How effective is Botox?
There is a sure way to tell if Botox, administered cosmetically or medically, is working. The results of medical Botox are usually immediate and can be expressed by the patient soon after the injection. The repeated regular use of Botox for cosmetic surgery patients is a good indicator patients are satisfied with the results and the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles. One of the reasons cited by many cosmetic patients for their recommendation of Botox injections is simply the way they feel when their face is smooth and lacking the regular signs of aging. The face often provides the first perception of a person’s age and abilities. Many patients have reported they feel more confident and less self-conscious if they have display a more youthful outer appearance. Medical patients have also reported a more comfortable body attitude after the administering of Botox for their medical treatments.
Even if the age lines in a patient’s face are correctly indicative of their true age, the patient may not internally feel their true age. Botox injections administered by a person who has had botox training can be used to decrease age lines in older patients can help the patient psychologically deal with the aging process. This assistance with their appearance can ease the transition between middle age and aging into the patient’s fifties, sixties or even seventies. Especially patients who have managed to age gracefully through their middle and later thirties and forties may feel uncomfortable with age lines that appear as they continue to get older. Self-esteem is a large part of how others perceive us and a firm youthful appearance can increase an older patient’s self-esteem and psychological well being. Medical patients utilizing Botox treatments can also benefit from increased self-esteem and decrease of self-consciousness with their appearance. Tremors, excessive sweating and uncontrolled muscle movements can be embarrassing and make social situations extremely uncomfortable.