Plastic Surgeon in Pasadena California - Botox Pasadena

By Marc R Lussier, MD, FACS
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

One of the most popular weapons in the armamentarium of anti-aging is a chemical agent called BOTOX® Cosmetic. Often referred to casually as "Botox," BOTOX® Cosmetic is now FDA approved for the temporary treatment of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people ages 18 to 65.

Look for your active wrinkle lines in your brow and around your eyes. These animation lines are caused by facial muscle contractions that we use to express our emotions. As we age, these lines become engraved into our faces as wrinkles, lending character and personality but are also signs of our advancing age. BOTOX® temporarily softens these bothersome animation lines in the brow, around the eyes, and even along the neck.

In the past decade, BOTOX® Cosmetic has found great uses in medicine for stroke victims, ophthalmology and most recently aesthetic surgery. It is very safe. The agent works by blocking nerve impulses as they approach the facial muscle causing the animation lines. BOTOX® Cosmetic is injected through a tiny needle into specific facial muscles which cause the wrinkles to disappear. The procedure takes under a minute. You will feel brief discomfort during the injection only. There is no recovery time. The BOTOX® Cosmetic begins working in three to seven days. It lasts initially between three and four months. Upon repeated injections, the effect may be longer and up to six months. As the effect begins to wear off, the injection is repeated. It takes two to four injections per year to maintain the result.

To make an appointment for the next "Botox® Day", please call the office at 661-260-3021. Please be sure to make your appointments well in advance, as we tend to fill up months ahead, especially for early and late in the day, and before major holidays!

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