This refers to a purified protein which when injected into muscle causes it to relax.
For cosmetic purposes, it is most commonly used on the face and neck. The areas include the forehead wrinkles,
frown lines between the eyes, crows feet or laughter lines, neck bands.
Very small amounts of the relaxant are injected into the muscles concerned using very fine needles.
It takes only a few minutes.
So it is done as an out patient procedure
The effect wears off slowly after three to four months. However with repeated treatments this period
extends and can last up to 6 months so that you may need it only twice a year
These are rare but there may be bruising at site of injection especially for patients on blood thinning
drugs such as aspirin. Also there may be a mild headache which lasts only a few days. Occasionally when
forehead lines are treated, there may be a transient drooping of the upper eyelid which lasts a few weeks.
Special eye drops may help to reduce this.