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Health & Fitness

BOTOX as a Wrinkle Preventative?

Did you know that you do not have to wait until your wrinkles have progressed to benefit from using BOTOX?   It is now considered a preventative treatment when it comes to skin care in young adults.  It works by blocking the nerves that contract certain facial muscles, which can reduce or eliminate ‘dynamic wrinkles’.

When we are young, the ‘dynamic wrinkles’ that form during certain facial expressions bounce back once we stop making the face, such as frowning or squinting. As we age, our skin loses collagen and elastin.  Over time these ‘dynamic wrinkles’ become etched permanently into our skin, even when not making the facial expression. 

Using BOTOX when you first start to see the fine lines forming will help to smooth them out and prevent them from getting deeper.  Even better is that most people who keep up with the injections eventually need less or can go longer periods of time between treatments.  

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So we know BOTOX can delay the onset or prevent ‘dynamic wrinkles’ from becoming permanent in younger women, but older ladies do not despair!  You can also get a great result and dramatically reduce those frown lines (11’s), forehead lines and crow’s feet.

There are also lifestyle changes you can make to help improve and preserve overall skin tone. Make sure to drink plenty of water, exercise, eat a healthy diet with adequate protein and use sunscreen daily. Then there are the bad habits that accelerate the aging process by breaking down collagen and elastin at a faster rate.  Smoking and sun exposure are the two biggest destroyers of skin.  Excessive alcohol intake and a poor diet of processed and or sugary foods will also make your skin dull and wrinkled.

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There is no skin cream in existence that can do what BOTOX does.  You can easily spend $100 or more a month trying different products and seeing very little result.  Or you can put your money towards something that actually works AND helps to prevent wrinkles from getting worse over time.

If you have any questions about Botox you can visit our RI Botox page at http://victorymedspa.com/procedures/botox-in-ri

Or our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victory-Medical-Spa-Wellness-Center/357981374222809

Victory Medical Spa 780 Victory Hwy #3, West Greenwich, RI 02817 (401) 458-0825

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