Rid Yourself of Crows Feet
By Alina Karemin
Our skin loses collagen as we age. The skin begins to wrinkle and sag, and becomes less firm to the touch. The primary cause of crow's feet is age and a poor skin care routine. The skin around one's eyes is the most delicate skin on your body so we should always remove make up with a gentle cosmetic and cotton pads, wear sun cream, moisturize daily and drink plenty of water. The causes of wrinkles range from sun exposure, diet and even smoking, not just age. These factors can play heavily in the way you age but luckily there are non-surgical ways of holding on to your youthful looks.
Crows feet is what we call those small lines that develop near the eye area. Then might be more noticeable when you are smiling. Over the years, they become more pronounced especially when people squint their eyes. You will seldom see crows feet in youth. Unfortunately, crows feet often make an appearance too soon, due to too much sun exposure and premature aging. It has been discovered that smoking also contributes to their early formation.
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. Without taking away or detracting from one's facial expressiveness, Botox can weaken the muscles.
There is much confusion and misinformation about Botox in the popular media which has frightened many people who potentially could be helped by this medicine. Misuse of this medication by inexperienced or non-licensed users often taking place in non-licensed or non-medical facilities has caused most of the negative news about Botox.
In a doctor's office, this nonsurgical procedure can be done properly. It only takes 5-10 minutes for a treatment. Reduction of wrinkles is evident in less than 24 hours, and for up to 5 days there is continued improvement. For anywhere from 3 to 12 months, you will have results from Botox.
Botox should not be used by those who have not been trained how to inject the substance - it is a prescription drug. Botox is a neurotoxin, and used in small amounts can paralyze muscles that are contracting. 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. One can go back to their regular routine right after having the injection. A small amount of bruising, nausea, and headache after an injection has been reported by some individuals, but these symptoms go away rapidly.
Crows feet is what we call those small lines that develop near the eye area. Then might be more noticeable when you are smiling. Over the years, they become more pronounced especially when people squint their eyes. You will seldom see crows feet in youth. Unfortunately, crows feet often make an appearance too soon, due to too much sun exposure and premature aging. It has been discovered that smoking also contributes to their early formation.
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. Without taking away or detracting from one's facial expressiveness, Botox can weaken the muscles.
There is much confusion and misinformation about Botox in the popular media which has frightened many people who potentially could be helped by this medicine. Misuse of this medication by inexperienced or non-licensed users often taking place in non-licensed or non-medical facilities has caused most of the negative news about Botox.
In a doctor's office, this nonsurgical procedure can be done properly. It only takes 5-10 minutes for a treatment. Reduction of wrinkles is evident in less than 24 hours, and for up to 5 days there is continued improvement. For anywhere from 3 to 12 months, you will have results from Botox.
Botox should not be used by those who have not been trained how to inject the substance - it is a prescription drug. Botox is a neurotoxin, and used in small amounts can paralyze muscles that are contracting. 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. One can go back to their regular routine right after having the injection. A small amount of bruising, nausea, and headache after an injection has been reported by some individuals, but these symptoms go away rapidly.
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