Hi everyone I'm Louise, The skin Nurse and today I'm going to be talking to you
about the safety of Botox. It always surprises me that not very many people
actually asked me if Botox is safe or not when they come for their
consultation, but I do get messages on social media and on-line asking me that
question, and I know it's definitely googled very regularly... so I wanted to
answer all the questions in this video blog today. So, if you have an opinion
about Botox injections then you should watch this video and get the information,
maybe you know it already, or if you've ever had Botox injections in the past then
I'm hoping you will already know this information- but it might be worth
continuing to watch just to be sure and finally if you're considering having
Botox anti-wrinkle injections, then this information will be really useful
for you, so keep watching. Firstly all the research suggests that Botox has an
outstandingly safe history, and serious complications rarely exist and common
side effects usually subside within an hour or so ...and those short-term
side-effects I'm talking about are things like tenderness at the injection
site, swelling, some redness and potentially you can bruise which will
obviously last a little bit longer than a few hours but it doesn't always happen
but it's always a possibility, if there's a needle involved there's a possibility
you might bruise. So if I didn't think Botox was safe if I certainly wouldn't
have injections myself and I definitely wouldn't give any injections to my mum.
That's the kind of rule that I always follow with my cosmetic
procedures - if I'm not happy to have them or give them to my mom then there's no
way I'd be injecting them into anybody else's face. So Botox is used for many
different health issues, things like excessive sweating, its used for many
different muscle issues, bladder conditions,
squinting and different conditions that people can have with their eyes, it's
used for lots of different things in the health industry, but as we know in
cosmetics it's used to reduce and lessen lines and wrinkles. Tens of millions of Botox
injections have been given without any serious complications or negative
long-term side effects. So what actually happens in your body when Botox has been
injected. Put very simply, Botox blocks the message from the muscle to the brain,
so it stops the nerve being able to send the message to contract a muscle. So when
we want to contract contract a muscle usually our bodies will send a message
to the brain and then the brain will allow the muscle to be contracted,
however, Botox comes in and basically blocks that message from being delivered
so the action doesn't take place. So when a muscle can't be contracted the skin
above that muscle will no longer have so many lines and wrinkles - so the lines and
wrinkles will be reduced because the muscle is more relaxed and unable to
contract. It's a little bit similar to how a painkiller works so when we take a
painkiller it blocks the message to our brain that says 'ouch that hurts'
it doesn't actually stop the pain it stops the message being sent and
delivered...so we don't feel the pain, but the pain is actually still there and in
Botox the muscles and the contractions are still there but it's not happening
because the message to do the contracting of the muscle isn't being
delivered. Got me?? Hope so! The other thing I do get asked is whether or not
Botox travels around the body and you know through the bloodstream and my
answer to that is No, when Botox is injected it can move around 1 centimeter
surrounding the injection point ,but it doesn't go any further than that and
that's when it clings on to the muscle. That's why it's really important to
have an injector who knows their facial anatomy
because if they inject Botox into the wrong muscle, then the results.. might not
be very attractive and generally that's why most people have Botox because they
want to look well and healthy, they don't want to look odd or tired!
Unfortunately one of the side effects to having too much Botox or misplaced Botox
is not a attractive result.
including too many units of the Botox so it's so important to go to a medical
professional who's experienced, qualified and knows the anatomy of the face. SO
important. Okay, so what are the short-term effects of Botox? The main
effect of Botox is the temporary relaxation of the muscles, which then
leads to less lines and wrinkles which is what everybody wants. When it's done
correctly, it can look amazing it CAN look natural, and it can look really good.
