About Botox

While you are considering a potential treatment, it is advisable that you are aware as much as possible as to the consequences of Botox Treatments. Botox in it’s essense is a toxin, it’s a poisionous substance which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one and the same to the similarly named food poision botulism. It has a number of uses, and some of the include

  • In aging skin, the removal of facial wrinkles (and other facial surgeries). This treatment is a temporary measure and needs to be repeated at regular intervals.
  • Elevation of acute cases of underarm sweating. This involves blocking sweat pores to reduce the amount of sweat.
  • Strabismus – correction of misaligned eyes. This was the first use of Botox in medicine.
  • Cervical dystonia – a neurological disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder muscle contractions
  • Blepharospasm - involuntary twitching of the eye muscles. Here Botox will dull the reaction to these twitching impulses

These are just some of the main possible botox treatments.

How Botox Works

Botox injections generally work by disabling or weakening certain muscles. It can also effect nerves by restricting their ability to work. Typically Botox is injected through the skin less than 1cm below the surface of the skin. Results can be seen immediately, and swelling will occur around the area of injection.

These Botox shots, as they are some times called, can be administered within a couple of minutes, and can be applied by any trained professional. In fact in the US, so called Botox parties are not unknown where people inject their friends.

How Long Botox Works

Typically a botox injection treatment will last 3 – 4 months. Results can vary depending on how severe the case is, the size of the area to be treated and the length of exposure to Botox in the past.

Where to get Botox in Ireland

View our botox location directory, where we list some of the better locations to get your injections. If you are a company that offers these treatments, we will gladly add your business to our directory.