How Botox Treatments Can Repair The Damage Caused To You By The Sun

Did you ever wonder why so many people today are receiving Botox treatments? Well, it is not just a result of superficial whims. The more intense sunlight that we see these days has increased the amount of lines and wrinkles that develop on our faces.

Besides sunlight causing skin aging, it also results in you having to squint, which in turn, creates wrinkling around the eyes prematurely, says medical cosmetic practitioner Dr Mariusz Gajewski of Star Cosmetic Medicine in New South Wales, Australia.

According to Dr Gajewski, skin aging has three central causes. Firstly, there is the assault of the sun on the collagen and elastin fibres in your skin that keep it firm and smooth. Secondly, the modifications to skin texture and pigmentation caused by UV rays. And finally, the apparent movement of muscles below the skin’s surface that add to the lines.

While good quality sun protection helps to prevent the first two issues, the only thing – thus far – that helps the influence of muscle movement making facial lines is Botox.

Botox injections can be had on all areas of the face, but the most frequents ones are the “frown point” between the eyebrows, the outer corner of the eyes, and the upper part of the forehead. You may have already noticed lines and wrinkles in these areas on your own face.

For some people the lines merely show when they are making certain facial expressions, and for other people they show permanently. However, once lines and wrinkles have started to develop as part of some facial expressions, the facial muscles will begin to adapt and before long they will probably be permenant.

It is a relatively quick and simple procedure to have botox injection to improve your looks. A doctor will makes a series of injections into the affected areas, and you can go home the same day. How many rounds of injections you need is dependent on how many, and how deep, your lines and wrinkles are; if you only suffer mildly from them, you may only need one lot of injections.

You do not have to concerned about side effects, as they are minor at worst. The most common problems are temporary bruising, swelling and pinprick pain at the injection site, explains Dr Mariusz Gajewski. These minor side effects last for just 24-48 hours are uncomfortable, rather than painful.

You need to act with caution though, as the over use of botox injections is the only real problem with them. Having the right levels of botox injected at the right intervals will give you fresher, firmer features, but get either the amount of botox, or the length of time between treatments, wrong, and there is a chance of you looking somewhat inexpressive and plastic.

With that in mind, Dr Mariusz Gajewski’s final piece of advice is to only enlist the services of reputable botox doctors. Ask for recommendations from friends and always check the credentials of those doctors that you are considering. It is best to arrange a face to face meeting with them prior to signing up for treatment, so that you learn as much as possible about them and the type of work that they specialize in.

Find out more about Dr Mariusz Gajewski and his botox clinic : Sydney Botox Doctor