Time marches on, as they say, and if it seems that it is marching across your face you don't have to just grin and bear it. As we age, the fat and collagen beneath the skin begins to diminish, resulting in wrinkles and sagging skin. Those smile lines and wrinkles around the eyes and mouth can be removed or minimized without going full-on facelift. Non-surgical facial rejuvenation is a simple, safe and virtually painless route to a more youthful appearance. BOTOX Botox is, technically, a drug made from the botulinum toxin used to treat some muscular conditions. Cosmetically, the natural purified protein and FDA-approved product is used to diminish or remove wrinkles and creases in the skin. Facial expressions involve muscle movement; the constant muscle movement draws the skin together and causes it to become less elastic, resulting in folds and wrinkles. Botox paralyzes muscle activity, blocking signals from the nerves to the muscles, meaning the muscles are unable to respond by contracting. Botox causes the injected muscles to relax, thus softening the appearance of wrinkles. It doesn't work on all wrinkles; those caused by sun damage and gravity do not respond; it is effective on the forehead (horizontal furrows and frown lines between the eyes), around the eyes (crow's feet) and around the mouth (laugh lines). Botox is injected [&hellip
