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Botox And Dysport Virginia

Botox Northern Virginia

Sanctuary Cosmetic Center offers top-notch Dysport and Botox Northern Virginia treatments for fine lines and wrinkles.

An Injection To Get Rid Of Lines And Wrinkles

There is no more popular cosmetic procedure than Botox Northern Virginia injections. That’s especially true in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area, where non-invasive solutions are in high demand. Botox (and the alternative product, Dysport) are known as neuromodulators—but don’t let the name intimidate you.

It simply means that the injections themselves work in a relatively unique way to give patients an overall more youthful appearance. In order to really understand how Botox/Dysport is able to remove lines and wrinkles from the face, it’s helpful to know what’s going on beneath the surface of the skin.

We can oversimplify things a little bit to say that the skin on your face is attached to certain muscle groups. When you frown or smile, certain muscle groups contract and, as you’ve likely noticed, cause a crease, wrinkle, or fold.

Over time, especially with repeated use, those muscles get comfortable in a contracted position—meaning those folds and wrinkles become practically permanent. These lines and wrinkles are sometimes referred to as “concentration lines.”

A Botox Northern Virginia injection will effectively and temporarily relax the contracted muscle, causing the associated line or wrinkle to diminish.

Best Botox Northern Virginia: How To Choose

It should be noted that Botox Northern Virginia and Dysport are both derived from abobotulinumtoxin type A. Dyport is a smaller protein in the same class as Botox.

Depending on your desired effect, the medical experts at the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center who offer Botox Northern Virginia will discuss which type of injection will be more beneficial and will help you select the option that will help you feel your very best!

Botox/Dysport injections are a great way to eliminate lines and wrinkles caused by contracted muscles, such as frown lines, concentration lines and crow’s feet.

Northern Virginia patients who get Botox/Dysport at our Tysons Corner office often report looking more youthful and feeling more radiant after treatment. If you’re interested in Botox/Dysport in Northern Virginia, contact the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center today to schedule a confidential consultation.

It should be noted that Botox and Dysport both work in a way that is different from dermal filler injections, such as Restylane or Juvederm.

How Do I Know If Botox/Dysport Is Right For Me?

One common myth about these injections is that they should be started once the wrinkle is already present. The surgeons at the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center recommend starting Botox/Dysport injections before the wrinkles make their mark on your face.

For this reason, starting these injections in your 20’s is the best option for keeping yourself wrinkle-free. That’s not to say that it’s too late to start since these injections can reverse the appearance of wrinkles and prevent newer ones from forming.

Botox/Dysport in Northern Virginia is an incredibly popular procedure, and cosmetic surgeons are consistently finding new uses and applications for injections.

However, it’s important to know if your goals align with the capabilities of Botox/Dysport. In general, good candidates for Botox/Dysport will:

  • Want to eliminate or diminish lines and wrinkles
  • Exhibit lines and wrinkles caused by contracted muscle groups
  • Want cosmetic results without the need for surgery
  • Want to maintain a youthful appearance or “hold off” aging
  • Have realistic expectations about what Botox/Dysport injections can accomplish
  • Want to achieve a cosmetic change in as little time as possible
  • Want to achieve a cosmetic change with marginal required downtime
  • Be satisfied with temporary results or be comfortable with getting maintenance injections in order to maintain results

During your initial Botox Northern Virginia consultation with the cosmetic surgeons at the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, you should be prepared to discuss your medical history as well as your cosmetic expectations.

You will also discuss your desired results with the cosmetic surgeon in order to determine the most effective way that Botox/Dysport can help you.

What Happens During Botox/Dysport Injections?

One of the primary benefits of Botox/Dysport injection procedures is how quickly they can be accomplished. Most sessions, for example, are completed in less than 15 minutes.

These injections have earned their rightful reputation as a “lunch break facelift”—meaning you could come in for your injections and return to the office before your lunch break is over (with no one in your office any wiser as to your treatment). As such, the injection procedure itself is simple, yet delicate.

First, your cosmetic surgeon will select which site or sites require injections in order to achieve your desired effect.

Most patients do not experience any pain from the injections, describing it as more of a “pinching” sensation. The injections themselves are administered relatively quickly, and once they are complete, patients are simply asked to not lay flat or participate in vigorous exercise for 4 hours. This will prevent the Botox/Dysport from traveling and will optimize it’s effect.

Botox/Dysport For Men

Men are joining the cosmetic party with both Botox and Dysport injections. According to a new study in the journal Cosmetic Dermatology, “Brotox” is the new craze with the number of American men getting Botox injections having skyrocketed 258 percent over the past decade or so.

Botox subtly smooths the moderate to severe lines around your eyes and between your brows while Dysport is a prescription for temporary improvement in the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines).

