Performed by our staff Physician.

BOTOX works by temporarily reducing the contractions of the muscles that cause those persistent lines that have developed over time. You may have heard the _expression "wearing your emotions on your sleeve," but in reality you wear them on your face. If you're angry or annoyed, for example, you knit your brows together. Underneath your skin, your facial muscles contract, causing a pleating of the overlying skin. After years of crinkling and wrinkling, those lines start to linger longer and can become more pronounced. For women, whose faces tend to be more animated than men's, and whose skin is typically more delicate, these lines may appear exaggerated and more permanent. Treatment areas include forehead, furrows between the eyebrows, and the lateral aspect of the eyes (the crows feet). Within days, you may see an improvement that can last up to 4 months. Results may vary. If you do not continue treatments, the lines will gradually look like they did before treatment.