Botox is the abbreviation of the active ingredient Botulinum toxin. This active ingredient has 7 types divided by letters including A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
And in cosmetic applications, only Botox type A is used. Botox injection technique has been used in cosmetic surgery to slim the face since 1992. And until now, Botox injection is considered a non-surgical cosmetic method, less painful, simple implementation process so it is favored by many people. Currently, there are more than 5 million Botox skin injection procedures performed each year (according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons).
Botox has been certified as safe by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has licensed the use of Botox in medicine to treat neuromuscular disorders and cosmetic diseases.
For cosmetic purposes, Botox injections are used to rejuvenate the skin, slim the face, slim the body, lift the eyebrows, treat hyperhidrosis, etc.
And the effective effect of Botox injections is to remove wrinkles, especially wrinkles caused by muscle activity such as: eyebrow wrinkles, forehead wrinkles, eye corner wrinkles, crow’s feet, smile lines, etc.
Who is suitable for Botox injection?
- Men and women over 18 years old, without underlying diseases can get Botox injections.
- Especially suitable for people from 30 years old and up, because this is the age when signs of aging begin to appear
- Cases where wrinkles appear on the face such as crow’s feet, laugh lines, corners of the mouth, forehead, eyebrows, etc.
- People with poor pain tolerance, afraid of surgical intervention but want to remove wrinkles
- People who do not have much time to rest after surgery.
- People who want to quickly regain their youthful appearance without waiting.
- Want to slim the jaw, lift the eyebrows.
- Reduce sweating
- Suitable for people with limited finances.