FAQs About Botox in Kelowna
What is Botox?
Botox is an injectable formula that relaxes facial muscles to prevent them from forming wrinkles during certain expressions like smiling or frowning.
What is the Botox Injection Procedure Like?
Having Botox injections is a relatively simple and effective procedure. Either Dr. Chetty or our cosmetic nurse specialist, Isabel Soriano, will first examine the treatment area to determine the most effective and appropriate injection site. The skin is then thoroughly cleansed and numbed using a topical cream. When numbing has taken effect, typically after about fifteen minutes, Botox can be injected.
After receiving Botox injections, you may experience some redness, soreness, or bruising at the injection site, which should subside quickly. You can return to your normal routine immediately after receiving the injections if you choose, but avoid exercise or other strenuous activity for at least 24 hours. Botox results are typically visible about 3-4 days after receiving injections, and last 3-4 months on average. When Botox results subside, you can receive maintenance injections to keep up your results.
Is Botox right for me?
Looking for a fresher, less tired, less angry, and younger look that still allows you to show natural expressions? Then Botox at Cerulean Medical Institute in Kelowna is the treatment for you.
Line and wrinkle treatments with Botox are ideal for anyone who has concerns about forehead creases, frown lines, or crow’s feet. Botulinum toxin treatment is incredibly versatile and can be combined holistically with other treatments like Juvederm dermal fillers to encompass total rejuvenation of the face.
How does Botox treatment work?
Your cosmetic specialist will inject Botox gently and precisely into the wrinkle-causing muscles, temporarily relaxing facial muscles, preventing the formation of new wrinkles, and softening existing lines. Through expert injection techniques, you will still be able to freely express yourself naturally, but facial expressions will be less extreme to prevent wrinkles.
With repeated treatments your muscles become re-trained in their relaxed state, limiting the damage incurred by the skin’s frequent crinkling and reducing the development of new lines and wrinkles.
What areas of my face can Botox be used to treat?
FOREHEAD
Botox, when injected to treat forehead wrinkles, results in a refreshed, less concerned, and less tired look.
EYES
Botox, when injected around the eyes, softens and improves the appearance of crow’s feet and frown lines. This results in a youthful and a less fatigued look.
EYEBROWS
Botox, when injected around the eyebrows, creates a subtle brow lift and helps with balancing asymmetrical eyebrows or a drooping brow, resulting in a rejuvenated appearance.
NOSE
Botox, when injected around the nose, softens and improves bunny lines, decreases widening, and lifts the tip of the nose, resulting in a youthful appearance.
LIPS
Botox, when injected around the lips, helps to soften smokers’ lines, resulting in a smoother, more youthful appearance. Botox can also improve and soften gummy smiles by reducing how much the lift lips when you smile, creating a more balanced look.
MOUTH
Botox, when injected around the mouth, helps to improve the appearance of downturned mouth corners and marionette lines. This results in a less concerned, happier look.
CHIN
Botox injections in the chin can reduce an uneven, puckered appearance, resulting in a smoother, more youthful chin.
JAWLINE
Botox, when injected to the masseter muscles and jawline, helps to slim down the face for a more oval and feminine-looking face.
NECK
Botox injections of the neck can help improve and soften neck lines and platysmal bands for a younger-looking neck line.
How will I feel during my Botox treatment?
Minimal to no discomfort is felt from the fine needle and expert injection technique of our highly-skilled Botox doctors in Kelowna.
What results can I expect from Botox Treatment by Dr. Praven Chetty in Kelowna?
Botox can take from two days to up to two weeks before a line-softening or muscle-relaxing effect occurs. Remember the aim of Botox at Cerulean Medical Institute is not to stop all expression, but to reduce the intensity of the muscle activity that causes the lines and wrinkles in the areas treated. This gives the skin a chance to rest from the repeated furrowing and creasing that can occur hundreds of times a day, enabling the wrinkles or folds to gradually soften over time. On average, Botox results will last four months or more, and patients can receive routine maintenance injections to keep up their new, more youthful look. Check out our Botox before and after photo gallery and click here to learn about what other patients are saying about their experience at Cerulean Medical Institute.
