Will Botox Give Me a Frozen Face?

This is an all-too-common question from people who want to smooth out the lines creeping up around their eyes, mouth, and other areas of the face. Since Botox has been championed by celebrities who can no longer crack a genuine smile or raise an eyebrow because they are so swollen and stiff, there is the concern that Botox delivers the frozen face look.

Is Botox the culprit?

It is true that many people who routinely get Botox end up having that puffed-up balloon-like frozen stare, but it is usually not the Botox treatments that deliver that final result. Some of the biggest causes for the frozen face appearance include:

• Receiving other plastic surgery procedures along with or prior to Botox treatments.
• Injections that are inserted incorrectly or put in the wrong spots.
• Large dose injections or receiving too much Botox.

Plastic surgery and Botox

On the part of most celebrities that have the frozen face look, it is typically other types of plastic surgery that have created that look. Botox ends up getting the blame in the media because it is seen as an acceptable, lighter form of plastic surgery. Most celebrities don't want to own up to the fact that they have received ten other serious procedures, so they just publicise that they do Botox.

Normal people who go in for routine Botox treatments that are administered correctly without any other procedures will never have to worry about having the stiff, frozen face.

Botox administered incorrectly

Other people experience a tight face that is difficult to move because they received their Botox injections from someone who didn't know what they were doing. These untrained technicians might have put the injections in the wrong places or injected too much of the solution. This is why it is important never to get an injection from someone at a party or other casual place. Stick with the trained professionals who know exactly what they are doing when they administer Botox. Essex based Complete Rejuvenation knows that Botox® is a medical device and should only be administered by a medical professional trained, qualified and experienced in this procedure, so you know you are in safe hands.

Getting Botox right

The best results are when you start as soon as lines begin to appear, this way you can use small injections that don't limit and stretch the skin like larger injections. This is how you get the very natural, smooth skin that makes you look younger without interfering with your ability to express yourself with your facial muscles.

Botox is also a long term beauty treatment. You have to keep up with regular injections in order to get the most natural looking results. If you wait too long between treatments and allow the wrinkles to set in over and over you won't have as natural results or may end up receiving larger injections that do limit muscle movements in the face.

When done by a skilled professional with a lot of experience (as in our Essex clinics), in small doses and on a routine basis, Botox is a completely natural looking procedure that most don't even consider to be plastic surgery anymore. It is more like brushing your teeth in the morning than having a facelift and it makes a huge difference to how you look. That of course makes a huge difference in how confident you feel about yourself.

Botox should be a beneficial procedure that gives you back your youth, and that includes the ability to smile, laugh, cry, and express the full range of emotions from all areas of your face.

Call today to find out more about having Botox in Essex at one of our clinics.