Botox Injections & Treatment in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Pakistan

BOTOX INJECTIONS

What is Botox®?

Botox is a nonsurgical treatment that can make a remarkable difference in softening and virtually eliminating deep furrows and wrinkles between your brows, creases on your forehead, and crow's feet around your eyes.

Botox® is a medicine that is injected with a very fine needle in the skin with very little or no discomfort to the patient. It is used very safely, simply and effectively. By relaxing the underlying muscles, Botox® reduces wrinkles. Botox® is a remarkable treatment for dynamic wrinkles resulting from repeated use of facial muscles.

How does the Botox® work?

BOTOX® acts as a nerve impulse blocker. Botox® actually prevents wrinkles from appearing by relaxing the underlying muscles so they don't contract. Botox® binds to the nerve endings and blocks impulses from the nerve to the tiny facial muscles that are related to expression lines. After treatment, the overlying skin remains smooth and unwrinkled while the untreated facial muscles contract in a normal fashion, allowing your normal facial expression to be unaffected.

What is the Botox® treatment like?

BOTOX® treatment is a simple and safe procedure performed by our doctors in our clinic. The injection takes just minutes, and there is no significant pain, as we use extremely fine needles. No sedation or local anesthetic is required, and you can resume normal activities immediately. You can even drive yourself home or back to the office. Usually makeup can be reapplied before patients leave the clinic, and normal activities can be resumed immediately after the procedure. Some results from BOTOX® therapy will be seen in the first few hours, but it generally takes one to two weeks for the full effect to become apparent.BOTOX® treatment may be repeated a couple of times a year to maintain the desired effects.

What is the cost of Botox in Lahore, Pakistan? What is the price of Botox treatment?

The cost of Botox in Lahore, Pakistan depends upon the area that needs to be treated but generally ranges between Pak. rupees 15,000 to 25,000. We use only the original "Botox" by Allergen and do not recommend cheaper alternatives as they may pose a threat to your health and life.

What are the 3 areas for Botox?

The 3 most common areas where Botox® can be injected for most satisfying experience include frown lines, forehead wrinkles and crow's feet.

How long will Botox last?

The affect of Botox lasts for anywhere between 4-6 months in most cases. In some people it may last up to 8-9 months or even longer, but that is very rare. Similarly in very rare patients, Botox may last less than 4 months. Most of our patients get a touch up every 4-5 months though.

What are the benefits of botox treatment?

The benefits of Botox treatment can be divided into 2 groups. Firstly, Botox can be extremely useful to get rid of wrinkles on forehead, nose, frown lines and crow's feet around the eyes. secondly, there are numerous diseases that can be treated with Botox. The main mode of action, or how Botox works is by relaxing the muscles where it is injected. For example a condition called torticolis in which one side of the neck has very tight muscles that causes the deviation of the neck in that direction, tip toe walking in patients with Down's Syndrome or any contracture of muscle; all these condition can benefit by relaxing the involved muscle and that's what botox does. Similarly Botox is very effective in Migraine and hyperhidrosis or increased sweating. Also, increased urination frequency or urgency in females can be reduced by injection botox in the bladder muscle. Botox relaxes muscles and thus is very helpful in above diseases. Increased abnormal sweating called as hyperhidrosis can be effectively controlled with botox.

Who should not get Botox?

If you are taking any amino glycoside antibiotic like Gentamycin, you should let us know and it will best to avoid Botox while you are on these medications. Similarly people with any autoimmune disease or any muscle weakness should avoid Botox.

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Cosmetique is staffed by the most qualified and most experienced doctor in Pakistan Prof. Dr. Azim Khan who has more than 30 years of experience in Botox treatment in United States and Lahore, Pakistan.