Botox in San Antonio, TX

What Botox is

Botox is a brand name for onabotulinumtoxinA, a prescription medicine known as a neuromodulator. It belongs to a group of botulinum toxin products that are often called wrinkle relaxers. Injected in small amounts into specific facial muscles, it is designed to relax the movement that creases the skin when you frown, squint or raise your brows.

Botox does not add volume or resurface the skin. It works on movement, so it is mainly used for expression lines rather than hollows or lines caused by lost volume. For those, your provider may talk with you about other options, such as dermal fillers.

Areas commonly treated

Evolve treats forehead lines, crow’s feet and frown lines with Botox. Forehead lines are the horizontal lines that form when you raise your eyebrows. Crow’s feet fan out from the outer corners of your eyes when you smile or squint. Frown lines are the vertical lines between your brows.

Your provider watches how your face moves and decides with you which areas, if any, to treat. Lines that are deeply etched even when your face is at rest may soften less with Botox alone, and your provider can explain why. A plan generally aims for a natural-looking result that softens lines while keeping your expressions.

What an appointment is generally like

A Botox appointment generally begins with a review of your goals, health history and medications. Your provider may ask you to frown, smile or raise your brows to see how your muscles move, and may mark the injection points.

The skin is cleansed, and ice or a numbing cream may be used for comfort. Your provider then places small injections with a very fine needle. Afterward, small raised bumps or redness at the injection points are common and usually settle on their own.

Aftercare in general

Your provider gives you aftercare instructions, and those come first. General guidance often includes not rubbing or massaging the treated areas, staying upright for a while afterward, and holding off on strenuous exercise until your provider says it is fine.

Changes appear gradually rather than right away, so give the treatment time to settle before judging it. If you have an event coming up, mention it at your consultation, since bruising can happen and changes take time to appear. Contact your provider about anything unexpected, such as a drooping eyelid, and seek medical care right away for any trouble swallowing, speaking or breathing.