Botox & Fillers

The muscles in your face develop habits from repeated use. Some people furrow their eyebrows, crinkle the corners of their eyes, favor one side of their face, or scowl. These regular muscle contractions cause wrinkles to form in your skin.

Botulinum toxin (Botox) is a substance approved by the FDA for cosmetic use in 2002. Botox injections are a safe and effective treatment for the signs of aging such as creases, fine lines, and wrinkles. It prevents and treats these by temporarily weakening the targeted facial muscles. The effects of a Botox treatment last between two and six months.

The short answer is… yes! Preventive Botox is a highly sought after preventative treatment for patients in their 20s and 30s around Long Beach. Getting regular Botox treatments before deep creases appear can prevent wrinkles from forming. By selectively weakening certain facial muscles, you can train your face to not repeat those movements - ultimately preventing wrinkles.

Traditionally, Botox has been used to correct and minimize existing wrinkles and creases by temporarily disabling the underlying muscles. As we age, our skin weakens and fails to resist the folds created by these muscle movements. Accordingly, when the muscles weaken, the existing wrinkles begin to flatten, and our skin has the opportunity to rest. In addition, BOTOX can enhance the effectiveness of an anti-aging skincare regimen, allowing our skin to heal from years of repetitive motions, sun damage, aging, and lack of exfoliation.

At Vitamin Sea Infusions in Long Beach, we use BOTOX for many areas and treatments. The most popular uses of BOTOX are the classic cosmetic uses like frown lines and forehead lines. Other popular treatments and areas include:

• Crows feet

• Gummy smile correction

• Bunny lines

• Smoker lines

• Downturned lip corners

• Chin wrinkles

• Chin dimples

• Lip wrinkles

• Lip flip

Dermal fillers are a form of a cosmetic injection that adds volume to hollowed or recessed areas of the face and hands. Unlike neurotoxins such as Botox, fillers do not address the muscle and sit within the fatty areas just beneath the skin. Dermal fillers often work well in conjunction with Botox injections, sometimes making up a procedure known as a liquid facelift.

Among the non-surgical gold standard of anti-aging, fillers can achieve both subtle and dramatic results without the need for surgery, recovery time, or intense pain. They are also suitable for some forms of facial augmentation.

The benefits of facial fillers vary based on the specific procedure. In general, though, you can expect benefits such as:

• More youthful appearance

• Enhanced side profile

• Increased facial symmetry

• Restore volume to the face

• Can achieve subtle or dramatic looks

• Scarring unlikely

• Natural look and feel

• Few risks

• Increase collagen production

• Little to no downtime

• Ability to switch up results frequently