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Botulinum medicine (abbreviated to BoTox) is now essential amongst Sydney’s fashionable set and now it has become an important part of grooming for many in Sydney.

But I am always dumbfounded when I hear the various urban legends that surround the treatment.

Below are a few of the more falsehoods often heard at Star Cosmetic Medicine located in Pyrmont, Sydney.

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Misunderstanding Number 1: I may lose the ability to express emotion!

The human face has 60 or so muscles. The facial muscles normally work in harmony, but over time expression lines may begin to appear. Too large a dose of Botulinum Toxin may lead to the muscles of the face appearing less taut. The amount used by most physicians will result in you seeming refreshed, but still you will of course maintain your normal expression.

Thus a carefully measured amount of BoTox in the appropriate site means one will get a reduction in any fine lines without any compromise in facial expression.

Misunderstanding Number 2: BoTox is a toxin!
Actually there is some truth in this argument. Its medical term is Botulinum Toxin Type A. An overdose may result in loss of muscle tone or can even make you extremely ill.

Chemists have a well-known phrase that states ‘everything is a poison - all depending on the dose’. A large amount of any medicinal drug may result in illness. Water can kill you if enough is taken.

Misunderstanding Number 3: BoTox injections will be painful!
Your hair is larger than the needles we have at Star Cosmetic Medicine. Quite a few patients state that the injections are not worse than a mosquito bite. Definitely not painful compared to getting a regular shot.

Misunderstanding Number 4: BoTox will deaden the feeling in my face!
Completely untrue. BoTox affects the junction between the nerve and the facial muscle, not the nerves of sensation. Just the ability to relax your muscles is impacted by BoTox.

Misunderstanding Number 5. Once you start BoTox you must keep going otherwise the lines become even worse!
Also false.

The first treatment will be effective for approximately 3 months. Any injections after the first one commonly last a few weeks more. Gradually as muscle strength builds up again - the wrinkles will return bit by bit. Nevertheless your lines will not be deeper than before the treatment started.

Even if you don’t have BoTox ever again - any wrinkles should be smoother than if you had never been treated. This, of course is typically due to the fact your facial muscles and skin have had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ for a few months.