How many Botox treatments will I need?
The beautiful effects of Botox last an average of three to four months. To ensure the best results, Botox treatments should be performed approximately three to four months apart. During a consultation, Dr. Chetty can explain how long your results are expected to last and how frequently you can plan to receive Botox injections.
How much does Botox treatment in Kelowna Cost?
Botox cost in Kelowna varies according to each patient’s individual skin condition, patients’ goals, and facial areas treated. Prices for Botox typically start at $300. During your initial consultation, our Botox specialists at Cerulean Medical Institute will thoroughly examine and assess your Botox needs and subsequently let you know how much your Botox treatment will cost.
How do I prepare myself for Botox treatment?
Fortunately, no preparation is required for your Botox treatment at our advanced Botox clinic in Kelowna, BC. Simply arrive for your appointment relaxed and on time. Plan to spend approximately thirty minutes at our office for your appointment.
What happens after my Botox treatment?
Immediately following the botulinum toxin injection, you are advised to avoid lying flat for four hours and to avoid exercise and hot tubs for twenty-four hours after your treatment. We also recommend avoiding massaging or rubbing the area where Botox has been injected. This prevents bruising or the product from migrating to unintended areas.
What is the difference between Botox & Juvederm?
Botox and Juvederm are both used to soften lines and wrinkles thus rendering a refreshed appearance. The difference between these anti-aging injectable treatments is due to their respective physiological properties and mechanisms of action. Botox (a neuromodulator) relaxes specifically targeted muscles, thus softening and over time eliminating unwanted lines and wrinkles. Juvederm is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler, which when injected into specific areas of the skin acts to restore lost volume below the surface, smoothing out lines, wrinkles, and folds.
Can Botox be used to create a more feminine-shaped face?
Botox when injected accurately into the masseter muscles can help to slim down the face to create a more oval or heart-shaped face. Botox injections into the masseter muscles using advanced injection techniques must be performed by an experienced physician injector. Patients who are ideal candidates for slimming of the face with Botox are those who present with “boxing” of the mandible secondary to overactive thickened masseter muscles. Bruxism (teeth grinding) is a common condition associated with thickened masseter muscles. Botox is an ideal treatment solution for bruxism, with its unique muscle-relaxing properties.
Can Botox be used to treat other conditions?
Botox has been for used for many decades to successfully and safely treat chronic migraine, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, excessive perspiration or hyperhidrosis, and neck spasms.
Can Botox lift eyebrows?
Yes, Botox can help lift the eyebrows through medial and lateral brow elevation, resulting in a refreshed less tired-looking appearance.
How long does Botox last?
Botox for wrinkles typically lasts 3-4 months.
Is Botox good for under-eye wrinkles?
Botox can help soften the appearance of under-eye wrinkles, but it is important to understand the cause of under-eye wrinkles, which will direct appropriate treatment and treatment outcomes respectively. For example, under-eye wrinkles might be due to a lack of volume and should ideally be treated with the appropriate dermal or soft tissue filler, etc.
At what age should I start Botox?
Botox treatments can be started in your 20s when you start to notice the progression of facial wrinkles. The average Botox patient begins treatment in their mid-to-late 30s.
What should you not do after Botox?
You should not lie flat for the first 4 hours after your Botox treatment as well as not engage in intense physical activity nor use a hot tub or sauna in the first 24 hours after your Botox treatment.
What does Botox do to your face?
Botox reduces facial wrinkles and elevates the brows of the face resulting in a less tired and more refreshed appearance. Botox is also used to slim the face by treating hypertrophied masseter muscles resulting in a better-balanced face and enhanced jawline.
What is Botox used for?
Botox is used for softening and reducing wrinkles in the face and neck areas. Common Botox treatment areas include frown lines, forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, masseter jawline slimming, puckered chin, bunny lines, and neck wrinkles. Botox is also used to treat chronic migraines, hyperhidrosis or excessive perspiration, blepharospasms, cervical dystonia, and overactive bladders.
Who should not get Botox?
Patients with myaesthenia gravis should not have Botox treatments.
Does Botox make you look older after it wears off?
Botox does not make you look older after it wears off. Preventative Botox can make you look less tired and more youthful after subsequent treatments.
