How BOTOX®
works
HOW BOTOX® WORKS?
Wrinkles often appear in our forehead and around our eyes when we frown, squint or raise eyebrows. These facial lines appear because our muscles contract to form different facial expressions. Over time, these expression lines begin to linger a little longer or become a little deeper, even when the face is at rest.
BOTOX® treatments work by relaxing facial muscles that cause wrinkles and lines when you smile or frown. It works beneath the skin where product has been injected and temporarily reduces the underlying muscle activity that causes moderate to severe frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines in adults ’ to help them look visibly smoother.
The muscles responsible for other aspects of your facial expression stay active.
If you have no further treatments, the muscles will gradually return to normal and lines gradually go back to how they looked before treatment.
MODERATE TO SEVERE FROWN LINES
Vertical frown ’glabellar’ lines are an area that appear between your eyebrows when you frown. When you frown or concentrate, the muscles between your brows contract, causing your skin to furrow and fold. Your healthcare practitioner will inject these muscles with BOTOX’ to temporarily treat frown lines, making them look better.
MODERATE TO SEVERE CROW'S FEET
When you squint or smile, the muscles around your eyes contract, causing crow’s feet. Your healthcare practitioner will inject these muscles with BOTOX’ to temporarily treat crow’s feet, making them look better.
MODERATE TO SEVERE FOREHEAD LINES
Forehead lines are horizontal lines that form when you raise your eyebrows - the muscles on your forehead contract, causing skin to furrow and fold. Your healthcare practitioner will inject these muscles with BOTOX’ to temporarily treat forehead lines, making them look better.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TREATMENT?
Upon determining your treatment goals, your practitioner will assess your medical history, and perform a facial analysis to assess whether you are suitable for treatment and determine the appropriate treatment areas for you. The treatment procedure is relatively quick with no patient preparation needed prior to treatment.
BOTOX’ is a technique-sensitive treatment. As it is a prescription-only medicine, BOTOX’ is only available from qualified medical professionals. A small amount of BOTOX’ is injected into specific facial muscles with a very fine needle. Typically, any pain is minimal and brief, and usually anaesthetic is not required.
You may begin to notice a visible smoothing of frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines within 24 to 48 hours, with full results in 14 days, lasting up to 4 months for moderate to severe frown lines.
It’s important to follow any post-treatment instructions your practitioner gives you.
BOTOX® is not a permanent treatment. If you discontinue treatment, the moderate to severe frown lines, crow's feet and forehead lines will gradually return. Regular BOTOX’ treatments may help effects to last longer and may help reduce static wrinkles.
Backed by research
BOTOX®. It's the #1 selling anti-wrinkle treatment in the world*:
It has been used for over 20 years for aesthetic treatments in New Zealand.
BOTOX® has been extensively researched in 191 clinical trials#, with registrations for cosmetic use in 95 countries.
BOTOX’ is the most widely researched and studied treatment of its kind.+
It uses a unique manufacturing process, and its potency is measured in units that cannot be compared to any other product. This is why there is no such thing as ’generic’ BOTOX’. BOTOX’ injection is a unique formulation that is not interchangeable with other botulinum toxins.
Know the product you’ve been treated with. For proven results, ask your healthcare practitioner for BOTOX’ by name.
*As of January 2025
#Data for clinical trials (cosmetic indications) as of August
2022
+In both therapeutic and aesthetics use as of July 2022
Know the product you've
been treated with.
For proven
results,
ask for Botox® by name.
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