As we age, our skin loses collagen. The skin begins to wrinkle and sag, and becomes less firm to the touch. Crows feet are primarily caused by a poor skin care routine and age. The most delicate skin on the body is around one's eyes, so it is important to wear sun cream, moisturize daily, drink plenty of water, and to always remove make up with a gentle cosmetic and cotton pads. Age is not the only cause of wrinkles; sun exposure, your diet and even smoking are factors. These factors can play heavily in the way you age but luckily there are non-surgical ways of holding on to your youthful looks.

Fine lines that form around your eyes are called crows feet. Then might be more noticeable when you are smiling. Over time they develop, and when people squint their eyes they are especially pronounced. You will seldom see crows feet in youth. But, premature aging and too much sun exposure can cause crows feet to appear earlier than necessary. Also contributing to their early formation is smoking, studies show.

Botox injections work by relaxing wrinkle forming facial muscles. As mentioned earlier, deep wrinkles, such as crow's feet, are due to repetitive facial expressions. One's appearance can be dramatically improved, and the wrinkles become less noticeable, when the muscles responsible for these facial expressions are weakened. The muscles can be weakened without taking away or detracting from one's facial expressiveness, by using Botox.

The popular media has caused much confusion and misinformation about Botox; as a result, many people who potentially could be helped by this medicine have been frightened away from it. Most negative news about Botox is the result of misuse of this medication by inexperienced or non-licensed users often taking place in non-licensed or non-medical facilities.

As a nonsurgical procedure, Botox can be done well at a doctor's office. In less than 10 minutes, your treatment will be completed. Within one day, improvement in the reduction of wrinkles can be seen, with up to 5 days of continued improvement. Botox results may last anywhere from 3 to 12 months.

Those who have not been trained should not inject Botox - it is a prescription drug. Botox is a neurotoxin that can paralyze muscles that are contracting, when it is used in small amounts. For example, when Botox is injected into the affected area where crows feet form around your eyes, it then binds to the nerve ending. By binding to the nerve ending it blocks signals to the muscle that cause it to contract, causing paralysis in that muscle.

Botox injections cause minimal side effects. In some cases, when there is no recovery time a patient has experienced some swelling and redness around the injection site. Right after having the injection, one can go back to their regular routine. Occasionally, patients experience a small amount of nausea, bruising or headaches following a treatment, however these quickly diminish.




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