One of the biggest revolutions in the plastic surgery field has been the advent of BOTOX.
What's interesting about that, of course, is that it has nothing to do with surgery at all.
Using a specialty formula originally designed to treat migraine headaches, doctors are able to reduce the effects of lines and wrinkles through simple injections that require almost no downtime at all.
While the effects are not as long lasting as those of a facelift (and, in many ways, are not particularly comparable), they are certainly dramatic.
If you've been thinking about getting them done, here are some of the benefits.
No Surgery There are plenty of people-both women and men-who are unhappy when they look in the mirror.
The face they see staring back at them seems to be someone else.
How could it be that they already look old? It happens to everyone, though it bothers some more than others.
And, to be fair, it affects some more than others.
Some people are fortunate enough to remain fairly youthful and attractive well into middle age and beyond.
Others begin seeing the effects of aging in their twenties.
But that doesn't mean they want surgery.
For those people, BOTOX can be the perfect middle ground, succeeding where creams and lotions fail miserably.
No Pain Involved One of the things that keeps many people from trying BOTOX is that dreadful thought of getting facial injections.
No one likes needles, and it's understandable that the thought of getting them inserted into the head and face is unpleasant.
Fear not, however, because the process is painless when done correctly.
Medications are used to numb the injection site, meaning you should feel nothing approaching pain when the procedure is carried through.
There may be some degree of soreness afterwards, but this is entirely manageable for anyone with even the slightest tolerance for discomfort.
Even then, it lasts only a day or so.
Safe Anytime you go under the knife for plastic surgery, you are taking a risk.
Trust your surgery to a competent, experienced professional and those risks are highly mitigated, but they are still there.
That's not to say BOTOX is risk free, but the track record is impeccable.
When you take shady clinics that have no business dispensing it in the first place out of the equation, the statistics are overwhelmingly in favor of the patient.
Find a good doctor and the procedure is very safe.
This is how it should be, as no appearance concerns should justify risking your life.