accumulate on your skin — if anything, it will PREVENT wrinkles from appearing in the future!
As anyone with half a brain can clearly see, botox is in NO WAY a reliable, cost-effective anti aging treatment. That being said, stick with the best anti wrinkle cream; you’ll be glad you did!