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Will Getting Botox Cause Skin to Sag?
I'd like to get Botox but have read some discerning articles reporting that paralyzing facial muscles could cause the skin to later become loose and thus, sag. I suppose in some cases, the skin may have sagged either way, but my question is, could it cause sagging in skin that otherwise may have retained its firmness? I don't want to sign myself up for a facelift due to sagging skin. I'd rather have a little bit of wrinkles.
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Botox Does Not Cause Skin to Sag Long Term
Botox will not cause your skin to sag or become loose later in life. In fact, it should have the opposite effect. Using botox as you start to get wrinkles will help you to look younger longer.
Botox works by binding to the nerve/muscle complex. When botox is bound, the nerve can not tell the muscle to contract. So, you can't make wrinkles. It is possible to get temporary drooping of the eyebrows if too much botox is injected into the muscle that raises the forehead (frontalis muscle), or...
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Botox and saggy skin
Botox does not cause saggy skin - it works on the muscles to stop them from doing what they normally do. You can put too much Botox under your eyes, as an example, and cause the muscle to hang, thus saggy skin. Our skin changes as we age and isn't as firm as it was from one year to the next. Regular treatments of Botox don't necessarily expedite that process.
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Can Botox Cause Sagging Skin?
Botox will not cause sagging skin. Quite the opposite, Botox should prevent the muscle from moving the skin and prevent the skin from loosening.
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Botox and facial laxity
Altogether 2 different things - wrinkling from muscles and skin laxity due to loss of elastin and collagen as we age. As we age, we have less elasticity to the skin with less collage and elastin content and this may require, in some people, face tightening procedures (surgical or non surgical). Non surgical options are Ultherapy. Surgical options are face lift. Having Botox now is not going to make you more likely to need a face lift.
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Will Botox cause the skin to sag?
Botox acts by paralyzing the muscles in a given area, causing wrinkles to smooth. Once the effects of the Botox wear off, the patient will appear the same as they did prior to the treatment. Prolonged treatments will not cause sagging of the skin. From here, I would recommend a consult with a physician who has a great deal of experience performing Botox injections. He/she will be able to best assess your needs and provide you with advice. Thank you and best of luck!
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Can Botox Cause Saggy Skin?
Hi Natural. The only affect that Botox will have on your skin is reducing or eliminating the muscle activity that causes fine lines and wrinkles. Botox will not cause saggy skin or aging. As soon as it wears off you will look just as you would have 3-4 months earlier before you did it.
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Botox and loose skin
There is no evidence that botox can cause loose skin later in life. To the contrary, frequent botox injections might even improve the skin texture by lessening the deep creases that become present over time.
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Botox to preempt the formation of facial rhytids (wrinkles)
Botox will not cause your skin to become loose or sag. It will however, improve the appearance of your skin by eliminating and softening wrinkles.
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Will Getting Botox Cause Skin to Sag?
No, Botox will not make the skin sag. Botox relaxes the underlying muscle(s) that create unwanted lines and wrinkles. As these muscles are relaxed, the lines and wrinkles soften. The effects last about 3-4 months after which the muscle resumes full function without any impact on the overlying skin. Hope this helps.
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Botox and Sagging Skin
Botox does not cause sagging skin. Yes, it can cause facial muscles and skin to droop if injecte in the wrong location or in the wrong amount. However, this would only be temporary. Skin sagging results from reduction of collagen, which Botox does not affect. If anything, Botox presents skin sagging from overactive muscle use.
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Botox and Skin Sag
Hi Natural2011,
No, Botox will not cause sagging skin. And without new scientific breakthroughs, your correct that sagging skin goes along with getting older (with or without Botox or any other injectable product). Also, a surgical facelift tightens the sagging skin in the neck, jowl and cheek area where Botox is not commonly used.
Thanks for the question!
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Botox and saggy skin
Botox does not cause sagging skin , it works to deactivate muscles of animation. Sagging skin occurs because of deflation and poor skin quality.
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Does Botox cause skin to sag
The simple answer is: no, it does not. Aging and sun damage lead to wrinkles and sagging. Botox is a temporary treatment that has no ability to cause firm skin to sag.
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Botox and skin sagging
Botox will not cause the skin to sag. It is a temporary treatment and once it's worn off, your face should look like it did before the treatment. Botox treatments will definitely not lead to the need for a facelift, but aging can.
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