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Injectable fillers
How to improve your skin texture?
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These injections are very safe treatments in the right hands; they can be dangerous in the wrong hands. There are cases in
Mexico when the
plastic surgeon was a fake doctor and applied construction silicon to patients’ bodies causing many health problems. Some doctors in the US were also using lower-grade Botox, causing harm to their patients. Do not look for bargains when it comes to your health; look for a qualified doctor to get these treatments.
(Related:
How to
prevent complications from injectables)
The procedures are simple. The nurse or doctor will prepare your skin and disinfect it, and in some cases, apply a numbing cream. Then the doctor will inject the solution and probably ask you to move certain muscles to distribute the substance in the appropriate areas. Then, he or she will clean again and you are ready to go.
(Related article: Minimally
invasive plastic surgery)
Most treatments will leave your skin either swollen or irritated for a few minutes. In rare cases, the irritation or swelling may persist for a few days, but in most cases it takes only hours for it to dissipate.
(Related article: Recovery
from plastic surgery)
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There is always risk in any procedure. Some substances such as Botox have been around for many years with relatively safe results, but long term side effects are unknown, since there are no studies at this time.
(Related:
Revanesse)
If a substance applied to your skin has only a short-term effect and there is an esthetic problem, usually it does not last when the substance is not active any more. This is the reason why you should try temporary fillers before you get permanent or longer-term filler on the face.
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Paralyzing or denervating agents
These types of substances literally paralyze your muscle; therefore,
expression lines and some wrinkles cannot form. The best places for administration of these types of agents are the forehead, the lines between the eyes above the nose, around the eyes, and around the mouth. So if you have frown lines or other expression lines, Botox and similar agents can solve these problems. Botox is the only paralyzing agent approved by the FDA at the time of the publication of this article, but there are other options outside the USA.
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