how long does Botox last well it's a
complex question hi I'm dr. Johnny
thanks for joining me I'm going through
and answering the question how long does
Botox last it's complex I'm going to go
through seven factors that give you an
idea there's four different neural
modulators or Botox like products in the
United States in general think about
anywhere from two and a half to four
months a duration but what are those
seven factors that make a difference
there's Botox or Dysport or XEOMIN
and now we have juve oh it takes me to
the first point which is for longevity
the dose so how much is used to a
certain point there's a level where more
doesn't mean better but the dose the
more you use the more longevity in
general with a few caveats is what we
see so dose is number one number two
individual uniqueness no one wants to
hear it but definitely at different
times of the year for different
individuals and for different people
just like any other drug or product
there's going to be a different effect
in the body and knowing and working with
your provider to find the right
neuromodulator that works for you that
gives you the longevity and the look
that you want is key so number two is
uniqueness to the individual number
three is age no one wants to hear this
one either but the reality is older we
get the less college and we have so if
we're losing collagen and the skin is
very thin a little bit of movement
returning will create lines someone who
is younger that movement doesn't create
the lines
so our next factor here is age and age
plays a role in longevity given that
factor of collagen and thickness of the
skin
number four is technique where the
products place how it's used to balance
lift and depressors
muscles that lift or depressed how its
placed so that we don't waste product
for instance a large forehead where do
we stop where's the line where we don't
need it around the eyes
where are the muscles that are going to
affect the smile because they come up
around the zygomatic bone so technique
and not wasting product maximizing its
usage given the accepted approved doses
will act on longevity as well so
technique and there's a user dependence
there number 5 is self-awareness now
what do we mean by that when people see
a little tiny bit of movement they think
oh my tits returned it stopped working
well a good treatment reduces muscle
activity by 80 percent and then slowly
over time the muscle movement tends to
want to come back but if there's 20% of
movement left it's still working very
well but if people see one muscle to it
sometimes they come back to get more
they think it's not working if you treat
that more it doesn't mean that that's
going to fully go away or freeze the
area fully so it's part of people's
awareness conversely people come back at
one or two years and they'll say hey it
wore off now well it will offer a year
ago it's just that there was a trophy
that muscle and they liked the way it
looked better over the next year but it
didn't last a year year and a half we've
never seen that table longevity for this
product again it's about 3 to 4 months
but it will be dependent thereon number
6 is skin type so this leads back to
college a little bit thin white skin
that doesn't have estrogen or hormones
the Botox won't last as long again
because the little bit of movement will
create crinkles lines and folds darker
skin or skin type 4 5 & 6 just generally
gets less lines they can be in their 60s
and not have a line on their face so
skin type will in effect to the user
effect longevity per se number seven
last but not least is commitment to
ancillary serve
this is your college and building
treatments micro-needling
plasma glow radiofrequency all those
things that you might not see that
instant Botox hint of results but over
time makes the skin more robust stronger
even to where people that do treatments
like plasma sculpt Sculptra collagen
building services need less and less
neuromodulators over time they come in
to top up on their collagen stimulation
as opposed to that quick hit of
something that stops the movement which
is your botulinum toxin treatments so
commitment to taking care of your skin
so there's seven factors that affect
longevity let me know what your
experience with your longevity of your
treatment what's your favorite
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