Botox ® Injections – Botulinum toxin type A 

Dr Puig explains in this video about the treatments of botulinum toxin type A, also known as Botox®

What is it and what is it used for?

The best experts in Botulinum Toxin Type A Treatments.

This toxin is the medical aesthetic treatment indicated for the treatment of expression wrinkles on the upper third of the face, forehead, frown lines and in crow’s feet around the Eyes.

This toxin, popularly known as Botox ®, smooth your forehead naturally, obtaining an immediate result and without any contraindications; Is totally healthy. It is a purified protein toxin produced by a bacterium called Clostridium Botulinum, which is non-toxic and does not produce adverse side effects.

Treatment with botulinum toxin (Vistabel ®) is applied through microinjections that do not produce pain or inflammation, so that the toxin acts by temporarily relaxing the muscle.

It is a treatment that is indicated for when facial wrinkles are already evident and also also as a preventive method, to avoid the appearance of the same at any age.

Another suitable application for its good results, is the treatment for the Hyperhidrosis Palmar and axillary or excessive sweating of the palms of the hands or the armpits.

Other medical conditions that can be treated with Botox injections can include conditions such as lazy eye, chronic migraine and overactive bladder.

Aesthetic applications of Botox ®

While botulinum toxin injections may seem like a simple cosmetic procedure for you, as it involves injections, it is actually an art and a science that only an accredited health professional is in a position to perform.

We have 43 muscles in the face and it is vital that the professional who performs the treatment with botox, make the injections in the correct muscles to obtain the desired effect.

By carefully choosing the specific muscles in which to introduce the botulinum toxin, only weak muscles that give rise to the formation of wrinkles that are wished to eliminate, while maintaining the natural facial expressions.

The number of injections to perform, will depend on your facial features and the extent of the area being treated.

Thus facial wrinkles known as crow’s feet, usually require two or three injections. While wrinkles on the forehead may require some more.

Botox Injections for excessive sweating

• It causes a marked improvement in excess sweating on the palms of the hands, armpits and soles of the feet.
• It is an alternative to the solution posed by surgery for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis, but without the risks of it (scarring or development of compensatory hyperhidrosis).
• The treatment of excessive sweating Valencia and Gandia, is performed with local anesthesia and on an outpatient basis (no hospitalization is required).

Let us now look at some of the features of the treatment for each one of its applications:

A good candidate for the procedure is the person with wrinkles due to expression lines such as smiling, frowning, narrowing the eyes, and even chewing gum.

Basically any facial movement can increase one of the most common signs of aging: appearance of expression wrinkles.

These wrinkles can make us appear tired or even angry, when we are not. One of the safest and fastest remedies to eliminate expression wrinkles is the treatment with botulinum toxin type A.

Ask Dr. Julio Puig if Botox injections are right for you.

Botulinum toxin can be combined with other cosmetic skin procedures – such as chemical peels, fillers, or microdermabrasion – to further improve the results. This combination of therapies can even help prevent the formation of new lines and wrinkles.

Post treatment and Recovery

Botox treatment does not require anesthesia of any kind. And you do not need a recovery time or downtime after botulinum toxin injections, and you can resume your normal activities immediately.

Simply a note of caution, is that you should not rub or massage the area after treatment, as it can cause the botulinum toxin to move to another area of ​​your face.

If this happens, you may have some kind of temporary facial weakness. Although botox treatment is generally safe, some possible side effects that may appear are bruising and pain at the injection site, headache, or redness in the treated area.

From 300 €

The price of Botox injection treatment depends on a wide variety of factors, among which are the main qualifications and fees of the doctor, the time of year in which you are going to perform the treatment, follow-up visits, the number of injections for treatment …

When you as a possible patient ask us about the price of a Botox treatment, you must bear in mind that for us, the most important thing is your health and that in any case the price depends on the personal characteristics of each patient.

Therefore, in the Dr. Puig aesthetic clinics in Valencia and Gandia, we will not be able to give you a price in advance before the first visit, in which we make an assessment of the characteristics and needs of each patient. You should know that the final price is influenced by certain factors.