Your skin can reveal your actual age when you don’t want it to or even make you look older than the calendar says you really are. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A proactive approach to skin care keeps your skin looking fresh, vital, healthy, and youthful.
At Lasercare Skin Clinic, dermatology expert Dr. Bruce Sanderson offers a full range of skin care and anti-aging support services. Many of our patients from around the Little Rock, Arkansas, area are interested in maintaining youthful-looking skin and use Botox®, a cosmetic product that conceals and even slows the development of dynamic wrinkles.
When should you start receiving anti-aging Botox injections? The answer depends on several factors. But you should know that beginning Botox earlier in your life may improve your anti-aging results with this type of treatment once you’re older. Let’s look deeper at the question of when to start getting Botox.
Cosmetic Botox is made from the botulinum toxin. In safe, controlled doses intended for cosmetic use, injections of Botox selectively paralyze subdermal muscles, preventing them from contracting. This effectively reduces the appearance of dynamic wrinkles in the treated area of your face.
Dynamic wrinkles appear due to repeated muscle contractions under the skin. These wrinkles get deeper every time the related muscle contraction occurs. When your face relaxes, dynamic wrinkles disappear.
Over time, dynamic wrinkles in areas like your forehead, between your eyebrows, and around the corners of your eyes and mouth contribute to an aging appearance. Botox injections smooth away your visible, dynamic wrinkles no matter your age.
While the treatment lasts, the targeted wrinkles remain invisible. Receiving Botox injections earlier in life can also reduce the formation of dynamic wrinkles. So, when should you get started with this anti-aging cosmetic treatment?
Depending on your age, skin quality, and exposure to aging triggers like sunlight or wind, you may want to begin preventive Botox earlier. Consult with Dr. Sanderson and the Lasercare Skin Clinic team about the optimal time for you to begin Botox treatment.
Your 30s are not too young for light, preventive Botox. In fact, Botox is FDA-approved for anyone over 18.
By the time you reach your 40s and 50s, fine lines and wrinkles already start to show up on your face, and the window for preventive treatment may be closed. You should start preventive Botox as soon as you begin to see lingering dynamic wrinkles, often in your 20s or 30s.
Rest assured, though. Dr. Sanderson ensures that his patients look and feel their best, no matter their calendar age. Botox's anti-aging results last for around 3-4 months. You can refresh your results with repeated injection sessions every six months or so.
If you think it could be time for you to start Botox treatment or to learn more about Botox’s anti-aging effects, contact Dr. Sanderson today. Call Lasercare Skin Clinic to book an appointment or request one online now.
