Unhappiness can be placed into three categories (1) unrealistic expectations, (2) lack of results, and (3) overtreatment. Overtreatment can be frustrating results but with our expert injector this is an unlikely result. Others dislike neurotoxins simply because the treatment did not provide enough result. In other words, movement still exists, even with a higher unit treatment, or the lines are still present. Other individuals do not like the way it feels to have muscles frozen and unable to move. Finally, a group of patients may believe that the result should have been better. In Med Cosmetics Clinic we give you all possible education for you to be comfortable and safe with any neurotoxin treatment.

In many instances, multiple treatments are needed for the lines to relax completely. In other situations, the lines may relax, but a deep line, where movement once was, may remain, and these areas may require a dermal filler in addition to the neurotoxin treatment. The relaxation of the brow and crow’s feet can make such an improvement in the face that sometimes patients appear to have had cosmetic surgery. Med Cosmetics Clinic guarantees you will look younger and more rested after treatment.

Eyelid drooping, also called ptosis, is the most unfortunate treatment consequence of neurotoxins. The reality is that both Botox and Dysport can cause eyelid ptosis and brow ptosis. These two problems are distinctly different. Eyelid or brow ptosis will only occur when the glabella or forehead is treated, not the crow’s feet, as patients commonly think. At Med Cosmetics Clinic both consequences are rare due to our expert and experienced nurse injector.

No one really understands the precise way the muscle recovers after neurotoxin treatment. Apparently in some areas that are treated with neurotoxins the effect have a tendency to last longer, specifically the forehead. Other muscles such as the orbicularis oculi never fully recover, explaining why a single treatment can make a big difference. The durability of a neurotoxin is different for each person. Generally, however, the treatment effect lasts approximately 3 months. Most patients will have residual- but not optimal- results for another 1 to 2 months. In the beginning, the patient may need treatment more frequently, especially if the muscle movement is strong. On the other hand, the initial treatment result may be dramatic because the first treatment provides the most noticeable improvement. As the patient continues to use the product, the results are directed at sustaining a result rather than making a tremendous improvement, as seen in the first treatment.

The safety of Botox is well established. The product has been used in the market for over 20 years, with few side effects. Most physicians agree that neurotoxins are among the safest treatment available today to address lines and wrinkles of the face and neck. The fact is that neurotoxins do not alter the production of acetylcholine, nor do they in any way damage the nerve. The process will, however, weaken the muscle over time and may cause muscle atrophy. For many clients, this result is considered a positive treatment event as it lessens the long-term wrinkling associated with the dynamic movement of the muscle of interest.