Botox Injection Beverly Hills

How long does the bruising last after botox?

Botox injections Beverly Hills have become commonplace. Regular Botox injections will keep wrinkles and fine lines at bay. For most people the bruising side effect does not last more than a day or two.

While in the doctor’s office the patient will be given a cold compress to hold over the injected area for about twenty minutes. This will help keep the swelling down as well as the bruising. It is important to remember to sit upright when doing this. Otherwise the swelling will not go down if the patient is lying down too.

If the patient is taking Vitamin E, NSAIDS which includes, ibuprofen, flax seed oil, ginseng, ginko, fish oil and St. John’s Wort, Botox Injections Beverly Hills recommends to stop taking these until after the Botox treatment is completed. Aspirin thins the blood and will cause bruising. Bruising is also caused when the tiny capillaries underneath get ruptured. Massaging the area should also not be done.

If there is swelling and bruising arnica topical cream will help. Bromelain, an enzyme in pineapples will also help to reduce bruising by helping the body digest proteins which cause swelling and bruising.

Botox shots to the forehead will reduce or eliminate that surprised look that frown lines tend to produce. Botox Injection Beverly Hills recommends for Asians twelve to sixteen units of injections on the forehead. For Caucasians with thicker muscles and larger foreheads, one and a half times are needed. If there are still persistent lines, then the dose will need to be doubled. The results will be visible three to four days later.

Some patients are choosing Juvederm over Botox because the effects will last up to a year whereas Botox lasts about six months. Juvederm fills in the lines whereas Botox paralyses them.

Juvederm is also used to treat acne scars, and for filling out hollows under the eyes. It is less likely to cause allergies. One of the side effects of Botox is droopy eyelids. This is not the case with Juvederm.
Juvederm is a gel made of hyaluronic acid. This is a natural substance in the skin that adds hydration and volume.

Botox is made from botulinum toxin This is a poison created by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes botulism. It is the most toxic substance known to man. This is another reason why patients are choosing Juvederm over Botox.

Botox Injection Beverly Hills sees that with the current trend to use natural products and live a natural lifestyle having the most toxic substance known injected into one’s body may seem unappealing. The amounts are minute and no one has been known to die of botulism from Botox treatments but trends speak loudly.