Brotox? What A Guy Wants to Know

Want to improve your impassive poker demeanor? Want to appear less tired? Want to sweat less in those tense situations? These are some of the many reasons, not directly cosmetic that men turn to the use of Botox. Since many men keep their cards close to their chest, the use of botox in men , just like some of the other secrets of looking on top of your game, has jokingly been referred to as "Brotox" or simply Botox for men. Medically there are many uses of Botox including the injection of  Brotox under your arms or in your hands, to reduce sweating, or in your soles to reduce planter facial pain, or in your neck to relax the pain of migraines, to name a few. Botox's mechanism of action is simple: it will inhibit the ability of a nerve to make a muscle fire. As a result of botox a particular muscle will then relax. That relaxation will change the configuration of that muscle, and in turn will allow other muscles of the region to take ofer. For instance we know to some extent tight biceps can constrict a triceps, and vice versa , and you use a coach to determine if you want to build a biceps or a triceps. And so to with your medical injector: they determine to what extent you want to enhance the frontalis, the corrugator, the procerus or the depressor muscles of your forehead to enhance a handsome, poised, and naturally relaxed look. And so it goes for the rest of the facial and neck muscles, proper fine tuning will allow you to look facially toned, not pained! If you begin your Brotox with established rhytides the effects will be corrective, but more subtle. If you begin in your Brotox youth, you will have all your secrets well protected, as the work is more preventative than corrective, and really, only your injector will know! There are risks to the injections, although most extremely minor, and it's important to be well informed of potential risks and get an experienced injector to help minimize those risks. Proper technique will not only help you achieve your wanted results, the results will be longer lasting. So be a bro, and see what the Botox can do for you.

Restore that Beautiful Line of Your Lower Face and Chin

The lower face restoration techniques have expanded very quickly. Exactly what will best work for you has to be decided in consultation, but using fillers, Botox, Lasers ultrasound or radiofrequency treatments have very little down time and work extremely well. Sagging jaw line, jowls, acne scaring, and wrinkling all are nicely handled by these techniques. Getting proper exercise and nutrition and sleep is also important. Surgery is corrective for some problems, but your skin sagging can often be handled with little to no down time, which surgery cannot boast.

The Right 'botox' for you

The number one cosmetic treatment: getting Botox, has even more choices for those looking to refresh and rejuvenate their look. Knowing what treatment to get, and now which product to get, has gotten more complex. At last count there were over 140 different indications for the use of Botox in medical and aesthetic treatments.  Some of the most common reasons to get these treatments are to resolve a permanent brow scowl, to renew the tired appearance of eyes,  to alleviate the deep forehead furrows. The furrows we all devlop are influcend by the weakening elasticity of the face, our genetics, and our expressions.  Botox itself was the first cosmetic neurotoxin approved. If you want to put a correct generic term to the treatment it is called BoNT-A, and all the current brand products are under this category of medication. The current BoNT-A products include Botox, Dysport and now Xeomin. Depending upon your treatment goals and you and an experienced injector can decide which treatment is right for you.The clinical effects of the boulinum toxin (BoNT-A) are related to the dose, the placement, and the product but are transient, and usually diminish over several months and resolves because of natural regeneration of the nerve terminals in the muscle treated. The three products come from the same source, but they do have some differences. For some areas, and for some patients, you can have successful treatment with either Botox, Dysport or Xeomin, and getting treatments based on price may be a reasonable strategy. But for most, you should get a consultation, the product and the desired affect should be done after planning. The products do have different proteins associated with them, and this will affect how each of us reacts to the treatment and may also affect how long the treatment effects last as the proteins even affect how much spread the product will have after placement. Even experts will disagree on how to switch patients from one product to the other, so we will likely be hearing much more about this as time goes on. At Hada Cosmetic Medicine the most common 'botox' used is still Botox itself, but as Dysport is relatively newer, and Xenomen is extremely new, it is probably too early to say which product will ultimately be the most popular with injectors and clients. 

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Botox to Control the (flood) of Glisten!

Women don't just flash when they're hot, they flush and blush and often perspire copiously. The symptoms persist for up to five years after menopause. The forehead is one place when we get a hot flash that we can experience a flood of perspiration that can steam the glasses, blur the vision, drip the sun screen and overall make us miserable. When a woman hot flashes she does get has a dramatic increase of local skin blood flow. And researchers in London and Texas, in a study supported by the NIH National Institute of Aging have shown that this skin blood flow is in fact sensitive to being controlled by Botox. And the treated patients were less likely to get forehead and forearm sweating in response to heat generated by being exposed to heat (ie an 'experimental hot flash'). We could have predicted some of this response as Botox is already used to control severe facial blushing as well as underarm sweating. Remember that this study didn't confirm that Botox should be used for hot flashes, as they weren't studying hot flashes exactly, but getting hot by being exposed to heat which may produce a physical stress that is completely different. And we know that women who are heavy will have worse hot flashes, so it's important to get the whole picture before you pull out the Botox! But some will say this research paves the way for your gynecologist to treat your flushes in a whole, new, non-hormonal, although not necessarily completely non-invasive, way!

