aesthetic medicine
treatment with botulinum toxin
Treatment with botulin toxin
Botulin toxin is a neurotoxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium Botulin. It is known for its use in cosmetic surgery but is used as a drug in various fields of medicine.
Botulin toxin affects nerve endings and interferes with the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter. In Campisi Clinic, it is used to treat hyperhidrosis and to smooth out wrinkles.
Botulin injections for wrinkles
Botox injections are a very popular aesthetic medicine treatment, as they give the face a newfound youth and a sense of beauty. Botox, injected in adequate doses, acts on the facial furrows caused by contractions of the facial muscles and movements of the face, relaxing the muscles, helping the skin to stretch and eliminating wrinkles.
How the botulin injections are performed
Hospitalization is not required for Botoxinjections, which are performed in the office without anaesthesia. The cosmetic surgeon injects very small doses of botulintoxin into the mimic muscles of the face, in the areas to be treated, through a syringe with a very fine needle.
Botox injections for wrinkles are virtually painless and leave no visible marks. However, the affected areas may become slightly red or have small bruises: while the redness disappears in a few minutes, any bruising will reabsorb in a couple of days.
The results of Botoxinjections
About 4 days after the treatment with botulintoxin injections,you can see the results: the frontal wrinkles, the so-called “crow’s feet” and the wrinkles between the eyebrows are drastically attenuated or even eliminated for a period of up to 6 months. The results of the botulininjections are not permanent, since when the mimic muscles gradually begin to contract again, the furrows reappear and reform.
Treatment is not recommended:
To patients under the age of 18
To patients over the age of 65
To pregnant or breastfeeding women
On the other hand, it is suitable for people who do not live peacefully with expression lines on their facesand who wish to rejuvenate their appearance.
Injection of botulin toxin for hyperhidrosis
What is hyperhidrosis? Excessive sweating is defined as hyperhidrosis In condizioni normali, il corpo umano produce circa mezzo litro di sudore al giorno, tuttavia, in caso di temperature molto elevate. La quantità può crescere fino a due litri all’ora.
Sweating can be caused by heat, stress, physical exertion, but sometimes there may also be no obvious reason. When the body sweats much more than normal, we speak of hyperhidrosis: this pathology does not manifest itself only in the form of an excessive amount of sweat produced, but itis also a sudden phenomenon and appears apparently from the activity that is taking place at that moment. Consequently, hyperhidrosis can be a cause ofdiscomfort during social relationships.
The parts of the body most affected by hyperhidrosis are thearmpitsand hyperhidrosis on the hands is the condition that most creates discomfort and annoyance, since we use our hands in professional activities, in social life andininterpersonal relationships.
Botulin and hyperhidrosis
Botulinum toxin is one of the possible treatments for treating axillary hyperhidrosis and palmar hyperhidrosis (in the first case the injections are effective for 9-12 months, in the second case for 5 months).
The cosmetic surgeon proceeds with the injection through a very thin needle of minimal doses. Botox acts in the thickness of the skin of the armpits and hands by blocking, at the level of the synapses, the nerve impulses that cause the production of sweat.
