Life happens, and as a result, so too does aging. However, aging doesn’t have to have control; you have an option, and we can help you take back the power when it comes to your reflection and the signs of aging that have begun to define your image. At Reflections Medical Spa in Cartersville, GA, we offer Botox and Juvederm, two highly esteemed cosmetic injectables that can work together to create the most youthful and flawless appearance.
Juvederm vs. Botox: Which One Is Right for You?
Botox and Juvederm can be used on their own or together. When used together, they work comprehensively to create the most aesthetically pleasing appearance. Botox is a single product with multiple uses and primarily treats the upper face and targets dynamic wrinkles. Juvederm is a collection of dermal fillers designed to treat the signs of aging that affect the lower half of the face.
Whether you need to address your upper face, lower face, or both, we can help. We’ll schedule an initial consultation to help determine which of these treatments is right for you. If you only have concerns about wrinkles on the upper half of your face, we can help erase those wrinkles. If you have volume loss in the lower half of your face, we’ll choose the perfect dermal fillers from this collection to help smooth your skin and add volume as needed.
Botox: Treating Dynamic Wrinkles
Botox has become a household name worldwide because it is the original cosmetic injectable. It treats wrinkles that form on the upper half of the face, smooths them to create a flawless appearance, and helps you look and feel years younger. It has become a go-to injectable and is continuing to advance in its renown for its ability to treat both cosmetic and medical concerns.
What Is It?
Botox is a neuromodulator, and its main ingredient is a highly purified protein. It is a cosmetic injectable designed to treat wrinkles by addressing them at the muscular level. It addresses dynamic wrinkles, which form when the skin starts to lose elasticity due to decreased collagen and elastin production. These two proteins are responsible for firm, smooth skin, yet the skin can no longer bounce back from all those facial movements when the body produces less.
How Does It Work?
This injectable contains the main ingredient that safely relaxes the muscles responsible for dynamic wrinkles. It interrupts the communication between the brain, nerve signals, and the muscles. Once the communication between the muscles and nerve signals cannot contract, the wrinkles formed from constant contractions over time begin to smooth.
It also helps play a role in wrinkles prevention by keeping the muscles from contracting so that existing wrinkles do not deepen and new ones are less likely to form. Those who seek regular treatment can find a temporary solution to aging and escape the aging process for months at a time.
What Does It Treat?
This injectable contains the main ingredient that safely relaxes the muscles responsible for dynamic wrinkles. It interrupts the communication between the brain, nerve signals, and the muscles. Once the communication between the muscles and nerve signals cannot contract, the wrinkles formed from constant contractions over time begin to smooth.
Crow’s feet develop at the outer corner of the eyes from squinting, laughing, and smiling. They are hard to treat, but injections in this area can smooth the area and restore youth and, in doing so, take years off of your face. If you have wrinkles in the upper half of your face that have formed from a combination of years of expressions and a weakening of the skin’s structure, Botox is the perfect solution to restore youth to the skin.
What Happens During Treatment?
Botox treatments are very straightforward. Before your treatment begins, we will clean your skin and prep the area for treatment. If necessary, we’ll apply a topical numbing cream to the skin to ensure your optimal comfort. Then, your injector will administer the injections into the muscles responsible for your dynamic wrinkles. Your appointment will only take 10 to 20 minutes, and once it’s over, you can go about your day without planning around any downtime.
How Long Does It Take To Work?
Once you receive your injections, you will begin to notice a change in your problem areas within 24 to 48 hours. The best and final results will be most visible within two weeks of your initial treatment.
What Kind of Results Can I Expect?
You can expect smooth skin within two weeks of treatment. Results do vary based on your age, the condition of your skin, and the severity of your wrinkles. During your initial consultation, we will evaluate your problem areas and, at that time, can provide you with a better idea of what kind of results you can expect.
Is It Permanent?
Botox is not permanent, but it does provide a long-lasting solution to dynamic wrinkles. Most patients enjoy results for three to six months, and then they return for a follow-up treatment once they notice that their results have begun to fade.
Juvederm: Treating Volume Loss
Juvederm is a collection of dermal fillers that are specifically designed to treat volume loss that happens with the aging process, primarily in the lower half of the face. It can also enhance different facial features and help patients achieve their ideal image.
