Men are the fastest growing segment of patients in the practice of an aesthetic medicine specialist. They make up approximately 10% of injectable cosmetics users and have tripled in number over the past two decades.
It is estimated that approximately half a million male patients were treated with botulinum toxin in the US in 2015 alone, and the use of the neuroprotein in male patients increased by more than 80% between 2010 and 2014.
Ekaterina Avramenko, dermatovenereologist, pediatric neurologist (Krivoy Rog) . Why do men prefer botulinum toxin
In general, men seek minimally invasive procedures and procedures with little or no downtime, such as botulinum toxin therapy, contouring with dermal fillers, intensive pulsed light treatments.
Unlike surgical procedures, these methods do not require rehabilitation, and most importantly — do not leave scars. In addition, in recent years, social loyalty to procedures using BOTOX
®of the Allergan company has increased, which also encourages male patients to no longer be afraid beauty injections, and boldly resort to their help to preserve youth.
World-wide research: higher doses of BOTOX® Why gender differences should be considered in botulinum toxin therapy
It is important for practitioners to recognize the physiological and anatomical differences between male and female faces (so-called sexual dimorphism) in order to avoid excessive feminization of the male face. Since there are also differences in expectations, which appear to be mainly driven by the desire to increase the competitiveness of men in the workplace, male patients require a gender-specific approach during botulinum toxin therapy.
Physical examination should include an assessment of the frontal and oblique projection, at rest and in dynamics, identification of baseline asymmetries, static and dynamic wrinkles, and assessment of facial muscle mass.
Remember that satisfaction levels increase with continued treatment as dynamic wrinkles tend to improve first, while static wrinkles may only improve with repeated treatments.
Application high doses of botulinum toxin in the correction of glabellar wrinkles
Wrinkle correction technique with botulinum toxin for men
Neurotoxin treatment in male patients should be directed at eliminating facial wrinkles and maintaining a lower eyebrow position.
Slightly higher doses of
BOTOX® are usually used to correct glabellar wrinkles in men than in women, because due to the greater volume of muscle mass, men are less sensitive to the doses used. Botulinum toxin injections should be given intramuscularly along horizontal lines at intervals of about 1 cm. 8 to 25 units of botulinum toxin are injected at one point.
The lowest injection points for botulinum toxin should ideally be at least 1 cm above the margin of the orbit.
Toxin injection points on the frontal surface of the head in men with alopecia should be higher. You may also need an additional dose of the drug below the bald line to prevent the appearance of unnatural wrinkles in this area.
Avoid isolated glabella correction to prevent brow lift. And, if you work with this zone, be sure to carry out correction of the forehead area in the complex.
Original drugs of the company "Allergan" You can only purchase from an authorized distributor.
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