BOTOX® Injections Thousand Oaks

Cosmetic Applications

BOTOX® Cosmetic, a trade name for Botulinum Toxin Type A, is a prescription medication that is physician-administered by injection. When properly placed in the facial muscles, it is possible to achieve three-dimensional changes in the appearance of the face. BOTOX® Cosmetic is used to eliminate worry lines in the forehead, frown lines, crow's-feet, drooping corners of the mouth, lip lines, and other unwanted wrinkles caused by hyperfunctional facial muscles. BOTOX® Cosmetic can return symmetry to the face, elevate a brow, and open the eye apertures to present a pleasing "doe-eyed" expression. It works by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses to the injected muscles, reducing their activity that causes those persistent lines to form. By precisely medicating the proper muscles, Dr. Michelson can eliminate the wrinkles without suspending normal facial muscle function.

Treatment consists of a few tiny injections of very low dosage, made through a very fine needle, directly into the appropriate muscles. You can request that the area be desensitized with a cold pack or anesthetic cream prior to beginning, though most patients experience only brief mild discomfort. The process takes only about ten minutes, and a noticeable improvement in your frown lines appears within a few days. The results generally last around four to six months, after which time the injections can be repeated.

For Severe Sweating

BOTOX® is also effective for people who have problems with excessive sweating of the underarms and hands. These conditions can, in many cases, be improved through physician-administered injections.

BOTOX® works by blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands. When the sweat glands stop receiving chemical signals, the severe sweating stops.

A significant reduction in sweating can usually be seen within four weeks of the initial procedure. Results may last for up to six months; thereafter, another treatment is often preferable to patients who desire to avoid surgical intervention.

For Botox Injections in Thousand Oaks or Oxnard California contact Dr. David Michelson