What Is It?
This collection of dermal fillers is made with a synthetic version of hyaluronic acid, a substance that the body produces naturally to help plump the skin and help it retain moisture and volume. Just as the body decreases collagen and elastin production, so too does it decrease hyaluronic acid production. Decreased hyaluronic acid production affects the skin by creating hollow areas, a condition that experts define as mid-facial age-related volume loss.
How Does It Work?
These different fillers are made of a crystal clear gel form of hyaluronic acid that matches what the body produces naturally. When it is injected into problem areas, it restores volume by plumping the skin from the inside out. The result is smooth skin, contoured angles, and youthful definition.
What Does It Treat?
Juvederm is a versatile collection that treats different areas of the face. It can add volume to the cheeks and fill in hollow areas. There is a formulation that can smooth lines and facial folds, including different types of laugh lines, as well as nasolabial folds. It can also enhance the profile with an injection deep into the chin to improve its appearance. Other formulations will enhance the lips by adding volume to increase their size and definition.
These same fillers can also smooth vertical lip lines that develop around the mouth due to aging.
What Happens During Treatment?
The dermal filler injection process is almost identical to the Botox injection process. One of the main differences is that Juvederm fillers contain lidocaine, which is a mild numbing agent. Lidocaine helps create the most comfortable experience during the injections, but we can also apply a topical numbing cream in addition to what is already in the injections if necessary.
Appointments are quick as well and can be as short as 20 minutes based on how many areas you choose to treat. We will provide you with some aftercare instructions post-treatment, but there is no downtime, and you can resume your normal daily activities once your appointment is over.
How Long Does It Take To Work?
The benefit of dermal fillers is that they work immediately and results continue to improve for two weeks post-treatment as the filler settles below the skin’s surface. Once your appointment is over, you will notice an immediate improvement in the appearance of your problem areas.
What Kind of Results Can I Expect?
You can expect to see an immediate smoothing of your skin and increased volume. The kind of results that you can expect is completely based on your reason for treatment and your goals. During your consultation, we can give you a better idea of what kind of results you will get, so you know exactly what to expect post-treatment.
Is It Permanent?
These dermal fillers, like Botox, provide a temporary solution to aging. However, it does provide long-lasting results. Different formulations last different amounts of times; you will get results that last six months to two years based on which formulation you use. Once we determine which formulation is right for you, we can let you know just how long your results will last.
Combining Treatments
The benefit of these cosmetic injectables is that they can be combined to create the most aesthetically pleasing appearance. We can use Botox to treat wrinkles in the upper half of your face and Juvederm fillers to enhance your features and address volume loss in the lower half of your face.
Am I a Candidate?
If you have wrinkles that have come from frequent expressions over time, Botox will help smooth your wrinkles and help you live wrinkle-free for months at a time. If you have experienced volume loss due to aging, we can help restore youth to your skin with one or more of these dermal fillers from this trusted collection.
What Are the Benefits?
Both of these cosmetic injectables provide endless benefits. They restore youth to the face and target the signs of aging at their root cause and provide long-lasting results that last for months on end.
Long-Lasting Results
When you choose Botox or one or more of this collection of fillers, you will experience long-lasting results. You will also see those results much faster than it takes to see results from anti-aging creams and serums.
Increased Confidence
Cosmetic injectables like these give you an immediate confidence boost. You’ll walk into a room with increased confidence and will no longer feel discouraged about the reflection staring back at you from the mirror.
A Perfectionist’s Dream
If you are a perfectionist who cringes at the slightest indication of a wrinkle, these cosmetic injectables can help make all of your dreams of perfection come true.
They Target Multiple Areas
If the signs of aging have begun to affect different parts of your face, there is a cosmetic injectable that can help treat those areas and erase those signs of aging.
Begin an Anti-Aging Routine Today
Whether you need to target volume loss or dynamic wrinkles, or both, we have a solution and can help you look like the youngest version of yourself possible. Contact the experts at Reflections Skin & Laser Center in Cartersville, GA, to learn more about Botox and Juvederm and how they can work together to help you reach all of your anti-aging goals.
