The Traversalist

Botox has become trendy amongst Sydney’s fashionable crowd and has become a beauty routine necessity for a lot of people in Sydney.

But I am often dumbfounded by the plethora of half truths which have developed around the treatment.

I have included below a selection of the common myths that I hear all the time in my work as a doctor at Star Cosmetic Medicine in Pyrmont, Sydney.

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Myth no. 1: Botox might freeze my facial muscles!

The human face has around 60 muscles. These ordinarily work in harmony, but over a period of time crow’s feet and wrinkles can appear. The overuse of Botox can result in the facial musculature looking slightly less taut. Most doctors would use comparatively minute doses to will result in you looking ‘refreshed’, but still you will keep your facial expression.

By using small amounts of the wrinkle injection in exactly the right tissues you will have a smoothing of any fine lines without reducing facial expression.

Myth no. 2: Botulinum is a toxic substance!
Actually there is a grain of truth in this. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the exact pharmaceutical terminology. An overdose can end up in loss of muscle tone and even can make one extremely ill.

Chemists have an old saying ‘everything is a poison – all depending on the dose’. Any drug can make an individual really ill in big enough doses. In fact water can kill you if too much is taken.

Myth no. 3: Botox will be painful!
In our practice Star Cosmetic Medicine the doctor uses a hypodermic needle smaller than hair. Many people have said that the treatments aren’t as painful as a mosquito bite. For Certain not painful compared to getting a vaccination.

Myth no. 4: I might lose feeling in my face!
Untrue. Botulinum medicine works principally on the neuromuscular junction, and not on sensate nerve fibers. Only the ability to relax muscles is affected by Botox injections.

Myth no. 5. Once you begin getting Botox you have to keep going otherwise you will develop even worse fine lines and wrinkles than ever!
This is also incorrect.

The first Botox treatment will last about three months. Consequent treatments tend to last a few weeks more. The wrinkles will slowly reform as the muscle regains its strength. Nevertheless they certainly won’t be any more pronounced than when you commenced your Botox therapy.

As A Matter Of Fact any wrinkles will more often than not be less evident than if you hadn’t had Botox treatment – even should you never persevere with the injections. This, of course is obviously the case because your facial muscles and skin have had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ when the treatment was effective.

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