Edmonton Botox Information Guide, Wellness Services, and More.
Botox Pros and Cons
The advantages of Botox are many. For starters, the procedure takes around 10 minutes with no anesthesia. Recovery time is also very quick; the patient can resume his or her normal activities almost immediately. Also, the desired effects can be realized in a very short period of time, around three to five days after the procedure. Once the effects start wearing off (usually after around four months), the treatment can be repeated. In time, its effects will start lasting longer. Botox can also help control sweating by paralyzing the muscles responsible for it when injected in small amounts into the underarm skin or skin on the palms and soles of the hand or foot. Finally, Botox improves the appearance of the skin and can take many years off the appearance of the patient.
Drawbacks of getting Botox
On the flipside, Botox also has some drawbacks. The patient can experience some pain and bruising in the treated area. In rare cases, paralysis or weakness of the muscles surrounding the treated area may occur, along with temporary headaches. In other rare cases, patients report experiencing a drooping eyelid.
Some of these side effects can be addressed with a proper shot technique and precautionary measures. For instance, the patient should have no exercise and no massage on the area of injection for four hours after injection. Other disadvantages have to do with Botox’s possible side effects on your facial muscles. Because certain muscles are relaxed, at times you may appear unnatural in your facial movements. And because the treated area is now frozen, your brain is forced to redirect its impulses to other facial muscles, which could result in wrinkles growing in these parts of the face.
