Wrinkles & Botulinum Toxin

Botulinum is a simple, nonsurgical, physician-administered treatment that can temporarily smooth moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people from 18 to 65 years of age. It is the only treatment of its type approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• What creates wrinkles?
  • they are creases which result from making the same facial expression thousands of times
  • these lines are called lines of "facial expression"
  • they are typically located at the outer eyelid area (crow's feet) and in the forehead (frown lines)
  • Below, show the vertical wrinkles that often lead to an angry look
    
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• How can they be treated?
  • the muscle can be surgically damaged
  • the muscle can be temporally paralyzed with botulinum injections(area in red)
    

    

• Does the injection hurt?
  • injections are done with the smallest possible needle
  • there can be initial sting, but it is less than having your blood drawn