There is no judgements here, I like to educate and give your options. Botox injections have become a popular choice for those looking to reduce wrinkles and regain a youthful look. As we get older, our skin loses elasticity, leading to fine lines and deeper wrinkles. There are several important things to keep in mind before proceeding. In this post, I will share insights on Botox, focusing on key facts that can help you make the best decision for your skincare journey.
Understanding Botox: What Is It?
Botox, derived from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, is famous for its ability to temporarily paralyze specific muscles. This paralysis allows the skin above these muscles to appear smoother. Botox is primarily used to treat areas such as glabellar lines (the frown lines between the eyebrows), crow's feet (the lines around the eyes), and forehead lines.
While Botox can significantly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, its effects are temporary. On average, Botox results last for three to six months, meaning repeat treatments are necessary for ongoing results.
Naturally, if your muscles are not affected by Botox - when they move (when smiling as an example), they send signals to your brain for feedback. The brain evaluates and responds accordingly. But what happens if there’s no feedback?
If your brain doesn’t “see” a paralyzed muscle for six months, it starts to forget about it.
The muscle stops receiving signals, and its function is disrupted. As an example - such disruption can cause anxiety and depression.
On top of that, Over time, this causes the muscle to weaken, lose tone, and skin looses its laster. Even when Botox wears off, it’s hard to restore that muscle.
While everyone else says it is possible. Now, there are cases where Botox is justified, like severe, painful muscle spasms that impact quality of life – for example, involuntary spasms of the eye muscles.until help is found to treat the root cause
Now let’s talk about the side effects of Botox.
Lack of facial expression. Instead of natural facial expressions, you’re left with a frozen, mask-like face.
Just think of Meg Ryan, who tried to smooth her wrinkles with Botox but lost her natural look or my favorite: Emily Blunt :(
Puffiness around the eyes.
This is a super common complaint. It happens because the paralyzed muscle can’t push blood through the veins, disrupting circulation. The result? Bags under the eyes. (Are you injecting to get rid of cross feet, and suffering from puffiness under the eye?)
Bags under the eyes Accelerated aging. Without blood flow, paralyzed muscles lose muscle fibers, which are partly replaced with fat tissue. This makes the muscles weak and saggy. Plus, your body builds a tolerance to Botox, so you’ll need higher doses over time, which only worsens the cycle.
Wrinkles don’t appear because of “aging.”
The real reason? Facial muscles get tense over time, blood flow decreases, and that tension creates lines, which eventually turn into wrinkles. Skin does not get wrinkles, muscles do, and skin only follows. After all Botox is injected into the muscles not the skin . So what’s the solution?
What you need is to release tension in your facial muscles through facial massage.
But keep in mind, gentle strokes won’t cut it. You need deep tissue work to truly address the issue.
After just one session, you’ll see those stubborn wrinkles and lines start to fade
If you are someone who does Botox regularly, that is not an issue,
facial massage would be a great solution to encourage blood circulation and lymphatic flow to detox and nourish your skin and muscles with oxygen and nutrients to give that glow back to your skin
If you want to smooth out wrinkles naturally, just book a session at Sublime Escape.
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