Anti wrinkle injections are time demanded treatment option against wrinkle. Wrinkles are the most common inducer of aging. It makes your skin look older, even at an early age. Wrinkle reducer injection or Botox are popular ways nowadays worldwide. Here, we will discuss about different issues of anti wrinkle injections.

Anti wrinkle injections to treat wrinkles

What is wrinkles and How it occurs

Before knowing about anti wrinkle injections, we must know how wrinkle occurs. Wrinkle is the small lines, creases in the skin. It predominantly appears on the face. The reason behind it is when we smile or when we are in displease mood our facial skin become changed. It folds, ridges every time and we lose collagen of skin. If this event happened for a longer period of time then, a permanent lines sticks on our face which is called wrinkles.

See: Other causes of wrinkles.

What is Anti wrinkle injections

Anti wrinkle injection is a non-surgical and non-invasive skin cosmetic treatment to heal wrinkles and lines. It is prepared from a drug called Botulinum Toxin and its origin is Clostridium Botulinum bacterium. Hence, it’s another name is Botox injection. This injection is composed of complex protein. However, as it cures specifically wrinkles so it is also known as wrinkle reduction injections.

This treatment option is popular for last twenty five years. The best part is it works only to the affected areas of the face. Other areas remain free from treatment. This is a prescription only drug and this treatment is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Moreover, It is the safest and convenient procedure as it doesn’t go through surgery. Botox covers forehead lines, lip lines, creases around the mouth and so on in its treatment action.

This injection also works against eye spasm and CNS disorders. It works better when it is given with dermal fillers.

Wrinkle areas

• Forehead (Forehead lines)
• Around the eyes (Crows feet)
• Between eyes (Frown lines)
• Sides of eyes
• Jaw line
• Checks
• Tempels
• Side of nose (Bunny lines)
• Upper lip (Smoker’s line)
• Chin (Dimpled Chin)
• Neck (Neck band)
• Between eyebrows/Glabella (Frown lines)

How does it work

As we mentioned above, anti wrinkle injection works on the wrinkle-affected areas. It paralyzed the affected muscle, which shows lines whatever it is vertical or horizontal. It blocks chemical messages from nerve to specific muscle. Hence, muscle remains in resting condition by releasing contraction and wrinkles doesn’t appear.

Thus, your wrinkled skin turns to soft, rejuvenated and looks young, glowing and radiant.

As it is a prescription only drug, it must be prescribed by doctors, nurse or other authorized healthcare professionals. A very fine needle is required to push it to the muscle.

Treatment procedures

Doctor will examine the areas where injection would be administered. Doctors may see your smiling face, displeasure face to find out affected muscle. Afterward a very fine needle will be used for injection. Number of required injection varies with the areas of wrinkles. Wrinkle around eyes or Crow’s feet requires three injections. On the other hand, forehead lines needs a few more injections. Anti wrinkle injections shows a quick result within a short period of time by showing lesser side effects.

Is it Painful?

No, this injection is not painful. Actually, it takes only few minutes to complete the procedure. Patients feel mild discomfort as like ant bite but it is for a very short time. If patient feel soreness than a cold pack may be used. However, no need of use of Anesthesia.

How long injection duration will lasts?

A fine needle is used for injection and its take 10-15 minutes. However, the injection will exert its effect after 3-14 days. The duration of work is around four months. Duration depends on how much dose injected and the person’s behavior, whether he/she talk more or not.

If anti wrinkle injections is taken combinedly with fillers than effects will lasts to 12-18 months.

It is good to take new injection every after four months to sustain muscle in resting mode.

Anti Wrinkle Injections Side effects

This injection is used for cosmetic purpose. It is safe as it administered by professional personnel such as doctors, nurse or other licensed health care personnel. Moreover, wrinkle injection is administered as such a way that it only affects to the specific muscle and sweat gland.

No significant side effects are appeared. Some mild skin effects are seen such as bruising, redness, tenderness in the injection site etc. This problem continues for a transient time. On the other hand, patients feel headache just after treatment but it will diminish after a day. In contrast, bruising of skin can be concealed by a standard make-up.

Some adverse reaction is appeared such as hanging of eyelids, puffy eyes, not curing wrinkles as expected level, asymmetric expression. Basically, this affects occur due not following right dosage guidelines, wrong administration of injection etc.

Anti Wrinkle Injections Precautions

• Leave alcohol consumption before taking this treatment because alcohol may deteriorate bruising condition.
• Postpone this injection if you are allergic to any ingredients of this injection.
• If you have infection on the affected site, then don’t push injection and wait until you recovered from infections.
• Avoid this treatment if you are pregnant or you are a lactating mother.
• Stay away from sunlight for 48 hours before and after the treatment.

Moreover, this treatment is NOT RECOMMENDED those who are-

• aged below 25 and above 65 years
• suffering from neurological disease.
• allergic to Botulinum toxin treatment.
• taking medicines which affects bleeding such as warfarin.
• recently completed Acne medicine Roacutane.

Anti Wrinkle Injections Result

The result is very good. You will see dramatic change of your wrinkles. Skin will recover from wrinkles, fine lines after 2 weeks and your skin will look young and fresh. As mention above, its effect will lasts for 4 months. After that, your doctor will assess you again to see success of the treatment.

Conclusion

Anti wrinkle injections is one of the finest method to stay away from facial wrinkles. The important thing is it really works. You may use many cosmetics item but this will work for little time. However, to get substantial effect you must have to take this treatment option by consulting with doctors.

References: Australianlaser, Saveface, Drleah