The injection of botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, has become very popular for reducing wrinkles and rejuvenating the aging face. The effects are only temporary, but the injections can be done quickly, require no recovery time, and are not as complicated as many other cosmetic procedures for the face.

Botulinum toxin is produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. When a small amount of Botox is injected into a muscle, it blocks nerve signals that tell your muscles to contract. The effect is that it temporarily weakens or paralyzes the facial muscles and smoothes or eliminates wrinkles in the skin for a few months.

Getting a Botox injection takes just a few minutes.
 

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ADULT ACNE IS TREATABLE

By Gina Shaw.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and declared, “I should not have wrinkles and pimples on the same face!” If so, you’re not alone. Acne: it isn’t just for teenagers. In fact, many people are plagued by adult acne into their 30s, 40s, and even 50s.

According to a survey done by dermatologists at the University of Alabama-Birmingham:

• In their 20s, 50.9% of women and 42.5% of men in their 20s reported experiencing adult acne

• In their 30s, 35.2% of women and 20.1% of men reported adult acne

• In their 40s, 26.3% of women and 12% of men reported experiencing acne

• Even in their 50s, 15.3% of women and 7.3% of men reported experiencing acne

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