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Oral Supplements for Enhancing the Effects of Botox

  The use of Botox and other analogues for the treatment of facial wrinkling, particularly in the forehead and crow’s feet area, has become as mainstream as Starbuck’s is for coffee. A testament to the success of Botox is that there is a good reason it is a multibillion dollar business per year…because it works. Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Botox for Men

Botox is not just for women. More and more men are getting Botox injections to soften their facial wrinkles. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of men getting Botox increased over 250 percent over the past 10 years. While the number still pales in comparison to women, the increase shows the Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Botox Units

  Like all drugs, Botox is administered by dose. Every patient who has ever received it knows this well because they are charged some many $/unit. Much of the competition and advertising for Botox business is done by offering discounts by reducing the $ charge per unit. Patients often look astutely for who is offering Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Botox for Bruxism

  Botox is tremendously effective in stopping unwanted facial expressions, such as frowning, by blocking the nerve input to the injected muscles. But weakening facial muscles is useful for more than just making one look better, Botox injections can also help one feel better as well. Facial pain from grinding one’s teeth, known as bruxism, Read More…

Surgical Approaches For Glabellar Muscle Resection for Frowning

Successful browlift surgery is based on several key technical maneuvers. These include periosteal release, muscle resection and brow elevation with or without fixation. These steps allow for the brows to not only be elevated but hopefully reduce the amount of chronic muscle contraction in the glabellar region. Patients and some plastic surgeons hope that the Read More…

Botox Browlift vs Browlift Surgery for Forehead Rejuvenation

  One of the classic signs of early facial aging are lines and wrinkles that form in the forehead and between the eyebrows. As a reflection of the numerous muscles that make our facial expressions, wrinkles inevitably form in linear arrangements that are perpendicular to how the underlying muscles are oriented and move. This is Read More…

Skin Wrinkle Types and Their Treatments

Wrinkles are a part of aging and there is no way to completely prevent many of them from happening. While topical creams and lotions once were the only players for wrinkle prevention and treatment, that has changed significantly over the past decade. Botox, injectable fillers and various energy-based device treatments (e.g., laser) have moved in Read More…

Botox Injections For Chin Muscle Disorders

  Botox injections are well known to effectively reduce unwanted wrinkles and folds in the skin that are caused by facial muscle movement. This is why Botox is known as a dynamic wrinkle reducer. While Botox has been used all over the face and neck, its use around the eyes is by far what most Read More…

Treatment of Upper Eyelid Ptosis after Botox Injections

  The vast majority of Botox and other neuromuscular injections for wrinkle reduction are used in the forehead. While there are some minor complications with these injections, such as bruising, low dose uncorrection and unusual forehead wrinkle patterns, the most severe problem is that of lid droop or ptosis. If injections are done too close Read More…

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