Tox Injections
Neurotoxin Injections are a fantastic way to reduce the appearance of fine lines, help smooth wrinkles and even prevent them from forming. These injections can also help even out asymmetries and smooth some areas of skin such as chin dimples that occur with age. Results usually peak at 2 weeks and can last around 2-4 months.
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How Does it work & treatments
Neurotoxin is a biological medication that, when injected into the muscle, relaxes the muscle, and reduces muscle contraction temporarily reducing fine lines and wrinkles.
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Uses:
The most common use of neurotoxin injections (commonly known as Botox or Jeauveau) is to reduce fine line and wrinkles from hyper-functional muscles and aging process, wrinkle prevention. Other uses are for TMJ, slimming masseters, Tox neck lift, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), slight asymmetry alignment (cannot fix but reduce).
Contraindications
Who should not get injections?
Per regulations, prior to receiving neurotoxin injections, you should have a good faith exam. A good faith exam reviews medical history and medications with an MD, PA, NP and ensures you are a candidate for such injections. These exams are good for up to a year unless significant changes in your medical history or medication. Candidates that may not be suitable for injections: sensitivity to neurotoxins or previous reaction, hypersensitivity to cow’s milk protein, current injection at treatment site, currently on antibiotics, autoimmune diseases (be sure to discuss your current autoimmune disease during your GFE).
Side effects
What are potential side effects of the injections?
It is important that you choose an injector that is certified and medically trained to perform neurotoxin injections. They should be complying with state regulations and under the direction of a medical director. Your injector should be familiar with the anatomy and proper injection techniques to minimize the chance of side effects. Those side effects listed are not all inclusive, please be sure to research and understand the benefits and risks of such injections.
Common Mild side effects can result in bruising, pain, swelling at the injections site (which should resolve in a few days). Other side effects can be headache, flu-like symptoms, drooping eyelid or eyebrows, asymmetries, crooked smile and/or drooling, watery or dry eyes, infection at injection site. These side effects usually return to normal in a few weeks to months once the medication is metabolized.
Be sure to follow ALL of your post-injection care instructions to reduce the chance of side effects.