Face it (no pun intended) age-related wrinkles can undermine your confidence and leave you feeling self-conscious among younger colleagues and friends. If you’ve been considering facial injections to plump up your lips or soften lines around your eyes or mouth, now is the perfect time to get started! Here are a few things you may not know about Botox® and other anti-aging facial injections:
How it works. Natural substances, injected just beneath the surface of the skin, instantly replenish the deteriorated, collagen-support layer—smoothing wrinkles, softening lines around the eyes and mouth and concealing other skin deficiencies.
Treatments are not painful. A topical anesthetic is used in combination with extremely fine needles. You may feel a very quick, slight sting, but nothing lasting.
How long will the benefits last? Generally, results last four to six months, depending on each individual’s chemistry. Follow-up treatments are usually administered two to three times a year.
What happens on the day of the treatment? The results are immediate. From the first treatment, you’ll think you’ve turned back time. Most people go right back to their daily activities feeling rejuvenated. With missing frown lines and wrinkles, fuller lips, etc., you’ll look noticeably younger and fresher, but the reason won’t be obvious.
You may experience minor discomfort, redness or a little swelling for the first day or two. While this is occasionally reported, these symptoms typically do not last.
Go for it! There are lots of great ideas about how to prevent wrinkles and ways to feel great. But if you’re ready to take the next step, find out if you are a good candidate for non-surgical cosmetic injections.