The appearance of mimic wrinkles on the face – this is one of the earliest and most characteristic manifestations of age-related changes in the body. Their appearance begins already at the age of over 25 years, and often becomes the main reason for patients to turn to aesthetic medicine specialists.
Today, there is a fairly wide range of effective anti-aging procedures aimed at eliminating mimic wrinkles, the most popular and in demand of which are BOTOX® injections. Today on estet-portal.com read about the features of the correction of crow's feet wrinkles. with the effective BOTOX®.
Correction of crow's feet wrinkles: how BOTOX® works
Mimic wrinkles appear on a person's face as a result of a spasm of the facial muscles of the face, provoked by their constant work. A spasmodic muscle deforms the area of skin associated with with it, resulting in the formation of wrinkles.
In order to correct mimic wrinkles, it is necessary to relieve muscle spasm.
This is the effect that BOTOX® from Allergan, which is a botulinum toxin type A, and provides relaxation of a spasmodic muscle. The introduction of the drug BOTOX® for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles allows you to get a pronounced effect of rejuvenation.
Crow's feet wrinkle correction:
- indications and contraindications for the use of BOTOX® for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles;
- Features of BOTOX® for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles;
- results of crow's feet wrinkle correction; with BOTOX®.
Indications and contraindications for the use of BOTOX® for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles
Using BOTOX® indicated for the correction of moderate to severe lateral wrinkles in the corner of the eye (wrinkles in the form of "crow's feet") with a wide smile. The use of BOTOX® is not recommended. for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles in cases where the patient has:
- hypersensitivity to botulinum toxin type A or any other component of the preparation;
- myasthenia gravis or Eaton Lambert syndrome (for the correction of vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows in children under 18 years of age or in elderly patients over 65 years of age);
- infectious process at the site of the future injection.
Using BOTOX® in the above cases, which are contraindications, can lead to negative consequences.
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Features of BOTOX® for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles
For the correction of crow's feet wrinkles reconstituted BOTOX® injections are performed using a sterile 30-gauge needle that is inserted into the skin with the bevel pointing up and away from the eye. The drug is injected in an amount of 0.1 ml (4 Allergan units) into each of the three sections of each side of the lateral circular muscle of the eye. A total of 24 Allergan units (12 Allergan units per side) are injected into 6 injection sites for a total volume of 0.6 ml of BOTOX®.
The first injection is given approximately 1.5 – 2.0 cm from the outer corner of the eye to the temporo-orbital zone. If wrinkles "crow's feet" located above or below the outer corner of the eye, injections are done like this:
If the wrinkles in the form of "crow's feet" localized mainly below the outer corner of the eye, the injection points of the drug are as follows:
Thus, following the above recommendations, you can correct crow's feet wrinkles. with BOTOX®.
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Results of crow's feet wrinkle correction with BOTOX®
Results of crow's feet wrinkle correction with BOTOX® injections. impress. The effectiveness of has been demonstrated by Allergan in numerous studies, according to the results of which patients who received BOTOX® injections for the correction of crow's feet wrinkles, their severity was significantly reduced with a wide smile.
Improve the severity of crow's feet wrinkles with a wide smile, it is observed within one week after the injection, and the duration of the effect lasts, on average, for 4 months after the injection.
Using BOTOX® in aesthetic medicine is one of the most effective and popular methods of facial rejuvenation.
Mimic wrinkles, including crow's feet wrinkles, are effectively eliminated with BOTOX® injections. If it is necessary to perform a second injection after the previous one, the interval between them should be at least 3 months.
The material was written on the recommendations of a dermatovenereologist, cosmetologist at the LDC Rodyna, Kyiv, Member of the Allergan Expert Council; Ukraine Elena Filipchenko.
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