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Skin Care at 30, 40 and 50
Over the years your skin will show why your mother insisted that not you take too much sun and you apply creams and lotions. The ability to regenerate your skin decreases as more birthdays to celebrate, so precise that you give a little help.
In your 30 … You’ll notice your skin drier and the sun’s effects begin to be felt, it’s time to keep your skin hydrated and take preventive measures. What to do?
* Apply moisturizing cream day and night.
* Use an eye cream day and night to prevent the escape of lines and wrinkles.
* Use sunscreen consistently 30 free of oils.
* Apply face lotion to the line of your lips to moisturize the area and prevent the escape of lines. The lip balm also helps to keep lips healthy and youthful. >> More of advice …
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Advantages and Side Effects Of Botulinum Toxin
Cosmetic advantages
* The procedure is performed in the office and takes from 10 to 20 minutes
* Does not require anesthesia or tests for allergic reactions
* It delays the onset or reduces crow’s feet, frown lines and forehead, and eyebrows lifted slightly upward
* It is also useful in the creases of the neck and décolleté
* You can apply at any time of year
* Results are visible between the third and fifth day
* Can be applied once every six months
Side Effects
If the application of botulinum toxin is made by qualified medical personnel: in some patients can cause small bruises and soreness and swelling at the injection site, which are resolved in one week alone. There is also the likelihood of developing infection at injection sites, which must be corrected by the doctor, some patients report headache pain subsides.
Recently reported cases of deaths caused by overdose of the toxin in children younger than 12 years, which has spread from the injection site to other parts of the body.
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Botulinum Toxin
It is a molecule produced by Clostridium botilinum. This organism is found in any environment and is the cause of food poisoning contaminated with it, mostly canned goods and meat, called Botulism. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin (a substance that affects the nervous system) very potent in small quantities that paralyzes muscles and can cause cardiac arrest leading to death of individual. Botulinum toxin is the most potent biological toxin known to date, there are eight classes of which the A is the one that has been used in many fields.
The neurotoxic properties of toxin A have been exploited in diverse areas ranging from its use as a biological weapon, use the medical field to treat some diseases that present with signs of increased muscle activity as certain eye diseases and disorders characterized by involuntary muscle movements.
Recently, this toxin has been widely disseminated for their kindness in treatment and prevention of aesthetic problems, mainly against the appearance of expression lines.
The best known commercial form of botulinum toxin A is produced in the United States under the name BOTOX ®.
Skin Rejuvenation
Today is the social demands of maintaining a body and look younger and healthier. The growing public interest in rejuvenating the skin and stop the effects of aging, has led to today there are numerous techniques to improve facial appearance. These procedures have the feature to adjust to the problem of each person, which claim that they are fast, durable and safe. Most of these techniques have as objectives: to renew, smooth and improve skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles and reduce sagging.
* Facial massage therapy is a combination of maneuvers and techniques performed in a harmonious and orderly targeted preventive, therapeutic and aesthetic. His practice stimulates circulation and oxygenates the tissues, which causes improved skin tone. As on the other hand this makes passive exercise exercising muscles increase in size and strength, the face becomes final and their contents are defined. The facials are great for avoiding tensions that are reflected throughout life, usually in a negative way in our expression.
* Botulinum toxin, the application is very fine needle inject small amounts of the toxin into the muscles that wish to address, where it produces a limited toxicity to the area managed, resulting in muscle paralysis, this is reversible on cessation of the neurotoxic effects (four to five months). The results are immediate, but sometimes you have to wait a week to appreciate the benefits of the toxin.