BOTOX® is injected directly into muscles that cause facial wrinkles to form. Prior to the procedure, a qualified medical professionals will first sit down with you to assess your skin condition and discuss your desired results. Treatments are fast and usually take about 45 minutes or less to administer and very well tolerated. Most patients require no anesthetic or recovery time and can return to their normal activities as soon as their session is over.

Each time you want to convey specific emotions, muscles pull and stretch your skin into your desired expression. These muscles also help with everyday habits, like squinting in bright sunlight, looking down at your phone, or sipping from a straw. While youthful skin easily returns to its original position once the muscles rest—with no evidence that it was ever out of shape—skin weakened by age can’t spring back the same way. That means wrinkles and lines increasingly appear each time certain muscles contract. BOTOX® treats these dynamic wrinkles, with FDA approval to smooth out crow’s feet, forehead lines, and vertical glabellar lines. Other signs of aging, such as nasolabial folds that develop due to collagen loss and gravity, are better addressed with dermal fillers.

Cervical dystonia. In this painful condition, your neck muscles contract involuntarily causing your head to twist or turn into an uncomfortable position.

Lazy eye. The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles responsible for positioning the eye.

Muscle contractures. Some neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy, can cause your limbs to pull in toward your center. In some cases, these contracted muscles can be relaxed with Botox injections.

Hyperhidrosis. In this condition, excessive sweating occurs even when the temperature isn't hot and you're not exerting yourself.

Chronic migraine. If you experience migraines more than 15 days a month, Botox injections may help reduce headache frequency.

Bladder dysfunction. Botox injections can also help reduce urinary incontinence caused by an overactive bladder.

Eye twitching. Botox injections may help relieve contracture or twitching of muscles around the eye.

There is no downtime required following BOTOX® injections, but we advise that you not massage the area for a couple of days to allow it to settle properly. Some slight redness may be visible for several hours. The muscle-relaxing effects will become visible after a few days, improving further in a week to 10 days. Our patients typically return for additional BOTOX® touch-up treatments every three to six months as the effects of their treatment gradually wear off and the pronounced lines and wrinkles begin to return.