Myths About Botox

Botox is an injection therapy that reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The role of botulinum toxin is to disrupt the nerve signaling process that stimulates muscle contraction. It temporarily reduces muscle movement in the treated area, allows you to avoid moving your face in a way that creates wrinkles, and promotes over-developed muscle contraction. When you make facial expressions or sweat, your nerves release a chemical messenger called acetylcholine, which attaches to muscle cells and causes them to contract. Botulinum toxin can reduce the muscle's acceptance of acetylcholine, thereby preventing extreme muscle contraction and reducing sweating. Essentially, the Botox injection reduces muscle movement and perspiration signals in a small area. However, there are some myths about Botox. Today we will talk about these myths about Botox.

Myth 1. Using more units will make your face look stiffer

Many patients will require a smaller dose when receiving Botox injections because they are worried that too many doses will make their faces look stiffer. However, a smaller dose will not make your face look less stiff. In most cases, this simply means that the results you get will last for a shorter period of time. For example, 6 units in the forehead will give the same appearance as 12 units, but a 6-unit dosage will wear off after just 6 weeks rather than the full 3-4 months.

Neurotoxins like botulinum toxin completely block the acetylcholine receptors on your muscles, making your muscles unable to move. You can't partly prevent the muscle from moving, so the injected dose only affects the lasting time of the effect. So the appropriate dosage will be determined based on your muscle strength and how long you want to maintain the results.

Myth 2: You can reduce your budget by frequently injecting small doses

Your botulinum toxin injection generally needs to last for 3-4 months. More frequent injections of smaller doses of botulinum toxin are more likely to cause your body to produce antibodies, which will produce resistance to the product, but will not achieve the effect you want.

The above are some myths about botulinum toxin. Tiera is a professional manufacturer of type A botulinum toxin injections. We produce safe and effective botulinum toxin injections to help you solve your wrinkles and other problems. We assure you that our products can be used with confidence.