Dysport's Effect on Facial Expression?

I have read that Dysport may interfere with facial muscles. Does injection for wrinkles in the corner of the mouth and forehead pose a complication? http://www.bcm.edu/dermatology/?PMID=1909

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Dysport, Botox neuromodulators

Botox, Dysport and Xeomin are neuromodulators, meaning they alter the function of the muscle they are injected into. The very mechanism of action of Botox is to "interfere" and inhibit the contraction of facial muscles. However, they are injected in a way to selectively interfere with muscles, so that the very muscle movements that cause unwanted wrinkles are eliminated, but the normal movements that result in facial expressions are preserved. When performed conservatively,... more

Dysport's effect on facial expression

Dysport is used to relax unwanted muscle movement. It is important to have treatment with an experienced injector who can assess your movement and treat accordingly to give you a natural-looking result. Treatment around the mouth and forehead is commonly performed.

Dysport's Effect on Facial Expression

Thank you for your question. Be certain to be under the supervision of a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon with expertise in injectables for the safest and most effective treatments. Dysport is injected locally into the muscle to soften lines and may be injected in the corner of the mouth and forehead. There are also side effects that can occur such as drooping of the lids, brows or lips, etc. so placement of Dysport is very important. I hope this helps.

Facial expressions following injections

If you don't want your facial expressions to change at all, you should definitely not get dysport. That is what these medications do; they paralyze your frontalis muscle and glabella muscle to give you a more youthful look.

Dysport does effect facial expression

Greetings~ Dysport, as well as the other Botulinum Toxin Type A products, is intended to effect facial musculature. Ideally we would like it to effect only certain muscles or muscle groups that create certain facial expressions like scowling or squinting while leaving things like your smile uneffected. Misplacement of Dypsort in the forehead, or other toxins, can result in not only altered brow movement an altered shape to the eyebrows and possibly even a drooping eyelid.... more

Dysport stops muscle movement

Dysport, Botox, and Xeomin all work by temporarily disrupting the communication between nerves and muscles. Muscles will not receive the message to contract, and won't move. When injected in the glabella and forehead, the eyebrows won't raise or knit together. When injected in the crow's feet area, wrinkles around the eyes smooth out. Injections around the mouth can be used to smooth perioral wrinkles, but must be done so with caution, because movement... more

How neurotoxins such as Dysport work

Neurotoxin injections such as Dysport, Botox and Xeomin reduce wrinkles by the temporary and reversible paralysis of treated muscles. Many wrinkles are caused by contractions of facial muscles under the skin. Prior to treatment with neurotoxin injections, physicians must evaluate the patient to analyzing their facial anatomy. A clear understanding of the relationship between depressor and elevator muscles and muscle mass is necessary for the proper use of neurotoxin injections... more

Treating the Forehead and Corners of the Mouth with a Botulinum Toxin type A

Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin are supposed to interfere with facial muscle activity. All work by inhibiting the release of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, across the neuromuscular junction. In other words, they prevent the release of the chemical signal from the nerve ending that stimulates the muscle to contract. When that chemical (acetylcholine) is reduced, or blocked completely, the muscle relaxes. The result is weakness or paralysis of the muscle, depending upon the amount of... more