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Facial injections improve facial expressions. This treatment involves freezing muscles. In doing so, injections can help minimize the appearance of wrinkles and lines caused by facial expressions.
Facial injection treatments contain a purified form of the botulinum toxin. The regulated amount of the toxin is given to correct wrinkles has been used safely for decades.
Injection treatment works by blocking nerve signals in the muscles where it is injected. By interrupting nerve signals, the affected muscle is temporarily frozen. Without the movement of these selected muscles in the face, certain wrinkles may be softened, reduced, or even removed
Facial injections remove wrinkles that are caused by muscle movement. These are often called "expression lines."
The most common wrinkles that injections can treat are lines on the upper face, between the brows, horizontal lines on the forehead, and crow's feet around the eyes. These lines are caused by smiling, frowning, squinting, and other facial expressions.
Botox will not work on fine lines and wrinkles caused by sagging or loss of plumpness in the face. These are known as static wrinkles. Static wrinkles include lines in the cheeks, neck, and jowl areas.
