Is Botox The Cure All For Wrinkles
As far as I’m concerned there’s too much emphasis put on youth and vitality. It causes otherwise intelligent people to panic when they see the tiniest wrinkle form. Is Botox the cure all for wrinkles? You see more and more people that should be growing older gracefully and embracing their wonderful maturity run shrieking to the nearest plastic surgeon for face lifts, tummy tucks and all kinds of other torturous intrusions upon their bodies. I am very thankful that I have accepted growing old.
Botox treatments are one of the biggest trends for the aging Americans in our society today. These treatments were approved by the FDA in 2002 and it’s made from a Botulinum Toxin Type A injected into areas of the face where wrinkles appear. These injections are the same toxic chemical that causes food poisoning in people.
By injecting this chemical into areas of the skin, the muscles resist contractions, which causes wrinkles. Wrinkles appear in areas where the skin has wrinkled repeatedly due to muscle contractions and by not allowing the muscles to contract in these areas, wrinkles disappear. Most people find that after a Botox injection wrinkles in the injected area have nearly or completely disappeared within one week of treatment.
Even though one Botox treatment shows dramatic results almost instantly it doesn’t last forever maybe 4 months then the process is repeated to keep wrinkles from reappearing. Botox treatments have been very popular and millions of people get injections yearly. I do believe some of them over do it because of that weird look they have. I was shocked when I saw Kenny Rogers and a few others and it makes me sad to realize how desperate we really are.
This shows how obsessed our society has become with youthful beauty. Botox treatments have allowed the older generation to remain timeless by paralyzing muscles and stopping the wrinkles once they begin to appear.
These Botox injections can be very costly usually ranging anywhere from $250-$500 for each injection and if you have more than one area worked on remember that you will be charged for each injection the doctor administers, not one price for the treatment.
Botox has been approved and used for medical purposes for well over a decade. Botox has been used to treat neurological disorders as well as muscle disorders. Botox can be helpful in cases where muscles have unusual ticks or twitches. By keeping the muscle from contracting, Botox can relieve the patient of these symptoms. Migraine headaches have also been reported to be helped with Botox treatments.
If our society wasn’t so obsessed with the outer then we of the older generation would be better able to face growing old with dignity and not have people making fun of us for the natural aging process. I have a lot of respect for the Asian culture and how they revere their elders and treat them with respect and the dignity they deserve.
