What is botulinum toxin?
Botulinum toxin is a protein purified and extracted from Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is a powerful botulinum toxin that originally causes food poisoning and neurological disorders, but botulinum toxin does not contain toxins and has been established as a safe drug used in general medical treatments such as facial paralysis.
Botulinum toxin injection: By suppressing the secretion of the neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) that acts on muscles and sweat glands, it reduces excessive muscle contraction and excessive sweating. For these reasons, it is used as a cosmetic medical treatment.
Botulinum toxin injection: The main effects include “reducing facial wrinkles”, “improving the size of the face (reduction of masseter muscle)”, and “treatment of hyperhidrosis”.
Botulinum toxin injection: is also called botulinum injection, botulinum treatment, or botulinum therapy, but there is no major difference in action or effectiveness. The drug called Botox or Botox injection is a trademark of Allergan.
What can be done with botulinum toxin injections
In the past, cosmetic surgery treatments for wrinkles were performed under general anesthesia through extensive surgical procedures in which excess skin was removed and sutured. Naturally, this is a treatment method that involves long-term downtime and serious complications and risks. but, botulinum toxin injection With minimally invasive procedures, wrinkle treatment can now be performed with less downtime and risk.
botulinum toxin injection is a drug that acts on muscles and sweat glands. To give an example of its effect on muscles, it has the effect of alleviating deep horizontal wrinkles that appear on the forehead when you open your eyes, and facial wrinkles caused by the tendency of the skin to fold due to facial muscles (facial muscles). Other effects include reducing the size of the face by shrinking the protrusion of the gills caused by overdevelopment of the masseter muscles, improving vertical wrinkles on the neck, smoothing the shoulders, and slimming the calves (improving shishamo legs).
botulinum toxin injection The treatment of hyperhidrosis with this method not only treats armpit gazing but also relieves the symptoms of excessive sweating on the palms and soles of the feet. Since it is not a procedure that removes sweat glands, it will not permanently reduce sweat and odor like armpit surgery. However, the odor is caused by a mixture of sweat and bacteria, so excessive sweating botulinum toxin injection The odor will also be alleviated by suppressing it.
For those who are reluctant to undergo surgery, there is no need for a scalpel. botulinum toxin injection Why not consider it? Although there are individual differences, botulinum toxin injection The duration of the effect is said to be about half a year.
but, botulinum toxin injection The treatment for both expression wrinkles and hyperhidrosis takes about 10 minutes, and compared to wrinkle and armpit blemish treatments that use a scalpel, it can be said to be a cosmetic medical treatment with fewer side effects, risks, and downtime.
Expression wrinkles that cannot be improved with skin care
Expression wrinkles are wrinkles that occur when the skin is folded by facial muscles. Because it is affected by the habits of muscle movement, it often appears at any age. However, if wrinkles repeatedly appear in the same areas such as the forehead, the corners of the eyes, and the mouth, deep wrinkles will eventually form.
Expression wrinkles, which are caused by muscle movement, are difficult to improve with general skin care methods like fine dry wrinkles. In addition, when treating wrinkles through aesthetic medicine, it is important to thoroughly examine the area where the wrinkles appear and the depth of the wrinkles, and receive the appropriate treatment.
Areas where facial wrinkles tend to appear
Forehead, between the eyebrows, at the corners of the eyes, nasolabial folds, vertical lines on the philtrum, and chin (so-called umeboshi wrinkles)
Small face improvement with botulinum toxin injection
The size of the face is influenced by the skeleton and muscles (masseter muscles).botulinum toxin injectionImproving the size of your face by contracting the developed masseter muscles is a procedure that adjusts the face line.
When you clench your back teeth, the gills stick out. This is the masseter muscle. to the masseter musclebotulinum toxin injection. By injecting it, the masseter muscle is contracted, resulting in a treatment that aims for a slender face line. It can also be said to be a treatment to protect your dental health, as it prevents you from unconsciously clenching your teeth while concentrating on work or study, or while sleeping.
Hyperhidrosis treatment with botulinum toxin injection
botulinum toxin injection reduces excessive sweating by suppressing the secretion of a neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) that acts on sweat glands. This treatment is effective for people who sweat a lot in their armpits and are concerned about sweat stains, armpit irritation, and excessive sweating on the palms and soles of the feet due to tension.
Hyperhidrosis treatment can be applied to the armpits, palms, and soles of the feet. is injected over a wide area along the sweat glands. Treatment for hyperhidrosis takes about 10 minutes, and there is no need to immobilize the arm as you would after a surgical procedure.
Symptoms that make botulinum toxin injections unsuitable
It is said that it acts on muscles and sweat glands. Therefore, it is not a suitable treatment for wrinkles caused by dryness or a decrease in collagen and elastin, or wrinkles caused by fat sagging.
Difference between botulinum toxin injection and hyaluronic acid injection
Along with , it is a representative of minimally invasive injection treatment. Hyaluronic acid is a substance that originally exists in the human body and maintains moisture retention and skin elasticity. It is said to be a cosmetic medical treatment that injects hyaluronic acid into the grooves (wrinkles) that have formed in the skin due to aging, etc. to lift up the dents in the skin and lead to a more youthful look. But It can be said that it is difficult to improve facial wrinkles because it does not affect the muscles like .
on the other hand, botulinum toxin injection does not have the effect of lifting up dents in the skin. From these things, botulinum toxin injection and hyaluronic acid injection, by combining these, you can approach all kinds of wrinkles.
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Botulinum toxin injection at Hiro Clinic Cosmetic Dermatology/Cosmetic Surgery
Botulinum toxin injection is a cosmetic medical treatment with low risks such as side effects and allergies. Some cosmetic surgery/cosmetic clinics see many advertisements introducing this as a simple and easy-to-do treatment, such as “small wrinkle removal.”
But if the injection site is incorrect, problems such as “difficulty opening the eyes or poor appearance” and “the left and right eyebrows are in different positions” may occur. Unlike other treatments, the effects are not visible immediately after treatment. It is a treatment that takes several days for the botulism effect to appear, and stabilizes after about 14 days.
Therefore,Hiro Clinic Cosmetic Dermatology/Cosmetic Surgery Well then botulinum toxin injection When performing this treatment, we carefully examine each patient’s muscle movements and state of development, and then inject the drug into the appropriate area, assuming the peak of the botulism effect.
Fine adjustments are made free of charge. If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact us.
*If you feel that the effect at the injection site is weak or you are concerned about the left and right balance, please have a medical examination within one month after 14 days when the botulism effect peaks, and re-inject if necessary.
Things to be careful about on the day of botulinum toxin injection
After the treatment, the injection site often feels heavy. especially for the first time. It is said to be a discomfort felt by many people who receive it. Don’t worry, this discomfort usually subsides after 2 to 3 weeks. Be careful not to rub the injection site strongly immediately after injection, as this may cause the botulinum toxin to leak into areas other than the intended area.
Avoid applying makeup immediately after injection, avoiding the injection area. There is no problem with washing your face or taking a shower on the day of treatment, but please avoid drinking alcohol, applying strong heat to the injection site, hot eye masks, rock baths, saunas, and other activities that expose your body to heat for long periods of time.
Side effects and risks of botulinum toxin injections
- Internal bleeding at the injection site
- Left and right difference
- Discomfort, such as feeling heavy at the injection site
- expressionless
- Paralysis, etc. in areas other than those targeted for treatment
記事の監修者
岡 浩子先生
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平成9年： 東邦大学医学部卒業
平成9年： 慶応大学医学部内科学教室入局。 大学病院、総合病院で研鑽をつんだのち、美容皮膚科を習得。
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