Memphis Botox doctors
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Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
6401 Poplar Avenue Suite 360, Memphis |
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J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
1215 21st Ave South Suite 6050 , Nashville |
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Phillip Langsdon, MD
Germantown Facial Plastic Surgeon
7499 Poplar Pike, Germantown |
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Robert Adams, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
80 Humphreys Center Suite 106, Memphis |
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Patricia L. Eby, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
6401 Poplar Ave Suite 360, Memphis |
Recent Answers
I read the paragraph below on an Oprah.com article, and was wondering if this muscle is commonly or ever frozen by botox injections? "When someone smiles out of genuine delight, a facial muscle called the orbicularis oculi involuntarily contracts, crinkling the skin around the eyes. Most of us are incapable of deliberately moving this muscle, which means that when a person fakes a smile, her orbicularis oculi likely won't budge."
What makes us APPEAR human is our ability to show facial expressions. The muscles of facial expressions, also called ANIMATION muscles are so named based on the Latin word of Anima or Soul. It is therefore an outward expression of our soul to facially express our inner feeling and emotion.
Unlike what Oprah.com states, the Orbicularis Oculi muscle CAN and IS moved deliberately every time we smile, forcibly close our eyes or squint. The repeated contractures of the muscles crease the skin creating the Crow's Feet deformity. This is similar to what happens when a lawn bag cinching plastic cable is pulled closing the bag but creasing the bag around the closing opening. Placing a few units of Botox around the lateral aspect of the eye weakens the Orbicularis Oculi muscle in this area and by it being unable to fully contract, it cannot create the pleats and wrinkles of Crow's Feet.
Conclusion? - Don't believe everything you read, even on Oprah.com. Do your own research.
I have been suffering from side effects of Botox since April 2011. My biggest problem is swallowing and breathing issues. Sometimes I feel like I am going to stop breathing. I feel depressed, no doctors can help me. Is there any cure for this?
I am truly sorry for your condition but Botox cannot be the cause of your suffering. Botox lasts just over 4 months. It is NOT a permanent muscle paralyzing agent. When Botox is used in certain neuromuscular disorders (such as Eaton-Lambert, Myasthenia Gravis etc) the effects can be more prolonged but I have never read of heard of Botox lasting 10 months. You may best be served by seeing a Neurologist to rule out an underlying neuromuscular disease.
After having Botox at the corner of my eyes I have indents under my eyes a kind of deflated look to the too of my cheeks, my under eye wrinkles are much worse & my crows feet have come back with a vengeance.I really don't want to make it all worse but it's getting me down I last had Botox around 4 months ago, will the deflated look improve?
There is a fundamental difference between Botox, Fillers and other facial rejuvenation procedures. Botox temporarily paralyzes muscles into which it is placed thereby smoothing wrinkles cased by active muscle contractions. Fillers ad volume to volume depleted areas of the face and body. When used to correct such situations , they work extremely well. But neither Botox nor fillers can lift or tighten skin. Depending on the facal area and the extent of sagging, it may be partially corrected with laser skin tightening or may require a Facelift / eyelid lift procedure. In your case, you may need more than Botox and a skin tightening prccedure.
