Botox® in Virginia Beach
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Available at The Choe Center for Facial Plastic Surgery located in Virginia Beach (just minutes from Chesapeake and Norfolk), Botox is an injection treatment implemented to help reduce wrinkles on the face and other fine lines in aging adults. Botox injections temporarily relaxes crow’s feet, frown lines, forehead lines, and other types of facial wrinkles. Botox injections are both non-surgical and minimally invasive.
The Botox Cosmetic solution is an FDA-approved treatment options that safely relaxes specific muscles in the face that cause facial wrinkles. This treatment usually lasts up to three months and injections can be repeated as necessary when facial wrinkles reappear.
Aside from its main cosmetic purpose, Botox can also serve as a beneficial treatment from conditions like excess sweating, leaking bladders, eye squinting and migraines. In fact, it can treat a number of other muscular conditions and is actively being reviewed for clearance to treat even more.
Botox for TMJ
Botox® injection for TMJ, jaw clinching and a wide appearing jaw due to muscle hypertrophy is a simple, non-surgical procedure performed in the office setting at The Choe Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The treatment takes approximately ten to twenty minutes to complete. During the procedure, Dr. Choe will have you contract certain muscles in your head and neck area and then inject small amounts of Botox® into the appropriate muscles. The injections are mainly in the masseter, temporalis and frontalis muscles. Learn more about Botox for TMJ.
Botox® for Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Underarm Sweating)
Though Botox® is perhaps best known for improving the appearance of frown lines, it is also FDA approved for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. For many individuals, excessive underarm sweating can be very distressing. Both the odor and wetness can be a source of embarrassment. Fortunately, Botox® treatment can help to control this condition by blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands. This is an ideal treatment for individuals with excessive under arm sweating who wish to have a drier under arm area. Learn more about Botox® for Hyperhidrosis.
Botox® for migraines
Botox® for migraines is a doctor-prescribed treatment for patients suffering from chronic migraines. Dr. Kyle S. Choe, MD, FACS is a top provider of Botox® for migraines in Virginia Beach, and many patients have found relief from debilitating headaches under his care. Learn more about Botox® for migraines.
Advantages of Botox
Botox’s main purpose is to help combat wrinkles using a purified solution of botulinum toxin A. When it’s used by a professional, there’s no risk of developing toxic side effects. The formula activates by relaxing muscles, which softens the face and reduces wrinkles in the area.
Not only can it smooth out facial wrinkles, but Botox also has been shown to relieve migraine headaches in chronically affected individuals. Doctors and patients both enjoy this bit of knowledge since Botox offers nearly no side effects unlike other types of pain medications, which have lists of possible problems associated with them.
Another surprising benefit to Botox comes in the form of treating hyperhidrosis, more commonly known as excessive sweating. This syndrome normally relies on prescribed antiperspirants that may not work for patients affected severely. Not only that, but these prescriptions don’t have clear long-term effects yet. On the other hand, this treatment provides relief for months at a time with a single treatment session.
The BOTOX® Injection Procedure
Dr. Choe’s technique involves small amounts of Botox Cosmetic in specific areas of the face. Almost no redness or swelling occurs following a injection. No anesthesia is required and the entire procedure takes no more than 10 minutes.
Botox Recovery
After visiting our Virginia Beach plastic surgery office for this cosmetic treatment, patients may immediately return to work and resume most activities. We advise no workouts for 4 hours after the treatment. The Botox injection will gradually take effect in three to five days. It is important that you keep your head elevated (e.g., do not lie down) for approximately four hours after a Botox Cosmetic injection. Patients frequently come in from nearby Chesapeake and Norfolk and are able to drive home immediately following their procedure.
Best Candidates for Botox
If you’re interested in getting Botox treatments, know that the best candidates are physically healthy, not pregnant, not nursing, at least 18 years old, and absent of neuromuscular disease.
You may not wish to have Botox if any of the following criteria apply to you:
- Weakness in the target muscle
- Very thick facial skin
- Skin disorders in the target area
- Drooping eyelids
- Deep facial scars
- Significant facial asymmetry
As with many types of treatments, how well this injection reduces wrinkles ultimately depends on the patient. Many will respond well, but some will naturally have better results than others. Occasionally, the patient may not see any improvement and will require two or more treatments to see desired results. Your doctor can discuss a realistic timeline.
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Potential Risks of Botox
The most common side effects of a Botox Cosmetic treatment include headache, flu-like symptoms, and nausea. These occur to a very small number of treated patients as a whole. The Choe Center uses only FDA-approved Botox Cosmetic, which is manufactured by Allergan.
Treatment Visualizer
We are pleased to announce our Treatment Visualizer Tool for Botox Cosmetic. Click here to upload your own photo and virtually see your post-treatment results.
To learn more about enhancing the natural beauty of your face, please click here to request a private consultation at The Choe Center for Facial Plastic Surgery. Or you can call us at 757.389.5850 to make an appointment.