Botox Injections in Huntingdon Valley, PA

Aging is inevitable. Stress can be unavoidable. But when it comes to the detrimental effect these things can have on your skin — such as creating wrinkles, fine lines between your brows and around your mouth, and bags under your eyes — you don’t have to just sit back and take it.

Frequently Asked Questions About Botox Injections

How does Botox work?

Using a toxin called onabotulinumtoxinA, Botox injections intercept the messages from your nerves to your muscles that tell those muscles to contract or stiffen. This allows the muscle to temporarily relax, thereby softening the appearance of folds and fine lines in the skin.

Most commonly used as a treatment for wrinkles, Botox can also help with migraine headaches, lazy eyes and a condition called hyperhidrosis, which causes excessive sweating.

How long does Botox last?

A Botox injection produces results that typically last between three and six months. At that time, the muscle that has been treated will begin to resume its regular movement patterns, making additional treatment necessary to relax the muscle once again. However, over time, Botox injections result in muscle shrinkage, making the fine lines and wrinkles appear less pronounced.

What is the difference between Botox and Dysport?

While Dysport injections also use onabotulinumtoxinA to block muscle movement, the difference between Dysport and Botox is in the depth of the injection. Dysport is injected approximately two centimeters deeper than Botox, producing effects over a larger area. Dysport is typically used to treat more severe frown lines between the eyebrows, an area called the glabella.

What is Xeomin?

Xeomin is an alternative treatment for wrinkles that is similar to Botox and Dysport, typically used to block signals from nerves to muscles in the forehead. Xeomin is considered to be a more pure form of the same botulinum toxin used in Botox and Dysport; basically, Xeomin is the toxin without any additional proteins.