Reduce aging with Botox
W
hen I was young, I
remember my grandmother
telling me that inside she
felt like a girl in her 20’s
until she stepped near a mirror and saw
an old woman looking back at her. That
statement made no sense to me until
I reached my 50’s and began feeling
exactly the same.
One of the most defining features
of the baby boomer generation is our
love of youth and our desire to reinvent
ourselves. As we grew up, anything
having to do with aging was pushed
into the background. But if there is one
thing we haven’t been able to conquer
as a generation it’s time, the clock still
continues to tick.
Thanks to the baby boomers desire
to look young and beautiful, beauty,
anti-aging and health-related products
and services are flooding the market.
Market research firm Global Industry
Analysts projects that in the U.S. alone, a
boomer-fueled consumer base striving to
keep signs of aging at bay will push the
market for anti-aging products to more
than $114 billion this year.
Botox treatments are the most
commonly performed, minimally
invasive cosmetic procedure because
they make you look younger. The
fact that there is no incision, scarring,
stitches or cuts involved makes Botox
much better than other invasive cosmetic
treatments.
A Botox injection session usually takes
just 10-15 minutes for most people and
requires little or no anesthesia. For me,
the attendant cooled the area around
my eyes and forehead with an ice pack.
Once I let the Dr. know the area was
chilled she would make the injections.
The needle doesn’t go deep. I could
feel it but the pain was minimal to nonexistent.
Injections of Botox are suited for
people who want to see the benefits of
plastic surgery without the complications
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and hassle. Botox is most popular for
minimizing or removing wrinkles
around your eyes, mouth and forehead.
The effects of Botox are usually noticed
in three to five days and last up to six
months. So if you don’t like it, you can
welcome those wrinkles back. If you
like it, repeat the injection process and
reclaim your youth once again.
Botox is a trade name for botulinum
toxin, which comes in the form of a
purified protein. Botulinum toxin A is
the most commonly used form with a
few thousand articles supporting its use
in scientific and medical literature.
The mechanism of action for
botulinum toxin A is really quite simple.
It is injected into the facial muscles and,
within a few hours, it attaches itself to
the nerve endings of the motor muscles,
thereby affecting H