By relaxing the muscles responsible for repetitive folds on certain areas of the face and neck, this laboratory-produced protein attenuates, after injection into the tissues, the most visible, marked, and stubborn wrinkles. Explanations.
Expressing surprise, concern, joy, or anger is a natural way to communicate one’s positive or negative feelings to others. Over time, these expressions also have consequences on the overall appearance of the skin. The so-called “dynamic” wrinkles that settle and deepen on the forehead, between the eyebrows, and around the eyes result from the regular movements of the facial muscles, which are particularly dense and numerous (the face has a total of 43).
How are expression lines formed?
After the age of 30 or 40, their contractions leave traces that are all the more accentuated and lasting as they occur on skin that gradually loses elasticity and firmness due to the aging process.
Forehead wrinkles take the form of horizontal lines caused by raising the eyebrows, facial expressions that convey feelings of embarrassment, surprise, or worry several times a day.
The furrowing of these same eyebrows, a sign of perplexity and reflection, engages the corrugator muscle, symbolically nicknamed the “muscle of sadness”: through their repeated movements, these tissues are responsible for the “lion’s wrinkles”, vertical and horizontal furrows that appear on the glabella, the area between the two eyebrows.
The so-called “bunny lines” develop on the lateral edges of the nose, as a result of the regular activation of the compressor muscle of the nostril.
Finally, the famous crow’s feet develop around the eyes, a part of the face animated by the orbicularis muscle, which allows voluntary closure of the eyelids and their – 28,000! – daily blinks.
By blocking neurotransmitters that trigger muscle contraction, botulinum toxin helps relax the treated area. This localized relaxation dissipates the marks caused by certain facial expressions, stops the progression of existing wrinkles, and prevents the appearance of new ones: the most affected areas – forehead, nose, outer corner of the eye – thus become smoother and temporarily regain a youthful appearance. During the consultation with a doctor at the Maison Tóā aesthetic clinic, you can discuss the area you wish to treat and any questions you may have.
How long do the effects of botulinum toxin last?
Botulinum toxin, widely known through one of its most famous brand names – Botox – adopted in the United States in the late 1980s, is a natural substance extracted from a bacterium and synthesized in a pharmaceutical laboratory for curative and cosmetic purposes.
In addition to its use in aesthetic medicine, this molecule, administered by injection, is indicated in the treatment of numerous pathologies caused by muscle hyperactivity.
The perfect mastery of the product by experienced practitioners at the Maison Tóā aesthetic clinic (Lausanne, Switzerland) allows for the treatment of other sensitive areas, in addition to those around the eyes, nose, and forehead. Botulinum toxin can target the orbicularis muscle of the lips to reduce the lines that stretch around the mouth (the “smoker’s wrinkles”). The molecule is also injected into the chewing muscles to reduce jaw width and round out a “square” face. It also acts on the platysma muscles responsible for vertical wrinkles on the neck, or on the mentalis muscle to relax the skin of the chin.
Injections of botulinum toxin are performed by our qualified doctors using very fine needles that cause no discomfort to the patient and reach with extreme precision the muscles to be neutralized.
The beneficial effects of the treatment, visible 7 to 14 days after injection, are completely reversible and fade within 4 to 6 months (on average).
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