Sydney Botulinum therapy (BoTox for short) has become the latest craze in Sydney society in fact it is becoming an essential part of any beauty routine for numerous people in the Harbour City. Nevertheless I never fail to be astonished by the insane urban legends surrounding this treatment. Here I have listed some of the popular myths that I come across all the time at Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I am employed as a physician.

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Delusion Number 1: I may lose the ability to express emotions!

The human face has around sixty muscles. Their extended use over a period of time can result in lines to form. Too great a dose of Botulinum Toxin may lead to the facial musculature looking over relaxed. The dosage injected by most doctors make you look ‘refreshed’, but still you will always keep your facial expression.

Therefore the right amount of BoTox in the appropriate site means one should get a reduction in the fine lines and wrinkles without compromising facial expression.

Delusion Number 2: BoTox is a toxic substance!
This to some extent is right. Botulinum Toxin Type A is the proper pharmaceutical nomenclature. In very large amounts it may relax muscles that you do not want loosened or can even make you extremely sick.

Pharmacists have an old saying that states ‘everything is a poison – all depending on the dose’. All medications might make a person very ill in large dosages. If you drink too much water it can kill you.

Delusion Number 3: BoTox will sting!
The needles we use at Star Cosmetic Medicine have a diameter smaller than your hair. Quite a few people have stated that the injections aren’t as painful as being bit by bugs. For Certain not painful compared to getting a vaccination.

Delusion Number 4: BoTox will numb my face!
False. BoTox affects the neuromuscular junction, and not on the nerves of sensation. Only the ability to relax your muscles is affected by BoTox injections.

Delusion Number 5. You can’t stop getting BoTox or you will age quicker than ever!
Also incorrect.

A treatment lasts approximately three months. Further injections do last longer. The lines will eventually re-emerge as the muscle recovers its normal function. However they will definitely not be any more noticeable than when you began.

In fact the wrinkles should be be less evident than if you had never undergone BoTox treatment – even if you don’t persevere with the therapy. Primarily due to the fact that your skin has had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ during the therapy.