Botulinum therapy (shortened to Botox) has become ingrained in Sydney society in fact it is fast becoming a grooming must for those in the city.

Nevertheless I am frequently amazed by the various urban legends and half truths which surround the routine procedure. I have outlined below some of the popular mistakes that I hear frequently in my work as a physician at Star Cosmetic Medicine located in Pyrmont, Sydney.

Urban Legend Number 1: The muscles in my forehead could freeze!

Underneath the skin of the face are approximately sixty muscles. Their unrelenting use may cause fine lines or wrinkles. Too many injections of Botox may result in the face looking over relaxed. The amount injected by most doctors make you look less tired, nevertheless you will continue to look just as animated.

Therefore by employing the correct amount of the preparation in exactly the right muscles you should have a reduction in the lines without compromising facial expression.

Urban Legend Number 2: Botox is toxic!
Actually there is a grain of truth in this. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the correct pharmacological nomenclature. In very large doses it can relax muscles that you do not want relaxed or can even cause serious illness.

Chemists have a well-known expression ‘everything is poisonous – it all depends on the dose’. All medicines in a large amount can make you ill. In fact water can be a poison if too much is taken.

Urban Legend Number 3: Botox will sting!
The hypodermic needles used at Star Cosmetic Medicine have a diameter smaller than a human hair. A lot of patients say that the treatments are not as sore as getting bit by a mosquito. Certainly not as bad as getting a regular shot.

Urban Legend Number 4: My face will lose feeling!
Not true. Botox acts on the junction between the nerve and the facial muscle, not the nerves of sensation. Botox only impacts on the ability to relax muscles.

Urban Legend Number 5. Once you begin Botox you need to keep getting it or else the lines and wrinkles become even worse!
Also wrong.

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One Botox treatment will last approximately 3 months. Consequent injections do last a little longer. The wrinkles will gradually re-emerge as the muscle regains its strength. But they will certainly be no worse than previously.

As A Matter Of Fact the wrinkles should be be softer than if you hadn’t had Botox treatment – even if you don’t continue the injections. Mainly because you have given your skin a ‘wrinkle holiday’ when the Botox was active.