The Beauty of Botox – Effect on Wrinkles (part 2)
September 8, 2009 by Sandra Pollack
Filed under Skin Care
Which wrinkles and lines bother you the most? Are these lines and wrinkles the type that are best eliminated using Botox?
If you choose to eliminate only the wrinkles that can be treated with Botox, will any of the remaining ones still leave you unsatisfied with your appearance? For example, if you want both your frown lines and marionette lines removed, you will likely need a different cosmetic procedure to have the marionette lines eliminated.
It should point out that Botox injections work best on crow’s-feet (wrinkles radiating from the outside corners of the eyes), worry lines (horizontal forehead lines), and frown lines (vertical lines, also called glabellar lines, that appear be
Botox Cosmetic Injections for Facial Wrinkles
September 5, 2009 by Sandra Pollack
Filed under Skin Care
BOTOX cosmetic injections are a true blessing for those who wouldn?t like to go the surgery way to diminish their facial wrinkles. BOTOX injection treatment aims at rendering inactive those muscles which produce wrinkles. Though only a temporary treatment, BOTOX injections offer the advantage of no downtime; daily activities can be resumed immediately after the procedure.
About BOTOX
BOTOX is the botulinum toxin type A in a much purified form. It is the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum that turns out this toxin.
BOTOX Treatment ? The Procedure
With the help of a small, thin needle; the doctor injects minute doses of BOTOX into particular muscles. Individual treatment is done on the underlying hyperdynamic muscles. Care is taken to paralyze and weaken only those muscles which are the causative factors for wrinkles, furrowing and lining. The ultimate result is younger and less tired skin.
Factors like the facial features, the specific region being treated and the degree of wrinkling would determine the quantity of injections required for a particular patient.
Areas Effectively Treated
Areas which the BOTOX treatment can prove effective for include:
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How Argireline Works to Reduce Wrinkles
August 2, 2009 by Sandra Pollack
Filed under Featured, Wrinkle Solutions
Argireline is an interesting and unique peptide that, in many tests, seems to reduce the degree and severity of wrinkles on the face, and is sometimes used as a treatment against wrinkle development. Many people consider Argireline to be a good alternative to Botox.
Facial wrinkling is common as people age. Causes are physiological pathways, formation of collagen, elastin polypeptide degradation and other problems that develop in the skin. Short, synthetic peptides have been found in many studies to decrease the formation of facial wrinkles, and many people believe that this makes them look younger.
Argireline as an ingredient is used in cosmetic products including emulsions, gels, sera and others. The dosage recommended of Argireline is five percent or more, depending on many factors including the speed of wrinkle inhibition a person desires.
Some of the items used in wrinkle inhibition in the past have had long term health risks. That was one of the reasons for the development of Argireline. Technically speaking Argireline was identified and developed for consumer use through an analysis of skin topography using adult female volunteers.
Argireline is thought by many researchers to inhibit neurotransmitter release with a potency much like other products used previously, but without the negative side effects.
What exactly is Argireline? Argireline is a hexapeptide which is six naturally occurring amino acids in combination. It contains an active ingredient of acetyl hexapeptide 3 (AH3), known as a deep penetrating and powerful amino peptide. This active ingredient assists in relaxation of the intensity and frequency of contractions of facial muscles. The result of this action is sometimes referred to as a “lifting” feeling.
Argireline also seems to smooth skin through detour of the degeneration of collagen and elastin. Many people, using Argireline in cream form, use it around the eyes, between the eyebrows, around the mouth and on the forehead, neck and the rest of the face.
Researchers believe the results to be cumulative, and in some clinical studies a reduction in facial lines up t 17% occurred in a 15 day period, with up to 27% occurring in a 30 day period. These studies were performed with a five percent concentration of Argireline.
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