Having heavy Botox from a young age is likely to make you look older over time. An early start and heavy-handed approach can leave a face looking frozen and over-treated.
One case that may lead to Botox actually accelerating skin aging is if a patient starts treatment too early and too much. Because facial muscles, collagen production, and skin structure overall weaken with age, consistent freezing of your muscles can make them weaker and thinner.
So, if you choose to stop receiving Botox cosmetic treatments, your skin will gradually return to its baseline. While you don't actually look older than when you started Botox, you may feel as though you do simply because you are not used to seeing those crow's feet, frown lines, or forehead lines.
The same is true for your face. When Botox is used over a long period of time, the lack of muscle usage causes muscle atrophy which causes the muscle to shrink and sag just like how it would anywhere else on the body. When facial aging occurs over the natural course of one's life, there are many causes at play.
“Your skin will still look younger, smoother with softer wrinkles as the muscle itself will have weakened over time.” She continued, “You will still look much younger than you would have if you hadn't gotten injected, but you will be at risk of getting wrinkles again as the effect of Botox wears off in 3 to 6 months.”
Luckily, getting Botox treatments for a long period of time will not have any negative effects, and if you discontinue getting Botox treatments, the worst that will happen is that your fine lines and wrinkles will return over time.
Nearby muscles contract instead, causing new wrinkles. The process is called “recruitment” of the nearby muscles. “We have all seen muscles adjacent to site that we have treated being 'recruited' and causing an adjacent wrinkle,” said dermatologic surgeon Dr. David Sire of Fullerton.
Again, there's no hard and fast rule about when you should start Botox, but earlier than your mid-20s is probably too early. Certain wrinkles are often genetic, so once you start noticing fine lines that mimic what you see in your older relatives, you might seek treatment.
People of any age can get treatment with Botox, and it is regularly used on people between the ages of 25 and 50 particularly.
Always remember to treat your skin, not your age. Although age guidelines are useful, they are no more than a convenient rule-of-thumb. You may need Botox® earlier than others, or you may have great skin at 40 and need much less Botox® than others.
Botox can change the shape of your nose, fix bumps, straighten a crooked appearance, or even change the shape of the tip. This all happens with simple injections. The procedure is non-invasive, and the recovery time is minimal.
Botox does not interact with fat in the face whatsoever.
Summary. Alternatives to Botox include different types of injectable neurotoxins and fillers, laser resurfacing, and cosmetic surgeries. Diet and a healthy lifestyle can also help reduce the signs of aging.
Although fans may be convinced that Kardashian's facial features and body appearance have drastically changed over the years (and that she may have undergone more than she says), Botox in her forehead and neck and laser treatments are all she has confessed to getting.
For instance, if your forehead furrows smoothed out, but your “11” lines are still visible, you may need a touch-up with more units of Botox. Or, we may recommend fillers to resolve the problem. Your two-week evaluation is part of your initial Botox treatment.
Botox can reduce the appearance of static wrinkles as well, but not as effectively as dynamic wrinkles. If you have static wrinkles, you should consider dermal fillers, i.e., injectables that infuse your skin with hyaluronic gel or trigger collagen production to temporarily fill the status wrinkles and fine lines.
There's No Difference. Your patient may not be showing any “bad” side effects such as Spock brows, ptosis, facial asymmetry, or a frozen expression, but if they look the same even after they have had Botox, then it means the treatment didn't work as intended.
But do you have to keep getting Botox once you start? Unfortunately yes, as a Botox treatment is not a permanent solution. You can expect the effect of a single Botox treatment to last for around three to four months. In some cases, the effects can last for up to six months, but that is rather rare.
“If botox is placed too low or too much botox is used in the forehead, you can get flattened or heavy brow sensation.” Additionally, undesirable results from Botox may occur when muscles other the intended target are relaxed.
But if you're looking for a rough guideline so you can set your expectations, here it is: most Botox® results last on average three to four months, however many patients are very satisfied getting their treatments 6 months apart. Others who dislike having any movement in the treated area at all, prefer every 4 months.