Doctor Specifications. Today, a lot of professionals have added injectables to their repertoire (dentists?! OBGYN!?). Dr. Guida warns that for both safe and effective results, the best doctors to administer a Botox boost is facial plastic surgeons or dermatologists who have experience operating on the face. They will be more familiar with the position, location and function of the muscles, so they know the exact place to make the injection. And, for the best results, the correct placement of the Botox injection is critical.

Instant Gratification? Don’t be surprised if you glance in the mirror without noticing an immediate difference. Dr. Guida says that it may take up to 48 hours to see results and up to 14 days for the full effect to sink in. So don’t go running back for a touch up until the Botox has had time to work its magic. However, Dr. Guida does encourage patients to return after two or three weeks for a small touch up if necessary. Feedback is essential so the Botox injection can be fine tuned and for the individual.

Painless “Pinch”. Does it hurt?! “Expect to feel a pinch, about the equivalent to a bee sting.” If you’re concerned, Dr. Guida recommends putting numbing cream on the area 10 minutes prior to the injection. A topical numbing cream and/or ice prior to an injection will minimize the pain significantly.

Lunch Time Procedure. Patients can return to work immediately after. There maybe the appearance of a small bump at the injection site that lasts 10-15 minutes. The makers of Botox do recommend that users ***DO NOT *** lay flat for four hours after the injection so the Botox doesn’t migrate. But, Dr. Guida says not to sweat it…he’s taken a yoga class 30 minutes afterwards. Downward dog didn’t cause any interference!

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Botox, which is most commonly associated with reducing wrinkles in the face, is now being used to treat other skin conditions such as large pores, oily skin, and inflammation from acne. The new technique is called intradermal Botox, and it is transforming the way people with less-than-perfect skin look at their old-school treatments and remedies.

The difference between intradermal and regular Botox is where it is injected: where regular Botox is injected deep into the muscles of the skin, causes wrinkles to smooth out, intradermal Botox is injected into the skin itself.

The injection of Botox into the skin actually causes the pores to constrict in size, which is a huge plus for anyone who has tried to reduce them in the past – there have always been different methods and applications to reduce pore size, but there is nothing topical that can be applied to the skin to reduce their appearance.

Because of its interaction with the pores, Botox also does wonders for oily and acne prone skin. The pores of the skin contain sebaceous glands, which secret oil, which can cause oily skin and acne if the glands are over productive. By restricting the muscles of the pores, Botox also stops oil production from the sebaceous glands, allowing acne prone skin to become clear.

“Botox has been used in the ‘off label’ form for many years, with the most notable targets being wrinkles. Throughout the course of the application of Botox for wrinkles, doctors were noticing a reduction in pore size and an overall ‘matte’ finish on the skin,” says Dr. Jafri. “What we have discovered now is that Botox can be used for more than just wrinkles, and it can change the lives of those with acne prone skin. It provides an effective treatment where acne problems were previously left untreated.”

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According to The New York Times, (December 29th, 2005 New York Times, Style section) December has always been a busy month for plastic surgeons, whose schedules fill with patients seeking a little streamlining before the holiday party season or in advance of body-baring winter beach vacations. However, along with the injections and the nips and tucks of cosmetic procedures comes unsightly bruising and painful swelling.

Not to worry! If you’re entertaining the idea of having a cosmetic procedure this holiday season, there’s a beauty secret you should know about to help cut post-op bruising heal in half the time.

Biopelle’s new Auriderm post-op gel and Auriderm post-procedural relief kit can get you out of the house and into your party dress faster! Bruising, redness and swelling from cosmetic procedures such as injections of Botox or injections of fillers such as Restylane® can often take at least a week to disappear. With the holidays just around the corner, who has that much time to wait?

Auriderm features Vitamin K Oxide, a more stable form of Vitamin K. Auriderm uses a patented nanosome delivery technology to deliver Vitamin K Oxide to the dermal layers, helping it to penetrate more effectively and intervene with the bruising process. The result is faster post-op bruise healing, which will help you to look your best, faster.

The Auriderm post-procedural relief kit offers an extra benefit, Arnica Montana, an herbal remedy used for hundreds of years in Europe. It reduces swelling and shortens the recovery period after physical trauma. Available in an oral form in the Auriderm post-procedural relief kit, it works with Auriderm post-op gel to let you enjoy you the results of a cosmetic procedure faster. It can even be taken the day before a procedure to help get a jump on healing. The Vitamin K Oxide in Auriderm post-op gel actually speeds up the most critical step in the body’s natural bruise resolution cycle.

Don’t be late to holiday parties because you’re busy covering your black-and-blues. It’s the holidays! Think green and red and make sure to stand under the mistletoe!

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Gawd, I hate to admit this out loud, like you don’t even know.  I turn 40 here in, uh, a week and a half or so.  *sob*  And I’m thinking about Botox (thanks Lianne – you look amazing, gf – and *you know who* that I won’t mention .     It seems like everyone I know is talking Botox these days.  *sigh*

So my friend Nancy, at Beauty411, has done a wonderful 101 guide to all of the injectables available at your dermatologist/plastic surgeon’s office.   See?  She’s thinking about it too. 

I’ve been watching all of these things, new and old, with much interest lately, both from my aging *issue* and because I have been to Los Angeles twice this year, and both times I am astounded and horrified at all the women walking around with what they think look like Angelina Jolie lips, but actually look just disgusting.  There is no other word really.  Well, maybe cheesy porn star.  I also picked up the National Enquirer last week – the cover story was on plastic surgery nightmares – and that’s always good stuff.  Did you see it?  You might remember that I ranted a little while back on poor Priscilla Presley and Lara Flynn Boyle – they, of course, were the headliners in the issue.  It is just really sad.  I sure don’t want to do something to permanently disfigure myself.  A few wrinkles aren’t *that* bad.

So getting over the hurdle of being afraid of turning out looking like a cheesy porn star (I wish..lol), the next hurdle is my husband.  While it’s definitely precious that he thinks I am beautiful, he sure likes to knock down the botox thing whenever I *casually* mention it.  So how to jump that hurdle?  Not sure.  Got any ideas?  Id love to hear your experiences with Botox if you have them.  Is it a good idea?  Anyone have a bad experience?  Thankfully, I really haven’t run across any Botox nightmare stories – but I haven’t gone looking either.  Not sure I want to.

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In the last few years South Florida has become the nation’s capital of black-market beauty treatments, in the view of many licensed doctors in the region who regularly see patients hoping to repair botched procedures. At parties like the one the clothing importer attended, or during private appointments in houses, hotel rooms, beauty salons and makeshift offices, people are getting everything from silicone shots to Botox, and in some cases plastic surgery, police and health department officials say.

You know I am a stickler for infection prevention, and this practice is dangerous from a great many angles, not the least of which is risk of infection. I won’t say I won’t ever have any plastic surgery done, but you can be darned sure I am having it done in a clean office, by a respected and recommended doctor!! Be careful out there ladies, “What does it matter. Who among us is without flaws?”

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