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Botox is now popular in Sydney society in fact it is fast becoming an essential part of any beauty routine for those in the Harbour City.
Still I never fail to be astonished by the various half-truths that have been heard in connection with this procedure.
I have included below some of the more urban legends which we encounter everyday at Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I am employed as a doctor.
Fallacy Number 1: I will lose the ability to express emotion!
Research shows there are approximately sixty muscles underneath the skin of your face. They ordinarily perform harmoniously, but over a period of time crow’s feet and fine lines may begin to form. If surplus Botox is employed the facial expression can occasionally become too relaxed. Most doctors would use relatively low doses to make you look well rested, but still you will maintain your natural expression.
Thus the right amount of Botox in the appropriate place means one should get a reduction in any fine lines without compromising facial expression.
Fallacy Number 2: Botulinum is a poisonous substance!
This to a small extent is right. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the correct pharmacological terminology. An overdose may relax facial muscles that you do not want loosened or may cause sickness.
However to put matters into perspective: an ancient pharmacist’s saying is that ‘everything is poisonous – it all depends on the dose’. Any medicinal drug will make you ill in large dosages. In fact water can be a poison if enough is taken.
Fallacy Number 3: It will sting!
Your hair is larger than the needles we have at Star Cosmetic Medicine. Several people compare the shots to bug bites. Certainly not in the same ball park as compared to having a blood test.
Fallacy Number 4: I will lose feeling in my face!
Not true. Botox affects the neuromuscular junction, not sensate nerve fibers. Botox only affects the relaxation of muscular tissues.
Fallacy Number 5. Once you begin getting Botox you must continue or you might wrinkle faster than ever!
Once Again this is simply untrue.
BoTox is thought to last for up to three months. Subsequent treatments tend to last a few weeks more. The wrinkles will eventually re-emerge as the muscle regains its normal function. However they will certainly not be any worse than when you began.
Even should you never have Botox again – those lines will probably be a little better than if you had never been treated. This, of course is generally due to the fact your facial muscles and skin have had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ during the therapy.