When I treat my clients I'm not looking to completely freeze their face and
remove all their facial expressions, I think it's important to still be able to
have some movement and just look well and healthy. So other short-term side
effects that can happen after Botox injections are more to do with the
actual action of having a injection with a needle, so these are the... you
might get slight redness in the injection point areas, some tenderness, a
little bit of swelling and they tend to subside very quickly after Botox
injections. There is always a risk of bruising, it's quite unlikely, but, I
always tell all my clients that there's a possibility, even though I don't bruise
many people, it has happened, and any injector that tells you they've never
bruised somebody, I would be, umm...I'm not sure if I believe it, basically.. If there's a
needle involved there's always a chance of bruising, that's just a
fact. So another risk I guess of Botox
injections is having an allergic reaction, which is a risk you take if you
have absolutely anything, or come into contact with anything, there's always a slight
risk we could be allergic to it. Luckily I've never seen anybody react
badly to Botox and I've never heard of anyone having an allergy to it, thank-
goodness. So yeah, its that's obviously a risk but that's a risk that we get with
absolutely everything we come into contact with, Okay, so what are the
long-term effects of Botox? It's worth remembering that Botox injections are
only a 'temporary solution' to reducing lines and wrinkles, so they tend to last
between three to five months depending on you as an individual,
you know the amount of expression they have on their face the thickness of
their muscles and some lifestyle factors also play a part in how long a Botox
treatment will will be effective for, so Botox only works short-term and a lot of
people describe Botox as being metabolized by the body ,and I used to
say that myself to be honest, but I now understand better that Botox doesn't get
metabolized, what happens is our body's muscles start to renew and regrow new
nerve endings... So that message that we talked about before that doesn't get
delivered, it will eventually start being delivered via new junctions and new new
pathways which means those muscles will start contracting again and the lines
and wrinkles above on the skin, will start to be more apparent, like they were
before. So I have heard that when people have Botox too regularly and too often or
before they actually need it so you know I've got a couple of people that insist
on coming back for Botox treatments exactly on three months when, you know, i
often send them away, if they don't need it but when people do have it done
too often too frequently they have too much Botox...over a long-term, I'm talking
sort of 10-12 years, I have heard that some people do become immune to Botox
injections, so this is a real good reason to NOT start having them too early. I
really don't believe that, you know, young people should be having Botox.. they need
to really wait until they definitely have some static
lines and wrinkles that can be treated well with Botox. Okay, so if Botox is so
safe then why are a lot of people really frightened of Botox, and
concerned with its side effects? The answer is 'Botox is a toxin' it's derived
from a bacteria, which doesn't sound very pleasant does it? and in large doses
without purification, it would be poisonous. This is yet another reason why
it's important to only go to a medical professional to have Botox injections,
because in the wrong hands Botox could be very dangerous. There is a serious and
rare condition called Botulism, which is actually caused by the same toxin used
in Botox (injections). I believe this is where the fear originates from and you know, quite
frankly, I can understand why. However, the amount used in health conditions and in
cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections is very, very minimal - the doses used are
quite specific so there is no chance of actual toxic poisoning, plus of course
the Botox used has been purified to ensure its cleanliness and safety.
So, please rest assured that Botox has been rigorously tested and used by millions
and millions of people all across the world,
it also has FDA approval and of course has been assessed and researched and has
many clinical studies behind it. Botox is a 'prescription only' medication
so it should only be handled and prescribed by medical professionals.
The biggest safety issue with Botox injections for me, is actually to do with
WHO's injecting it. It's paramount that your injector is medically qualified has
had decent training and good experience, you know they really should know their
facial anatomy because things can go wrong otherwise. You need to make sure
that you go to somebody who cares about the results you're going to get and not
just about the money you're going to give them. Okay so there
you have it, I hope I've reassured you that Botox is indeed safe when given as
a cosmetic treatment, as long as it's under the guidance and you know
experience of a medical professional. Don't take any risks with who you let
inject your face please, it's really REALLY not worth it. The thing to
remember is that with any injection, Botox or not, there will always be risks
involved - just like when we take any medication there are risks there's
always risks. If you've got any questions or comments for me do let me know, I'd
love to hear from you and look out for a blog coming up from me where I will give
you all the information you need before you choose a practitioner to inject your
Botox so all the questions you need to ask and all the answers you need to get
before you go ahead so look out for that. Okay, bye-bye!
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