Botulinum ( also known as "Botox"® ) is one of the simplest most effective quick fixes to improve your looks. Simple yet effective it can really make a difference, especially when used by a doctor who knows just how to get the best out of this unique product.

Botox is a purified nerve-blocking agent manufactured by Allergan Pharmaceuticals used to treat overactive facial and eye muscles. The original form of the medication is naturally synthesized from the bacterium Clostridium. The medicine was developed in the late 1970s and has been used clinically since the early 1980s with minimal local side effects. Botox works by blocking nerve transmission to specific muscles, putting those muscles to rest for up to six months. This produces a smoothing of the skin and loss of involuntary wrinkles; especially frown lines, crows feet, and horizontal forehead wrinkles.

Treatment of cosmetically noticeable wrinkles with Botox has become extremely popular in the United States in recent years, and is now becoming more widely used in the UK. Patients find the relatively long effect, smoother skin surface, fewer injections, and lower cost to be more appealing than collagen, fat, or other injections or treatments. Ninety-five percent of our patients who receive Botox elect to return for follow-up treatments because of their satisfaction with the results.

The Medication

Botulinum toxin, (Botox) is a medicine that can be used to decrease tone or unwanted spasms in a specific muscle or muscles. It does this by stopping the impulse between the nerve endings and the muscle which would otherwise produce muscle contraction. Botulinum toxin is the same toxin that can cause botulism, a form of food poisoning. It is however, given in extremely small amounts and is placed directly into the muscle effecting only the area it has contacted with. The medication itself is painless and not known to leave any painful sensation after it is given.

Botox before and after 5 days.