The principles of Botox

This molecule inhibits transitorily the conduction between nerves and muscles and weakens or blocks (according to the dose used) the muscular game responsible for the wrinkle.

The Botox (Vistabel®) will thus be used if the wrinkles on the forehead and the glabella (frown lines) are too numerous to be treated by dermal fillers.

The major indication is the crow’s feet, on the external border of the eye, where wrinkles are characterised by their number and fineness. It would be impossible to treat them all with hyaluronic acid. Moreover, the skin in this area is so thin and fragile that performing multiple injections of dermal fillers is out of the question.

Botox injection in the corrugator muscle, which acts as a powerful piston responsible for the glabellar wrinkles, also called frown lines.