The Miracle of Botox - Which Wrinkles to Remove? (Part 3)
February 2nd
2006
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Which wrinkles and lines bother you the most? Are these lines and
wrinkles the type that are best eliminated using Botox?
If you choose to eliminate only the wrinkles that can be treated with
Botox, will any of the remaining ones still leave you unsatisfied with
your appearance? For example, if you want both your frown lines and
marionette lines removed, you will likely need a different cosmetic
procedure to have the marionette lines eliminated.
From the top of your face down, bothersome facial wrinkles have the
following names and locations. Notice that Botox is not the best choice
for all types of wrinkles and lines.
So what are the types of wrinkles and lines on our faces? It can be
classified as:
Forehead lines: horizontal lines, often called worry lines. These lines
form mainly because the underlying frontalis muscle, which stretches
across the forehead, moves when you make facial expressions. When you
lift your brow—sometimes referred to as the "aha" or surprised look—the
muscle contracts, which causes the skin that is covering the muscle to
pull, wrinkle, and then return to its original position when you relax
the muscle. Now consider the countless number of times you've used these
muscles. As you age, your skin begins to lose its elasticity, it
suffers from sun damage, and the constant contracting and relaxing of
the muscle results in forehead lines. These can be eliminated using
Botox or filler injections such as collagen or fat.
Frown lines: vertical lines, also known as glabellar lines, that appear
between the eyebrows. These linescan make you appear serious, angry, or
stressed even when you're not. It is for the removal of these lines that
the Food and Drug Administration gave approval for Botox in April 2002.
These lines are best removed with Botox. If you've frowned a lot over
the years and the lines are very deeply etched, you may also need
wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat) to eliminate these lines. Your
doctor will discuss your options with you.
Crow's-feet: lines that radiate from the outside corners of the eyes.
They're also known as periorbital lines. If you have these lines,
they're most likely the result of smiling and squinting. If you look in
the mirror ands mile or squint, notice how your muscles contract and
cause your eyelids to nearly cover your eyes and how the muscles
contract at the corners of your eyes where the lines appear. Crow's-feet
are best eliminated with Botox, plus adjunctive treatment such as
collagen, chemical peels, or laser resurfacing.
Laugh lines: also known as smile lines or nasolabial lines, they are the
two vertical lines that run from the outside corners of the nose down
to the top of the outside of the upper lip. Even though they are called
laugh lines, gravity and aging are also factors in their development.
They can best be eliminated using wrinkle fillers (e.g., collagen, fat,
AlloDerm, Cymetra, Gore-Tex, or SoftForm).
Lipstick or smoker's lines: the tiny radiating lines that appear above
the upper lip and below the lower one. It seems as though everyone has a
different name for these annoying wrinkles, which are best removed using
laser resurfacing, chemical peel, microdermabrasion, or wrinkle
fillers—tissue augmentation (e.g., collagen injections, AlloDerm,
fat)—in addition to Botox.
Marionette lines: the often deep lines that run down from the outside
corners of the mouth toward the chin. These lines develop from a
combination of factors, including gravity (the cheeks tend to sag from
the force of gravity) and thinning of the supporting tissue that comes
with age. These wrinkles are best eliminated using wrinkle fillers or
laser resurfacing. Another option is a face-lift, a complex surgical
procedure.
It should point out that Botox injections work best on crow's-feet
(wrinkles radiating from the outside corners of the eyes), worry lines
(horizontal forehead lines), and frown lines (vertical lines, also
called glabellar lines, that appear between the eyebrows). These are
wrinkles that are typically caused by chronic contractions of the
muscles under or adjacent to these areas of the face. Laughing,
smiling, frowning, and squinting are some of the common facial
expressions that can cause these lines. If you have lines and wrinkles
on other parts of your face that concern you, you may need other types
of cosmetic procedures to eliminate them. With that in mind, consider
these questions:
You should ask yourself, which wrinkles and lines bother you the most?
Is it suitable for Botox treatment? Your cosmetic doctors will be able
to advise you.
If you choose to eliminate only the wrinkles that can be treated with
Botox, will any of the remaining ones still leave you unsatisfied with
your appearance?
If you'll still be bothered by the remaining lines and wrinkles, are you
willing to have other cosmetic procedures done to correct them?
Naturally, you will need to discuss all your options and prices with
your doctor, but you should be aware that other procedures may be needed
for you to get the look you desire. You also should know that while
Botox injections don't involve any recovery time, some other cosmetic
procedures do. Continued
from Part II
Part I
By
Ito Nakamura
Ito Nakamura is an internet health entrepreneur specializing in marketing
contact lenses, health supplements; exercise equipment & beauty products.
http://www.detoxprofessor.com
Books on Cosmetic Surgery
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