If Botox is still a medicine for you that gets rid of mimic wrinkles on your face, then you don’t know everything about it. Why is it injected into the armpits, calf muscles and other parts of the body, said the plastic surgeon.
Armpits, palms and feet
Some people have an innate characteristic: they sweat a lot and no deodorant helps them. This is called hyperhidrosis. There are two effective ways to get rid of it: removal of sweat glands and Botox injections. The removal is carried out using a laser: the doctor makes a 2 mm puncture, and the laser “burns” the glands. Of course, this procedure is quite traumatic. But there is a gentler method – blocking the work of sweat glands with the help of botulinum toxin preparations. Of course, this method requires regularity. Depending on the individual characteristics of the body, injections should be repeated every 3-9 months. Also be prepared to need a lot of units for your armpits. But already a week after the injections, you can safely go to the gym and bath, enjoying permanent freshness. If hyperhidrosis has affected the palms or feet, Botox will also help. But due to the sensitivity of these body parts, you will also have to pay for anesthesia.
calf muscles
For some, genetically, and for some, after a sports career, the shins increase so much because of the muscle mass that one wants to thin them. And here botulinum toxin will help: the drug blocks the conduction of an impulse to the muscle, as a result, it partially atrophies and loses weight over time. A nice bonus of this procedure is the absence of the need for regular injections. Usually the course consists of 4 procedures, which are carried out every 5 months: this is enough for slender legs. Injections will not affect the ability to move and walk in any way: the doctor selects such a dose that will only help to achieve the effect of losing weight.
Neck and trapezius muscles
It was thanks to spasms in these parts of the body that mankind received botulinum toxin. The drug became a real salvation for neurological patients at the end of the 20th century: as a muscle relaxant, Botox relaxes muscles, relieves spasms and helps get rid of headaches. So if you are an office worker or spend most of your time in one position, while experiencing neck discomfort and headaches, see your doctor. You may be advised exactly Botulinum toxin injections.
chewing muscles
To find them, clench your teeth strongly: the masticatory muscles will tense, you can easily find them just below the ears at the extreme points of the lower line of the oval of the face. If these muscles are very strongly developed (due to congenital features, neurological reasons or profession, for example, in advertisers), the face below looks very wide. Speech therapy classes, now popular, can also lead to this effect: some people are surprised to find that while maintaining their usual body weight, they seem to grow bigger on the face. Botulinum toxin injections provide not only a slimming effect of the lower third of the face, but also a lifting. This is exactly what plastic surgeons are looking for. To “lose weight” from the lower third of the face, you usually need 2-3 procedures every 5 months – regularity is also not required here.
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Neck
The Nefertiti Lift procedure is gaining popularity. With age, so-called locks appear on the neck due to muscle weakness, which look like membranes. Injections of drugs containing botulinum toxin into the muscles of the neck provide an effective lifting: due to relaxation, the muscles are stretched.
