Botox

Botox comes from Botulinum Toxin Type A, a neuromuscular blocking agent. Botox blocks impulses from the nerve to the tiny facial muscles that are related to expression lines. Botox relaxes the muscles so that they do not contract. After treatment, the overlying skin remains smooth and unwrinkled while the untreated facial muscles contract in a normal fashion allowing normal facial expression to be unaffected.

Botox is not filler, but actually a medication that can temporarily weaken muscles that cause wrinkles. It is most commonly used for frown lines, and smile lines (crow's feet). It is frequently used on the forehead to weaken deep horizontal lines. Treatments last 3-8 months but often two or three sessions are needed early on to get a good baseline result similar to the use of collagen. After that touchups may occur at longer intervals.