Botox for Wrinkles

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Botox, a simple, non-surgical procedure that can dramatically reduce even your toughest wrinkles within days, has provided many of Chiva-Som's guests with a new, life-enhancing confidence.

What is Botox?

Botox is a natural, purified protein that relaxes wrinkle-causing muscles creating a smooth, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance. One ten-minute treatment relaxes the muscles that cause lines to form and keeps them relaxed for four months.

How does Botox work?

Once the muscles are relaxed, you cannot contract them, so the lines gradually smooth out from disuse, and new creases are prevented from forming. Botox will not ‘freeze’ your facial expressions, it merely softens them, and because it works on specific areas other muscles like those used to raise the eyebrows are not affected, so a natural expression is maintained.


What is the treatment like?

A tiny amount of Botox is placed in selected facial muscles via a very fine needle. No anesthetic is required, although your doctor may use ice before injecting. Treatment takes around ten minutes. Many guests describe the minimal discomfort as “like an ant bite”.


What can I expect after the treatment?

Most people resume normal activities immediately. After treatment, it takes two to three days for Botox to begin taking effect. After seven days you see the full effect, which wears off gradually over four months, depending on the individual. To maintain the effect requires injections two to three times a year. Studies show that repeated Botox treatment, can have longer effects, so you may require less frequent future treatments to maintain results.


Will my lines worsen if I stop treatment?

No. They will revert to their original appearance in six to twelve months.


Are there side effects?

There are no reported permanent side effects. Issues such as soreness, mild bruising or headache are temporary and localised to the area of injection. You may develop a ‘heavy eyelid’ lasting one to four weeks, which your doctor may be able to treat.


Where can it be used?

Botox is used widely on frown lines, forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet and smile lines around the eyes. It can also lift eyebrows and open the eye for a more youthful look. Doctors report good results in nasolabial folds between the nose and mouth, perioral line (‘smokers lip’), neck lines and chin dimpling or creasing. Botox can be used in combination with collagen or laser resurfacing.


Is it safe?

Botox is the only botulinum toxin in the world registered for the treatment of frown lines and approved by the US FDA. It has been widely tested with 12 years of safe and effective use, and it was the number one cosmetic procedure in 2001, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, with 1.6 million procedures.