Saturday, May 25, 2013

Rid Yourself of Crows Feet

By Alina Karemin


As we age, our skin loses collagen. The skin begins to wrinkle and sag, and becomes less firm to the touch. 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. Wrinkles are not only formed from age, the causes can range from sun exposure, your diet and even smoking. Luckily there are non-surgical ways of holding on to your youthful looks, even if these factors can play heavily in the way you age.

Fine lines that form around your eyes are called crows feet. You may notice them more when you smile. Over the years, they become more pronounced especially when people squint their eyes. Young people rarely have crows feet. However, crows feet can appear earlier than necessary because of premature aging and too much sun exposure. Their early formation can also be caused by smoking, it has been discovered.

Botox injections work by relaxing wrinkle forming facial muscles. As mentioned earlier, deep wrinkles, such as crow's feet, are due to repetitive facial expressions. Weakening the muscles that are responsible for these facial expressions can dramatically improve one's appearance and reduce the visibility of the wrinkles. The muscles can be weakened without taking away or detracting from one's facial expressiveness, by using Botox.

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.

As a nonsurgical procedure, Botox can be done well at a 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.

Those who have not been trained should not inject Botox - it is a prescription drug. Botox is a neurotoxin, and used in small amounts can paralyze muscles that are contracting. For instance, Botox binds to the nerve ending when it is injected into the affected area, such as where crows feet form near the eyes. By binding to the nerve ending it blocks signals to the muscle that cause it to contract, causing paralysis in that muscle.

There are minimal side effects from Botox injections. Occasionally there can be minor redness and swelling near the injection site if the recovery time is skipped. Right after having the injection, one can go back to their regular routine. Occasionally, patients experience a small amount of nausea, bruising or headaches following a treatment, however these quickly diminish.




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