Botox is a natural purified protein obtained from Clostridium botulinum, and it is the world's most well-known brand of botulinum toxin for injection. The main ingredient of Botox is botulinum toxin type A. Its function is to reduce the activity of the muscles that cause frown lines by blocking the nerve impulses that cause muscle contraction, so that the patient's face is smooth and beautiful.
BOTOX anti-wrinkle effect
1. Botulinum toxin wrinkle removal is only one of many wrinkle removal operations, and it is not 100% effective for anyone.
2. Use botulinum toxin to remove wrinkles. Generally, crow's feet, forehead lines, eyebrow lines, nasolabial folds and neck wrinkles can be removed, but it is most suitable for early, less obvious wrinkles, and the skin is not very loose. Collapsed situation.
3. The effective time of one injection of botulinum toxin is 4 months to half a year. If it is to be effective for a long time, it needs to be injected 3 to 4 times a year.
Not suitable for the crowd
1. Pregnant women, lactating women 2. Patients with myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis 3. Patients with ptosis 4. People with very thin body, heart, liver, kidney and other visceral diseases 5. People with allergies
How often do BOTOX do?
The effect of a botulinum toxin injection is maintained for about 3-6 months. In order to maintain the effect, the injection can be repeated. However, there should be an interval of 3-6 months between the two, and the interval should not be less than one month, so as not to cause permanent muscle paralysis.
After botulinum toxin injection treatment, there may be a certain degree of pain. Those with obvious pain can take a day off. Generally, it has little impact on normal work and life, and the postoperative reaction disappears in about a week.
Precautions after operation
1. After the botulinum toxin injection, continue to press the injection site for 5-10 minutes, if necessary, with a cold compress, and observe for half an hour before leaving the hospital.
2. Avoid contact with water and cosmetics at the pinhole site within 24 hours of the injection site, and avoid strenuous exercise; you can apply medical repair products to speed up the recovery of the pinhole.
3. Pay attention to your diet within a week, avoid spicy and irritating and high-protein foods, and do not use irritating cosmetics.
4. Avoid taking aminoglycoside drugs (such as gentamicin) within one week of injection.
5. After the botulinum toxin injection, please keep the injection site relatively still, and do not laugh, cry and other local muscles frequently. Do not perform facial massage or sauna.
△6. Botox injection for face-lifting, avoid chewing hard food.
7. Congestion such as swelling and bruising at the injection site is normal and disappears gradually after 5-7 days.
8. Drinking alcohol is prohibited within 1 week after injection.
9. Follow up one week after treatment.
