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Why the Need for BOTOX® Cosmetic?

BOTOX® Cosmetic reduces the frown lines around the brow area for upto four months. Those frown lines you may have asked yourself if they were brought upon by stress? The sun? Actually the skins aging process is far more complex than that. A list of factors can play a role in the "frowning" process. It isn't just about cellular changes, collagen depletion, hormone loss, damage caused by free radicals, and so on; it's a combination of many factors. Glabellar Lines also known as frown lines are the cause of the muscle movements beneath the skin. When any person frowns for a short time interval, the facial muscles contract, causing pleating of the skin. After years of this frowning process, the skin begins to linger and can become more pronounced. In women, these lines may appear exaggerated and more permanent, due to the fact that womens skin is more delicate and more anumated than mens. Fortunaletly since the approval from the FDA in 2002, BOTOX® Cosmetic, can be used to smooth severe to moderate frown lines between the brows. These results can be seen within a couple of days following the injection and may last upto four months.

The Process

One of the most beneficial aspects of the BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment is that it is a NON-INVASIVE process. That means that their is NO SURGERY required, and can be done with in 10 minutes with no recovery time needed. The process beging with the doctor examining your ability to move certain and critical facial muscles. Once the injection sites are determined, the doctor will administer several tiny injections into the muscles, with most patients relating the injections to a small pin prick. BOTOX® Cosmetic will work to reduce the contraction of your muscles that result in the frown lines.

Patients Responsibilites and Side Effects

As with any other cosmetic treatment, only your doctor can decide whether a treatment, including BOTOX® Cosmetic, is right for you.

Patients are advised not to use the BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment if they:
  • are pregnant, or planning on becoming pregnant;
  • have an infection where the treatment will be used;
  • are allergic to any of the ingredients that are used in the BOTOX Cosmetic.
  • Patients should advise the doctor if they:
  • have any diseases that affect theirr nerves and muscles;
  • are breastfeeding;
  • are planning on becoming pregnant soon.

Be sure that you mention to Dr.El-Attar or any of his associates the names and purposes of all prescription drugs, over the counter medications, and or herbal medicines that you are currently taking.