For Fantastic Results With BOTOX^®, Salt Lake City, UT, Patients Visit Dr. Heidi

Facial wrinkles have several causes including sun exposure, loss of skin elastic properties, skin thinning, and excessive muscle activity. Some of the facial wrinkles we have are the result of skin pleating from the activity of muscles below the skin. Too much activity from these muscles can be bothersome because they can be misinterpreted as representing anger, anxiety, fear, fatigue, sadness and aging. Wrinkles that are directly related to muscle activity are those on the forehead and on either side of the eyes, often called crow’s feet. As we age the amount of fat we have underneath the skin decreases, the skin gets thinner and wrinkles become more prominent. This process becomes noticeable in our late twenties to early thirties.

BOTOX^® is injected to relax the muscles that cause facial expression and subsequently expression lines and wrinkles. BOTOX^® helps to soften the appearance of these lines and wrinkles. Results develop over 1-7 days and last for approximately 3 months. Men often require more product as they have more muscle mass. BOTOX^® can be skillfully placed by a Plastic Surgeon so that the face does not look “frozen.” BOTOX^® is also an excellent treatment fro headaches, migraines and excessive underarm perspiration.

A good candidate for BOTOX^® Cosmetic is an individual with reasonably good skin tone who has wrinkles along the forehead and/or around the eyes. For individuals in their 20s, 30s and older, BOTOX^® Cosmetic can effectively postpone or eliminate the need for more aggressive modalities to treat wrinkles such as surgery or laser resurfacing.