No downtime and the ability to get a subtle boost are factors that appeal to men who want Botox Northern Virginia.

Best Botox Northern Virginia: Recovery And Results

There is very little “recovery” from Botox/Dysport injections. Patients may notice redness at the injection site immediately after the injections are completed; however, the redness subsides within minutes. Bruising, although rare and small, may occur after the injection and generally resolves within a few days. The youthful and maximal results of the injections are typically noticed 5-7 days after initial treatment.

Many patients may initially be worried about the so-called “Botox Mask”—the face that looks emotionless and unexpressive. Other patients are concerned that they may look “Spock-like” afterwards, giving them an unappealing or “fake” result. Modern Botox/Dysport injection practices mean that patients are still able to be expressive and do not appear frozen.

At the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, we often say “the best injectables are the least detectable.” We strive to give youthful results without a harsh or frozen effect. With the steady, skilled, and practiced hands at the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, patients can avoid looking “overdone” and enjoy, simply, looking great. In other words, the wrinkles will be gone, but your ability to smile or frown will not.

Your smoother and more youthful looking skin will last anywhere between four to six months. If you like your results, you can come in for regular maintenance injections in order to keep those wrinkles and lines at bay.

The Metropolitan Washington D.C. area Botox/Dysport patients that come out of the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center always love their results from this procedure. Their skin is smoother, their faces appear more youthful, and they’ve reported feeling happier and more energized after their Botox/Dysport injections.

If you’re interested in joining our Tysons Corner Botox/Dysport patients and their great results, please contact the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, in Northern Virginia, in order to schedule a confidential consultation.

One quick call, and you could schedule your own lunch break facelift! For patients who are interested in an annual maintenance injection program at the Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, special pricing is available.

Other Uses For Botox

While Botox and Dysport are immensely popular and successful for helping Northern Virginia patients erase their fine lines and wrinkles, there are all other popular uses.

Because it’s been around for such a long time, tried and true, a number of interesting studies are always being performed on Botox. Just recently, some doctors have asserted that Botox could be used effectively as an anti-depressant.

What you might not know is that Botox is also being used to effectively treat migraines.

Botox For Migraines

That’s right, migraines. While this might seem like an obscure benefit, it actually makes perfect sense.

Botox is, fundamentally, a neurotoxin. As such, it blocks the connection between the brain and the muscles it affects- in a certain sense, paralyzing them. In doing so, it’s also blocking the pain sensory pathways in the subtle muscles of your neck and jaw which often contribute to chronic migraines.

Is It Worth Using Botox For Migraines?

Most people might not realize how serious of an issue migraines are for some individuals. After all, we often use the word migraine as synonymous for “bad headache,” but in reality migraines are a serious chronic pain condition.

Like many chronic pain conditions, there are those individuals who have been looking for the silver bullet all their life to solve an issue that’s been plaguing them since possibly even childhood.

According to Allergan, a stunning 3.2 million Americans live with chronic migraine—which is a neurological condition that amounts to much more than just frequent headaches and migraines.

People with chronic migraines have:

People with chronic migraine typically have:

  • 15 or more headache days a month
  • At least 8 headache days a month associated with migraine
  • Each headache lasts 4 hours or more per day

Botox For Migraines Treatments Are Easy

Botox treatments are known for being quick and easy. A small pinch, 15 minutes of your time, and you can resume your schedule as normal afterward.

In fact, it can be a pretty sweet deal. At the same time that you enjoy the cosmetic benefits of botox, you can see if it eliminates your chronic migraine condition.

Plus, just in case you want, you have a valid excuse for getting Botox.

Schedule An Appointment With The Best Botox Injector In McLean

Dr. Soheila Rostami is the Medical Director and CEO of Sanctuary Cosmetic Center and Rostami OPC, the President of the Medical Society of Northern Virginia and a member of the board of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.

She is a double board-certified oculo-facial cosmetic plastic surgeon with over 20 years of experience turning back the clock on aging. She is much sought-after for her precise technique and skill level in eyelid surgery, dermal filler and neurotoxin injections, as well as being highly experienced with the most advanced anti-aging laser and radio-frequency technologies available today.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rostami, the best injector in McLean, VA, call 703.873.7728 or contact us online now.

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Schedule a complimentary consultation with one of our board-certified cosmetic surgeons for cosmetic surgery, eyelid surgery, lasers, skin tightening, Botox, fillers, Aesthetician services or medical-grade skin care recommendations. We have three convenient locations in McLean, Reston, and Dulles serving the Northern Virginia areas of Tysons Corner, Great Falls, Arlington, Reston, Ashburn, Sterling, South Riding, Middleburg, Warrenton and Aldie, Virginia. 

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McLean, VA 22102
Phone: 703-596-4603

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