
Muscle Relaxing Injections |
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Anti wrinkle or muscle relaxing injections act by relaxing the muscles into which it is injected, and thereby inhibiting the formation of wrinkles which form due to the contraction of the skin overlying these muscles. It is most commonly used in the face to treat the wrinkles between the eyebrows (the “glabella”), forehead wrinkles and crow’s feet lateral to the eyes. It can also be used to influence the shape of the eyebrows and to treat some asymmetries of the face and its movement.
Example below: Muscle relaxing injections used for crows feet wrinkles. ![]() BEFORE ![]() AFTER
Muslce relaxing injections are safe, effective, virtually painless, and have a very little downtime. Like any procedure, however, injections to treat wrinkles are not completely without the risk of side effects. For this reason a muslce relaxing injection needs to be prescribed to you by a doctor, and should only be administered by a properly qualified person who has a good knowledge of the anatomy of the facial muscles that are being treated. Other uses for muscle relaxing injectionsMigraine – people suffering from migraine have been found to have reduced episodes and severity of migraines after treatment with muscle relaxing injections. Sweating – patients suffering from overactivity of sweat glands may be treated with muscle relaxing injections. The injections are made directly into the affected area (usually the armpit), and act by blocking the nerves which cause the sweating.
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