At Her Secret MedSpa, our expert staff offers several services that can effectively erase unwanted lines and wrinkles. If you’re beginning to see signs of aging that make you unhappy — such as crow’s feet — book an appointment and let us suggest treatments that can help turn back the hands of time.
Injectables are among the most popular cosmetic treatments in the world. In this post, we discuss two of them, Botox® and Dysport® and how they can help get rid of crow’s feet.
The skin around your eyes is about 40% thinner than the skin on the rest of your face. It’s delicate! Along with that fact, the skin around your eyes moves a lot when you make facial expressions or squint. And did you know that you blink about 20,000 times a day? That’s a lot of muscle movement.
As you age, your body produces less collagen, and your skin becomes less elastic. The combination of thinner skin, changes due to aging, and repeated movement produces the lines that resemble bird tracks at the outer corners of your eyes.
Both Botox and Dysport are types of neurotoxins, which sounds scary at first. However, Botox has been in use for decades — it’s been the most-performed cosmetic procedure in the world for several years and is considered very safe. Dysport, too, has been widely used and has a similar safety profile.
Both injections work by blocking the nerve signals to the muscles under your skin — it’s the muscle contractions that cause your skin to wrinkle over time, leading to crow’s feet, frown lines, and more. However, getting these treatments doesn’t mean that your face is paralyzed, just that the wrinkle-causing muscle relaxes while the injection is working.
When those 20,000 daily blinks aren’t causing your skin to move as much, the wrinkles around your eyes smooth out and also don’t get deeper while the neurotoxin is active. Yet you still have a lovely, expressive face.
You see results in about two weeks. Botox usually lasts around three months, though it can be a shorter period. Dysport may last slightly longer, but results do vary. You’re an individual, and your results won’t be the same as someone else’s. If you continue to get injections, the effect may last longer between injections over time.
The most important factor in having a good experience with any injectable is your provider. Negative side effects reported from Botox or Dysport often occur because the provider uses too much or doesn’t get the medication precisely where it can do the most good. The skilled, knowledgeable team at Her Secret MedSpa can help you decide which injectable is likely to work best for you and expertly places the injection exactly where it needs to go.
If you’d like to learn more about the treatments that are available to combat the signs of aging, including crow’s feet, frown lines, and more, contact Her Secret MedSpa. You can conveniently request an appointment online, or you can give us a call at 914-810-2015 and we’ll be happy to get you scheduled!
