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Effectively soften lines on the forehead, around the eyes, between the brows, around the lips and along frown lines.
What is it?
Botox® is a popular and trusted, FDA-approved treatment designed to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, revealing a more youthful, refreshed appearance. By temporarily blocking nerve signals to specific facial muscles, Botox helps reduce the activity of muscles responsible for frown lines, crow’s feet and other expression-related wrinkles.
This quick, minimally invasive treatment takes only about 10 minutes and requires no downtime, making it an ideal option for those with busy schedules. Results begin to appear within 1–2 weeks and can last up to 3–4 months, leaving you looking naturally rejuvenated.
Botox injections are a technique-sensitive treatment. Rest assured that when you choose Huntington Dermatology, you're entrusting your care to licensed and trained medical experts with a deep understanding of facial anatomy.
What to expect
When you choose Botox, you’re opting for a proven treatment that delivers noticeable, natural-looking results. Dr. Susan Touma and her team are extremely careful to give you the level of control you want to produce natural-looking results. During your appointment, your provider will assess your facial anatomy to create a customized treatment plan tailored to your aesthetic goals. The injection process itself is quick and virtually painless, often compared to a slight pinch. You’ll be able to resume your daily activities immediately after treatment—no downtime required.
Within 1 to 2 weeks, you will notice a softening of the targeted facial muscles and a reduction in wrinkling.
Botox contains tiny amounts of a highly purified botulinum toxin protein refined from the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. Formulations, potency and approved doses vary among botulinum toxin products, which means that one product cannot take the place of another.
You may begin to notice results within 24 to 48 hours for moderate to severe frown lines, with results lasting up to 4 months.
Treatment requires minimal downtime or recovery; it’s often called a lunchtime procedure. You will be able to go about your normal routine immediately after you leave your specialist’s office.
Your specialist will discuss your treatment goals and perform a facial analysis to determine the appropriate treatment areas for you, but on average lasts around 10 minutes.
Some patients report that being injected feels like a pinch. Your specialist may use ice to numb the treatment area. If you are concerned about discomfort, your specialist may apply a topical numbing cream before administering your treatment.
Botox works beneath the skin’s surface and targets the underlying muscle activity that causes frown lines and crow’s feet.
For the crow’s feet area, your specialist will inject 3 areas of the orbicularis oculi, the muscle that frames the side of the eye. This will be repeated on the orbicularis oculi muscle on the other eye.
Injecting Botox into the muscles that cause crow’s feet lines temporarily reduces the activity of those muscles. The result is a reduction in the appearance of those lines.
For the frown lines area, your specialist will administer 5 injections into muscles in your forehead—1 in the procerus muscle and 4 in the corrugator muscles.
Injecting Botox into the muscles that cause frown lines temporarily reduces the activity of those muscles. The result is a reduction in the appearance of those lines.