Thursday, May 23, 2013

Get Rid of Crow's Feet

By Alina Karemin


Collagen is lost from our skin as part of the aging process. This means that the skin is less firm to the touch and begins to wrinkle and sag. Crows feet are primarily caused by a poor skin care routine and age. The most delicate skin on the body is around one's eyes, so it is important to wear sun cream, moisturize daily, drink plenty of water, and to always remove make up with a gentle cosmetic and cotton pads. Age is not the only cause of wrinkles; sun exposure, your diet and even smoking are factors. These factors can play heavily in the way you age but luckily there are non-surgical ways of holding on to your youthful looks.

Crows feet is what we call those small lines that develop near the eye area. Then might be more noticeable when you are smiling. Over the years, they become more pronounced especially when people squint their eyes. Very seldom will you see crows feet in young people. Unfortunately, crows feet often make an appearance too soon, due to too much sun exposure and premature aging. Also contributing to their early formation is smoking, studies show.

Botox injections work by relaxing wrinkle forming facial muscles. As already noted, repetitive facial expressions cause deep wrinkles, such as crows feet. Weakening the muscles that are responsible for these facial expressions can dramatically improve one's appearance and reduce the visibility of the wrinkles. With Botox, the muscles can be weakened without taking away or detracting from one's facial expressiveness.

Many people who potentially could be helped by this medicine have been frightened by the popular media, which has caused much confusion and misinformation about Botox. Misuse of this medication by inexperienced or non-licensed users often taking place in non-licensed or non-medical facilities has caused most of the negative news about Botox.

Botox is a nonsurgical procedure and can be done right in one's doctor's office. In less than 10 minutes, your treatment will be completed. Within one day, improvement in the reduction of wrinkles can be seen, with up to 5 days of continued improvement. Botox effects remain for at least 3 months, and could endure for up to one year.

Botox is a prescription drug and should not be used by those who have not been trained how to inject the substance. Botox is a neurotoxin that can paralyze muscles that are contracting, when it is used in small amounts. Botox is injected into the affected area for example around your eyes where crow's feet form, and then it binds to that nerves ending. When it binds to the nerve ending, blocking signals to the muscle that causes it to contract, it causes paralysis in that muscle.

Botox injections cause minimal side effects. Occasionally there can be minor redness and swelling near the injection site if the recovery time is skipped. You can resume you regular routine straightaway after the injection. A small amount of bruising, nausea, and headache after an injection has been reported by some individuals, but these symptoms go away rapidly.




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