Wrinklesare like the hiccupsannoying and kind of inevitable.
But unlike hiccups, which my husband and I discoveredcould be curedwith a teaspoon of sugar (true!
), wrinkles dont justgo away.
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And frankly, I was a bit scared too.
I mean, isntBotoxpoison?
Now, Im not so sure.
Botox is a drug made from a neurotoxin produced by the bacteriumClostridium botulinumcalled botulinum toxin.
Its a poison secreted by the bacteria, plastic surgeon Norman Rowe, M.D., tells SELF.
Basically: when its done right.
That is very unlikely, but a more than convincing enough reason not to go bargain hunting for Botox.
It comes in powder form, and your doctor dilutes it with saline to make it an injectable.
By using saline, theyre also watering it down, effectively taking out any noxious capabilities.
Botox stays only where injected, it does not roam through the body.
It does not have a systemic effect.
However, it may migrate up to 3 cm from where it was injected.
You may say, Why is it that Im injecting myself, but it doesnt block my feeling?
I can feel it when I touch my face, though.
But thats because there are two different types of nerves in the body, Rowe tells SELF.
One throw in makes motion, and ones that give you feeling.
Botox only blocks the synapses of the former kind, he says.
Expect to resume your normal daily activities right after the procedure.
Within several hours any residual swelling should be gone.
It has a prophylactic effect, says Rowe.
The bigger the muscle, the quicker youll see motion return, says Rowe.
Likewise, the smaller the muscle, the longer the effect of botox lasts.
It doesnt have a tolerance effect, eitheryour body never gets used to Botox.
The biological blocking powers of Botox are used to treatmigraines, muscular disorders, and some and bowel disorders.
It can treat muscle stiffness, muscle spasms, overactive bladder, or loss of bladder control, too.
It’s also used to stop excessive sweating.
Botox blocks glands the same way it blocks nerves in muscles, Sobel tells SELF.
However, dont expect to stop sweating entirely, he says.
Youve got to sweat somewhere.
When it comes toheadaches, the effects of Botox on migraines was actually stumbled upon, Rowe tells SELF.
Rowe even went on to tell me its the drug of the twenty-first century.
Its like Tylenol or aspirin, he marveled to SELF.
Its what penicillin was in the mid-twentieth century.
And if I can win even oneargument in my marriage, thats a huge victory, am I right?
