The ageing skin losses firmness, skin becomes more dry, thin and less luminous and the face tends to lose its oval shape. The skin develops fine lines, crinkles and wrinkles. Wrinkles are formed by dermal atrophy and repetitive contraction of the underlying facial musculature. With increasing age, the wrinkles increase and deepen.
The neurotoxin injections have been developed to reduce the wrinkles and attain the youthful appearance in the individuals. Injection of small quantities of the neurotoxin into specific overactive muscles causes relaxation of the underlying localized muscle that smoothens the overlying skin and reduces wrinkles.
Indications
Cosmetic Indications
All kinds of wrinkles
- Glabellar frown lines
- Horizontal frontal lines
- Crow’s feet
- Brow lifting
- Nasolabial folds
- hyperhidrosis
Procedure
The purified neurotoxin in very tiny amounts is injected into a targeted facial muscle. This causes local immobilization of muscle movement due to nerve blockade. This immobilization reduces the tone of the muscles that are responsible for causing wrinkles on the forehead, glabellar and peri-ocular areas and thus prevents crinkling & formation of wrinkles and lines when the patient frowns & smiles. There can be minor bruising with neurotoxin injection which is temporary and stays for only a few days.
Advantages
It is a minimally invasive technique with demonstrable early benefit. Results are reversible.