No, But it Can Help! & The Benefits! Yes, Please!
When you look in the mirror, you can't help but notice new wrinkles here and there. You undoubtedly miss the smooth, refined skin that Father Time has stolen from you. And now you’re ready to do something about it.
You're ready for Botox and fillers.
Research shows that you're in good company, with several million people receiving these types of treatments each year.
Fortunately, Botox and fillers offer numerous cosmetic benefits. And as a bonus, Botox also offers oral health benefits you may have never even considered.
In this extensive guide to Botox and fillers, we’ll give you a rundown on everything you need to know about these treatments.
Let's get started!
What Is Botox?
Botox is an injectable drug created from a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. This treatment is designed to erase the wrinkles that develop as you age.
Whenever you grimace, frown, or smile, the muscles in your face flex, and the skin folds. Eventually, the skin loses its ability to bounce back, and this causes lines to remain. These lines are known as dynamic wrinkles, as they are caused by muscle movement.
Botox for smile lines and wrinkles works by relaxing those muscles beneath your skin. It also stops the regular creasing that leads to the formation of deep lines around your mouth and eyes as well as in your forehead.
However, Botox's appeal goes beyond its anti-aging benefits. This treatment can also help treat temporomandibular joint dysfunction, commonly known as TMJ.
To treat TMJ, your dentist can inject Botox into your masseter and temporalis muscles. The medicine then limits your muscle function, thereby relieving your TMJ pain. This can help to bring your TMJ-associated swelling and headaches or migraines under control.
Furthermore, Botox can be used to minimize clenching and to lower a high lip line, a condition known as a gummy smile.
What Are Fillers?
A dermal filler is an injectable gel-like substance that can help to fade fine lines. Fillers are made using hyaluronic acid, a chief component of your body's connective tissue.
As you get older, your skin begins to lose moisture and fat. This causes the development of static wrinkles. However, dermal fillers can restore volume in your face and smooth out your wrinkles.
When you undergo filler treatment, you can expect suppler, softer skin. In addition, because hyaluronic acid retains and attracts moisture, your skin will radiate a more youthful glow.
Benefits of Botox
Botox offers the benefit of causing wrinkles and facial lines to fade. Not only that, but it also helps to prevent new wrinkles from forming.
Another great feature of this treatment is that it’s highly efficient. It only takes a few minutes to administer Botox injections, and then you can expect results just days later.
This cost-effective quick fix is a convenient way to refresh your appearance. In fact, you can easily schedule the treatment to take place on your lunch break or while you’re out running errands.
Let's take a look at the many other advantages of using Botox.
Results That Last, and No Negative Effects
Botox is known for its long-lasting results when you undergo the treatment every three to four months.
On top of this, most patients who receive Botox don't experience negative effects. That's because its main ingredient, Botulinum toxin A, has been refined to the point where it’s completely harmless.
Decreasing Excessive Sweating
Yet another benefit of choosing Botox is that it helps to eliminate excessive sweating. That's because it blocks the nerves responsible for activating the sweat glands.
This can be extremely helpful for anyone who struggles with heavy sweating in areas such as the armpits, face, and hands.
Botox Is Safe and Involves Minimal Risk
Finally, Botox is a relatively safe cosmetic procedure because it’s injectable. This makes it a top choice for patients who prefer to avoid intrusive cosmetic treatments such as cosmetic surgery.
Because Botox is non-surgical, you don't have to worry about long recovery times or major side effects. Likewise, you're less likely to experience serious problems with the treatment.
With Botox, potential adverse effects range from soreness in the injection area to tingling, light bruising, and headaches. However, these side effects are not common. In addition, for patients who experience them, the symptoms fade away gradually and produce no long-term difficulties or consequences.
Benefits of Fillers
Fillers remain one of the best treatments for giving you a younger look. They work well across the entire face. For instance, you can use them to improve the appearance of sunken cheeks or thin lips.
When it comes to your lips, fillers are designed to fill your lips to give them the perfect shape. They will also make your lips look much fuller, in addition to preventing them from thinning. Fillers are an easy way to make your lips look more alluring.
Fillers can further help you to achieve the facial contour you desire by enhancing your chin, forehead, and nose.
These substances are also helpful for decreasing the appearance of acne scars by plumping up your skin. In addition, they can prevent existing scars from becoming longer and deeper over time. You can expect the results to last for multiple months, and you don't have to worry about any side effects.
Let's take a look at several other advantages of dermal fillers.
Fillers Feature Collagen
A core benefit of fillers is the fact that they feature collagen. This protein helps to keep your skin looking youthful and healthy. Collagen also provides support and structure to your skin.
Eliminates Crow's Feet
If crow's feet are a challenge for you, then fillers are the perfect solution. That's because fillers are especially effective at removing wrinkles from your eyes.
A single hour is all it takes to complete a filler treatment around your eyes. Following your treatment, your eyes will look noticeably more attractive.
Eliminating Dark Spots
Yet another reason to choose fillers is that they can help you to eliminate dark spots caused by acne, aging, and sun exposure.
To accomplish this, fillers even out your skin tone, thus making your skin look more vibrant and youthful. Fillers essentially fill in wrinkles and imperfections in your skin to smooth it out.
Fillers Require No Downtime
Finally, a dermal filler treatment requires no downtime. That means you can continue with your normal daily activities right after your treatment.
Given that fillers don't require recovery time, it's a great option for anyone who wants to enhance their skin's appearance without needing to request time off from work. Likewise, you don't have to worry about missing out on your favorite social activities when you schedule a dermal filler procedure.
Benefits of Botox and Fillers Together
Although Botox and fillers are both excellent treatments to get separately, they are exceptionally great when you get them together.
When you pair Botox and fillers, you can experience a matchless reduction in scars and wrinkles overall. You can also experience higher levels of hydration, a better skin texture, and more symmetrical contours. And, as we mentioned earlier, plumper cheeks and fuller lips can be expected as well.
Also, when you combine the treatments, it actually prolongs their effectiveness. That's because hyaluronic acid tends to break down due to movement, and Botox injections decrease movement. Meaning a more confident, glowing smile can boost your self-esteem to new heights! Take those selfies, ditch those filters—unless you just really want to use them for aesthetic reasons— and put your best smile out there for Instagram, or the world, to see!
Boost your Self-Esteem with Botox & Fillers
At Arkansas Family Dental, we take pride in offering high-quality dental care in addition to Botox treatments. We use both Botox and Juvéderm to enhance the natural beauty of our patients and, in turn, their confidence.
Using Botox and fillers, we can plump up your lips to make them look naturally full. We can also contour the cheek area and smooth out any lines that detract from a beautiful appearance.
The results of our treatment will last you for up to one to two years depending on which treatment you choose. For example, your lip-plumping and line-smoothing results should last for up to one year. Meanwhile, you can expect the cheek area to remain contoured for as long as two years.
What's great about our treatments is that you never have to worry about our results looking overdone. In addition, when we smooth out your wrinkles, we won't take away your natural expressions in the process.
Are you ready to take your oral health and outward appearance to the next level? Get in touch with us to learn more about how we can help you with our dentistry and Botox services.
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