Botulinum toxin, popularly known as Botox, is one of the most popular among people to remove facial wrinkles. Of course, in addition to Botox, low doses of purified protein, Zenomin, Dysport and other naroxins are also used for this purpose. Botox is made from a type of bacteria and it can be considered as a temporary muscle relaxant that when injected into the desired area, relaxes the muscles close to that area and thus makes it easier to move. The facial organs, the mentioned muscles cannot create the previous wrinkles.
Application of Botox
The main use of Botox, from the last two decades until now, is to treat wrinkles caused by frequent movements of facial parts, such as; Smile lines, frown lines, crow's feet lines are used in the corners of the eyes, which become deeper and wider especially as a person ages.
Botox injection and gel injection have two different functions on the face. Botox injections can be used to remove facial wrinkles (shallow wrinkles) by relaxing the muscles, but there are still some other deep lines and wrinkles on the face that need to be treated with gel injections. Gel injection causes volume of facial tissues.
Therefore, it can be said that in order to achieve a smooth face without wrinkle lines, it is better to use the combination of both Botox injection and gel injection methods. Also, it is not bad to know that if Botox is used before injecting the gel, due to the reduction of muscle movements and activity, it makes the injected filler last longer than usual (increasing the shelf life from 5 months to about 10 months). and be absorbed by body tissues later
