With all the hype and fuss over people getting Botox injections for everything from a sagging chin to a droopy eyelid, one has to wonder just what it is that Botox does and how it works. Before this can be done we need to go back a little in time to when botox was originally discovered.

The original intent for the research into Botulinum toxin was to try and treat disorders of the mind in the 1960?s. In 1989 Botox was finally approved by the FDA to treat eye muscle disorders like blepharospasm (uncontrollable blinking), strabismus (crossed eyes) and even wrinkles.

In the year 2000 it was approved to treat cervical dystonia which is a disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder contractions and also a very unusual side effect of eye disorder treatments. Scientists found that if the drug was injected into the lines between the eyebrows it would gradually soften them and make them disappear so after tests, in 2002 the FDA allowed it to be used for the first cosmetic enhancement and botox had a new field of use.

Botox Skin Care Texas...

You see botox is a neuro toxin, meaning it paralyses the muscles it is injected into and makes them relax so frown lines will gradually soften and subside if sufficient treatments are given. Continued treatments mean in many cases the lines disappear and now the same treatment is used on other areas of the face like the crows? feet, laughter lines and other facial wrinkles.

The injections actually contain a purified form of the Botulinum toxin at only a fraction of the true strength which in other forms can make us seriously unwell. Unfortunately, lines and creases are formed whenever we laugh or make any other facial gesture, caused by muscles contracting.

Botox is able to take back for a temporary period all those years of lines, creases and wrinkles that have formed from the use of our facial muscles; a problem we do not have when we are young. Many people believe that overuse of botox leaves the recipient with a look similar to that of a mannequin because they cannot use their facial muscles.

Depending on the amount of treatments, a person who ahs botox treatment can look fairly normal but their facial gestures will be restricted so that the creases and lines do not show. However, botox treatment is expensive and that is why it is considered as something only celebrities have as a single injection can cost anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand dollars.

It may be a few years yet before we see the result of long term use of botox but that doesn?t seem to concern those people who are using it now.

Botox Skin Care Texas

Amazon.com Widgets

Technorati Tags: Botox Cosmetic Dallas Injection Washington, Botox Peru, Botox Injections And Stroke Patients