Botox, etc.

Before Botox

I injected some Botox today, and I have to say that I love the stuff. In many women (and more and more frequently men as well) it really softens the forehead lines and takes years off their appearance.

Botox works best on the forehead lines and does pretty well on the crow's feet around the eyes and on some of the fine lines around the mouth. Another place where I have had a lot of success is on the neck. Some people with a "stringy" appearance to their neck muscle (called the platysma) benefit from Botox to the neck. Dermatologists love injecting the neck because they get to bill for a lot of Botox.

After Botox

Although I love Botox in the right setting, it definitely has its limitations. It does not work very well on every wrinkle. Some of the lines around the nose (the nasolabial folds) and on the chin (the marionette lines) really need fillers not Botox.

As far as who can do your Botox, really almost any physician can smooth out a forehead effectively. Dermatologists and Plastic surgeons tend to be better at controlling complications and doing some of the subtler things with Botox, but I am biased, obviously, so take that with a grain of salt.