Wedding Bells!

Wedding bells are ringing! If you are recently engaged and have just begun brainstorming every detail of your perfect wedding, there is a task you should not leave out. Your skincare! This day is yours to be the center of everyone’s attention, to feel your best and all the cameras’ too. No matter what your skin concerns or flaws may be it is best to be proactive because there are really not satisfactory quick fixes late down that road. By abiding to a skin treatment regimen you can see results fairly rapidly and if you follow up with proper customized home-care to maintain the balance you create for your skin. A recommended program with an established professional will help you achieve your goals and get your skin to reach its optimal results for your Big Day. There are a variety of treatments available through physicians and medical spas that can correct a number of skin care concerns including: acne, hyperpigmentation, aging, rosacea, the list does go on and on, and you may need a diagnosis before your regimen is planed.  With proper analysis and a treatment plan, any of these conditions can be corrected and addressed in a fairly short amount of time, generally 3 to 6 months.  A customized program that offers the ability to address more than one concern is always the best.  If your skincare professional has all the information and shows genuine concern regarding your wedding time-line, that is ideal.  Aside from the big day, there are several other significant events leading up to that you will want to have your best face forward such as showers, engagement parties, pictures, etc… If time constraints are a factor, there are treatments available that might not give you the most optimal long lasting results, but can give you a reasonable improvement.  Some l treatments to consider if you have 1 month or less to get your face looking it’s best would include, microderm treaments, hydrafacials, “same day peels”  (the best is Illuminize by SkinMedica or Pumpkin by PCA), Botox (effects in 7-14 days), and perhaps even dermal filler if you don’t bruise easily.  The hydrafacial will remove dead skin cells and impurities while simultaneously bathing the new skin with cleansing, hydrating and moisturizing skin serums. If you are able to start your treatment plan 1-6 months before your wedding day, Botox, Chemical Peels, IPL lasers, and Non-ablative laser skin resurfacing, can give significant results. IPL Photofacials are an intense pulsed light treatment producing a more reflective complexion, reductions in brown spots and a cure for blotchiness and with literally  no down time. For best results with this treatment you would schedule a series of 5-6 treatments 3-4 weeks apart.  The chemical peels will improve a wide variety of skin conditions such as fine lines, blotchy pigmentation, surface level acne scars and sun damaged skin. Peels correct these issues by removing dead skin cells and stimulating the growth of new skin cells. This is also the ideal time for dermal fillers to correct, nasal labial fold, marionette line, and fullness in the lips.  If you are starting to plan your skin program 6 months or longer, all of the aforementioned treatments are appropriate, but also hair reduction, Skin resurfacing, leg vein treatments, skin tightening (for body or face).  These treatments will are sure to get your beach body into shape.  And how nice not to have to worry about shaving on your honeymoon!  All of these treatments play a different role in bringing your best skin forward. A customized and effective skincare program is key to looking and feeling your best for this day which will be among the most memorable of your life.

Stop the Sweat Drip

Do you have 2 million or do you have 24 million sweat glands? Some of us actually have fewer than others, so the amount you glisten in the sun will vary! Either way, we can actually produce up to 10 liters of sweat a day. Impressive. It's necessary to have bacteria around to product the odors we think of as associated with our sweat. We do swat salt with our water, but actually the ducts in the sweat glands reabsorbs most of the salt, so we don't loose enough to be dangerous, on a typical day. There are three cell types, the clear, the mucoid and the myoepithelial ones. Being dehydrated will decrease your sweating but that is not a pleasant or healthy way to do it. Not moving much and of course being cool with air conditioning or in a pool will decrease the amount you perspire. There are medical grade antiperspirants that will help with this also. For when that won't work you can use Botox. The ingredient in Botox which is Botulinum toxin prevents the actylcholine release and it's what is usually secreted in response to sympathetic nerves. This can be used under your arms, in the groin area, on the forehead or on the palms to decrease sweating. The most common use of Botox for decreasing sweating is under the arms, which is very effective, and only has to be repeated every 6-12 months for most individual. Risks and side effects can be discussed with your provider at your next visit.