Botox Treatment in Calabasas, CA

What is Botox?

Botox is an active neurotoxin that can stop unwanted muscle movement. By relaxing facial muscles, Botox can prevent wrinkles from forming. It sounds scary, but it isn’t! It’s considered by scientists to be an incredibly safe procedure.

What Are the Advantages of Botox?

For over 20 years, Botox has been the most popular FDA-Approved neurotoxin available. It is safe, and controllable, and the effects aren’t permanent.  Not only can Botox injections clean up wrinkles that already exist, but Botox also helps prevent new wrinkles before they even form. The depth, dosage, and injection technique can be adjusted by our expert applicators to ensure that each treatment is tailored to your own individual needs, to give you the perfect results you want.

Botox’s most famous use is reducing forehead wrinkles. Cosmetic Botox injections can also help eliminate frown lines, neck shrivelling, smoker lines, and even keep jowls from forming.

By removing your wrinkles, Botox can help your skin can heal, improve in appearance and texture, and help you get a healthy glow back.

Botox treatments can even help decrease acne and clear up oily skin. By adding Botox to your skin-care routine, you can make your skin not only look younger but feel younger too.

Is Botox Just for Cosmetic Use?

Not only is Botox a popular cosmetic procedure, but it can provide many medical benefits too!

Our medical providers have expensive training in providing Botox injections to treat conditions such as chronic headaches, shoulder tension, and excessive sweating in the under-arms. If you suffer from sweaty palms, Botox can even treat that too! Results can last from 3 to 6 months, depending on the dosage and area.

What Facial Areas Can Be Treated With Botox?

Common facial areas for Botox Treatment Include:

Forehead

The forehead is the most common Botox injection site, as it’s one of the most noticeable areas for wrinkles to form.

Eyebrows

By relaxing the muscles that cause upper eyelids to droop, Botox can copy the effects of an eyebrow lift

Crow’s Feet

Crow’s feet are the small wrinkles that form at the corner of the eye when smiling.

Bunny Lines

Bunny lines are the wrinkles that appear on the side of your nose when you scrunch up your face, smile or laugh.

Dimpled Chin

As you age, your chin muscles can sag as they become more overactive.

Neck Bands

Botox can mimic the effects of a neck lift by tightening the neck muscles.

Non-Surgical Nose Job

Botox applied to the base of the nose can raise the tip of your nose.

Botox Lip Flip

This technique may also be done with Botox, or combined with lip fillers, giving you full, youthful-looking lips.

How Does Botox Work?

The active ingredient in Botox is OnaBotulinumtoxin-A. This active molecule enters the muscle and blocks the Acetylcholine Receptors. Acetylcholine is an organic chemical in the body that causes muscle contractions. When Botox prevents acetylcholine from triggering unwanted muscle contraction, the muscle has a chance to rest and recover, and your wrinkles have a chance to smoothen out.

Things to Know Before Your Next Botox Treatment:

When you receive a Botox treatment, Botox starts working immediately. You may, however, not see any signs of muscle movement for at least 10 days. After two weeks, you should start to see your wrinkles disappear.

The effects of Botox typically last anywhere from 6 to 36 weeks, depending on your metabolism, how much Botox you received, and the level of muscular activity in the treated area.

It’s a good idea to schedule your Botox appointments every three months, just before the Botox starts wearing out, to ensure that your wrinkles stay away. Once you learn how your body metabolizes Botox, you can begin to schedule appointments based on your body’s own needs.

The day before your treatment, try to avoid taking alcoholic beverages, fish oil, and non-prescription blood thinners such as Aspirin or over-the-counter pain relievers. These medications thin the blood and can increase the chance of bruising.

Botox treatments should not be used on pregnant or breastfeeding patients. It is your responsibility to inform our staff if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Things to Know After Your Next Botox Treatment:

After your Botox treatment, it is completely normal to feel tenderness at the injection sites. This will go away within a few hours. After your injection, it is okay to take mild painkillers such as Tylenol or Aspirin to help with mild pain. It’s not uncommon to experience headaches after your Botox treatment. These headaches are nothing to worry about. They’re caused by the injection and not the Botox. Tablets of Arnica can be taken before and after your treatment to reduce the chance of bruising. If you do see any bruises appear, don’t worry, these will heal within a few days.

Try and avoid direct sunlight for a few days. Too much sun can cause skin dryness.

Visit Raw Beauty Aesthetics in Calabasas, CA for Your Next Botox Treatment

Are you ready to book your next Botox treatment in Calabasas, CA? Consider Raw Beauty Aesthetics medical spa. Even if you’re not sure if Botox is right for you, we offer free consultations. Call us today to speak to one of our Botox professionals.

Our team of professional and experienced injectors will work with you to go over your goals and concerns with the treatment and make a customized treatment plan just for you!

Contact Raw Beauty Aesthetics at (818) 446-6111 or make an appointment online today!