Preventative Botox Can Help, When Used Conservatively
Botox Cosmetic – Here’s what you need to know about preventative Botox.
More recently, young people are using Botox as a preventative measure to stop the aging process in its tracks. If you’re wondering when to start Botox, you’re in the right place. Read on, and we’ll tell you what you need to know about preventative Botox in Whistler and the Sea to Sky.
OK, firstly, if you’re looking for a hard and fast rule about when to start Botox, we’re about to disappoint you because there isn’t one. Although many people start getting preventive treatments in their 20s and 30s, there’s no “magic” age to start.
What we recommend is that you focus on your skin and its issues. The common misconception among patients is that they shouldn’t get Botox until they need it.
But, as Dr. Sarah Kennea will tell you, “Lines get deeper and deeper with age,” The most satisfactory use of Botox is when people start to use Botox at the first sign of static lines. A static line is a line you can see when the face is at rest. Because young people will rapidly heal those lines over the three-to-four-month window that Botox is active, we can prevent those lines from ever developing. This is why Botox is described as preventative. Dr. Kennea adds that “If you start getting Botox early, and it’s done properly, you’re likely not going to need as much in the future.”
BOTOX® Cosmetic is the ONLY FDA medication approved to treat moderate to severe frown lines temporarily, crow’s feet, and forehead lines.
Static Lines on the forehead
Are you a good candidate for Botox
From the moment we wake to the moment we fall asleep, our facial muscles move consciously and subconsciously. Repeated muscle contractions from frowning, squinting, or raising eyebrows cause our skin to furrow and fold. Over time, this gradually results in the formation of facial lines. We are all different, so we all change to varying degrees of severity. Sometimes wrinkles are genetic, so once you start noticing fine lines that mimic what you see in your older relatives, you might seek treatment.
Our Doctors, Nurses or consultants will be able to tell if you will benefit from preventative Botox simply by looking at your face. For example, when you purse your lips, furrow your brow, or your face is in a permanent frown, you might identify the areas to treat.
The nice thing about preventative Botox is that it helps keep muscle weakness, which means you do not need as much Botox the older you get. As a result, your Botox will last longer and need fewer treatments, as it doesn’t last forever, especially if it prevents wrinkles.
Treatment requires minimal downtime. You can return to your daily routine immediately after you leave our office. You may begin to notice results within 24 to 48 hours, but typically noticeable results start after week 1, with optimal results occurring around 2-6 weeks. Results last up to 4 months for moderate to severe frown lines.
Can you tell me about your training and experience with BOTOX COSMETIC®?
You should always seek BOTOX COSMETIC® in an appropriate medical setting from an authorized, licensed, and, more importantly, a trained healthcare professional. YOU NEED to do your due diligence. Ask your healthcare professional about his or her qualifications and experience. Ask them what training they have had and how long that actual training was. There are so many unregulated courses for professionals who want to inject. Often times it consists of one or maybe two days with very little practical hands-on training. In our experience, a weekend of Botox training does not make an injector.
Patients need to understand that everyone’s facial anatomy, rate of volume loss, muscle strength, static lines, etc., are different; therefore, patients can’t predict or determine how much Botox they need based on anecdotal evidence from the internet or ‘what a friend had done.’
Dr. Kennea heads the Canadian Faculty for the Allergan Medical Institute on injectable medicine. The faculty consists of seven of the top Physician injectors from across Canada. The faculty is committed to enhancing their own expertise in order to deliver consistent training and methodology to injectors, new and old, across Canada.
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You should always seek BOTOX COSMETIC® in an appropriate medical setting from an authorized, licensed, and, more importantly, a trained healthcare professional. YOU NEED to do your due diligence. Ask your healthcare professional about their qualifications and experience.
Ask them what training they have had and how long that training was. This is because there are so many unregulated courses for professionals who want to inject. Often it consists of one or maybe two days with very little practical hands-on training. In our experience, a weekend of Botox training does not make an injector. Injectors need considerable guidance and correction to fine-tune the precise placement of Botox and fillers.
Dr. Kennea heads the Canadian Faculty for the Allergan Medical Institute on injectable medicine. The faculty consists of seven of the top Physician injectors from across Canada. The faculty is committed to enhancing their expertise to deliver consistent training and methodology to new and old injectors across Canada.
