Botulinum Toxin
It is also known as the “miracle toxin” because of its ability to turn back the clock on your face.
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Botulinum Toxin also known as the “miracle toxin,” is known for its ability to rejuvenate your appearance. It relaxes targeted muscles, effectively smoothing out wrinkles and fine lines, particularly on the forehead, between the brows, and around the eyes. This non-invasive treatment also treats medical conditions such as excessive sweating, neck and shoulder contouring, and teeth grinding.
What is Botulinum Toxin 肉毒杆菌素?
Botulinum Toxin is a neurotoxin formulated from the bacteria known as Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum Toxin blocks the release of neurotransmitter acetylcholine from nerve endings at the neuro muscular junction. In other words, it prevents the nerve from reaching the muscle.
As such, the treated muscle will relax temporarily for 4-6 months. Wrinkles are a form of ‘skin trauma’ caused by muscle contraction. With the relaxation of the muscles, the overlying wrinkled skin is allowed to heal.
Botulinum Toxin is delivered by fine needle injection into specific muscles. It is a simple procedure that takes less than 10 minutes and does not require any form of anesthesia. There is no downtime and no specific post care needed. The effect will kick in after 4-5 days and achieve optimal results by 2 weeks. You can read more about it here.
What Are The Treatments For Botulinum Toxin?
Wrinkles & Fine Lines
Commonly treated on forehead, glabellar (frown line) and crow’s feet (wrinkles at outer corner of the eyes).
Neck Rejuvenation
Reduce neck lines and tighten the skin at the same time. It is called ‘Nefertiti Neck Lift’, which was named after an Egyptian Queen who was well known for her beautiful jawline and neck.
Shoulder Contouring
Bulky shoulder muscles appear less attractive for lady, especially when wearing a sleeveless dress. Botulinum Toxin can contour shoulder muscles to make it looks softer and more feminine. It can also help to ease shoulder stiffness and neckache.
Face Slimming
Relaxing facial muscles that contribute to a rounded or wider appearance, Botulinum Toxin injections precisely targeted along the lower face and jaw can subtly reshape and contour for a slimmer profile.
Excessive Sweating
Reduce sweating by blocking signal to sweat glands. It can treat sweaty palm and armpit, and subsequently remove the body odor and hyperpigmented armpit.
Leg/Calf Slimming
Muscular and bulky legs make one appears more masculine. Botulinum Toxin can shrink the calf muscles, allowing one to achieve slimmer legs.
Gummy Smile
When you smile and too much gum tissue exposed above the top teeth. It can be corrected by relaxing the muscle responsible for the excessive up-pulling of upper lip.
Teeth Grinding
Frequent chewing or bruxism (teeth grinding) can cause large masseter muscle which leads to a squarer face shape.. By relaxing and shrinking the masseter muscle, it results in halting teeth grinding.
Is Miracle Toxin Safe?
Botulinum Toxin is a safe medicine and widely accepted in the hospital and aesthetic practice.
The lethal dose (amount of drug, if given all at once, which can cause harm) of Botulinum Toxin is very much above the dosage used in aesthetic treatment. E.g. doctor may use one quarter or half vial of Botulinum Toxin at any single occasion. The lethal dose of this medicine is at least 8 -10 vials being injected on the same occasion.
Liquid Facelift
Liquid facelift is a non-surgical facelift by using Botulinum Toxin. It is done by injecting a dilution of Botulinum Toxin along the hair lines, covering the side of the face, jawline and upper face. Similar to traditional Botulinum Toxin, liquid facelift is effective in removing wrinkles and fine lines, but additionally, it provides tightening and lifting effect on the whole face.
This non-invasive procedure can be done in 10 minutes with no downtime. The best lifting result usually occurs 2 weeks after and it can last for 5-6 months.
Liquid Facelift VS Traditional Botulinum Toxin
Deciding between Liquid facelift or traditional Botulinum Toxin depends on your areas of concern. If your concern is localized to just one or two areas such as crow’s feet or frown line, then getting a simple/traditional Botulinum Toxin should fix your worries.
If you have multiple areas of concern, and at the same time want to look refreshed and reduce saggy face, a liquid facelift will be recommended to achieve an overall youthful look.
Botulinum Toxin Treatments
Liquid Facelift
Lift and rejuvenate facial contours, providing a youthful appearance without surgery.
Jaw Slimming
Slim the jawline by relaxing the masseter muscles, creating a more refined and contoured face.
Neck Line Reduction
Smooths out horizontal neck lines, offering a firmer and more youthful neck appearance.
Excessive Sweating
Effectively reduces perspiration by blocking the nerves that trigger sweat glands, providing relief from hyperhidrosis.