Looking in the mirror and seeing lines, even while your face is at rest, isn’t ideal. In fact, wrinkles and lines affect the self-esteem of many men and women from young adulthood onward. At Premier Wellness & Aesthetics Center in Union Square, San Francisco, Harlan L. South, MD, provides cosmetic injections of Botox® and dermal fillers to smooth your wrinkles without freezing your entire face. If you’re interested in Botox or fillers, book your consultation with Dr. South by phone or online today.

What is Botox?

Botox is a popular neurotoxin injection. While it has many uses in medicine, most patients know it as the go-to wrinkle relief treatment. In a quick 10-minute treatment with no downtime, Dr. South at Premier Wellness & Aesthetics Center carefully injects the drug near your facial wrinkles and lines.

Botox specifically treats dynamic wrinkles. These wrinkles appear as you move your face to speak, eat, and make facial expressions, deepening over time as your skin loses the collagen that helps it hold its structure. Eventually, you might see them even while your face is at rest.

Botox works against dynamic wrinkles by freezing the muscles in your face and stopping them from making the slight flexions that lead to permanently visible wrinkles. Botox is effective on:

• Crow’s feet around the eyes
• Frown lines
• Forehead lines

The amount of botulinum toxin in Botox is small and strategically placed so that it doesn’t limit your ability to make facial expressions.

How long does Botox last?

In general, Botox wrinkle relief lasts for about four months. However, everyone’s bodies are different, so your injections may last longer or shorter than the average. Don’t want to see your results go? You can book follow-up treatments with Dr. South to touch up your wrinkle-free look.