Is 50 too old for Botox?
No, 50 is not too old for Botox. Botox treatment will help soften wrinkles and create a refreshed, less tired appearance and prevent new wrinkles from forming or worsening over time.
Botox is an injectable formula that relaxes facial muscles to prevent them from forming wrinkles during certain expressions like smiling or frowning.
Having Botox injections is a relatively simple and effective procedure. Either Dr. Chetty or our cosmetic nurse specialist, Isabel Soriano, will first examine the treatment area to determine the most effective and appropriate injection site. The skin is then thoroughly cleansed and numbed using a topical cream. When numbing has taken effect, typically after about fifteen minutes, Botox can be injected.
After receiving Botox injections, you may experience some redness, soreness, or bruising at the injection site, which should subside quickly. You can return to your normal routine immediately after receiving the injections if you choose, but avoid exercise or other strenuous activity for at least 24 hours. Botox results are typically visible about 3-4 days after receiving injections, and last 3-4 months on average. When Botox results subside, you can receive maintenance injections to keep up your results.
Looking for a fresher, less tired, less angry, and younger look that still allows you to show natural expressions? Then Botox at Cerulean Medical Institute in Kelowna is the treatment for you.
Line and wrinkle treatments with Botox are ideal for anyone who has concerns about forehead creases, frown lines, or crow’s feet. Botulinum toxin treatment is incredibly versatile and can be combined holistically with other treatments like Juvederm dermal fillers to encompass total rejuvenation of the face.
Your cosmetic specialist will inject Botox gently and precisely into the wrinkle-causing muscles, temporarily relaxing facial muscles, preventing the formation of new wrinkles, and softening existing lines. Through expert injection techniques, you will still be able to freely express yourself naturally, but facial expressions will be less extreme to prevent wrinkles.
With repeated treatments your muscles become re-trained in their relaxed state, limiting the damage incurred by the skin’s frequent crinkling and reducing the development of new lines and wrinkles.
FOREHEAD
Botox, when injected to treat forehead wrinkles, results in a refreshed, less concerned, and less tired look.
EYES
Botox, when injected around the eyes, softens and improves the appearance of crow’s feet and frown lines. This results in a youthful and a less fatigued look.
EYEBROWS
Botox, when injected around the eyebrows, creates a subtle brow lift and helps with balancing asymmetrical eyebrows or a drooping brow, resulting in a rejuvenated appearance.
NOSE
Botox, when injected around the nose, softens and improves bunny lines, decreases widening, and lifts the tip of the nose, resulting in a youthful appearance.
LIPS
Botox, when injected around the lips, helps to soften smokers’ lines, resulting in a smoother, more youthful appearance. Botox can also improve and soften gummy smiles by reducing how much the lift lips when you smile, creating a more balanced look.
MOUTH
Botox, when injected around the mouth, helps to improve the appearance of downturned mouth corners and marionette lines. This results in a less concerned, happier look.
CHIN
Botox injections in the chin can reduce an uneven, puckered appearance, resulting in a smoother, more youthful chin.
JAWLINE
Botox, when injected to the masseter muscles and jawline, helps to slim down the face for a more oval and feminine-looking face.
NECK
Botox injections of the neck can help improve and soften neck lines and platysmal bands for a younger-looking neck line.
Minimal to no discomfort is felt from the fine needle and expert injection technique of our highly-skilled Botox doctors in Kelowna.
Botox can take from two days to up to two weeks before a line-softening or muscle-relaxing effect occurs. Remember the aim of Botox at Cerulean Medical Institute is not to stop all expression, but to reduce the intensity of the muscle activity that causes the lines and wrinkles in the areas treated. This gives the skin a chance to rest from the repeated furrowing and creasing that can occur hundreds of times a day, enabling the wrinkles or folds to gradually soften over time. On average, Botox results will last four months or more, and patients can receive routine maintenance injections to keep up their new, more youthful look. Check out our Botox before and after photo gallery and click here to learn about what other patients are saying about their experience at Cerulean Medical Institute.
The beautiful effects of Botox last an average of three to four months. To ensure the best results, Botox treatments should be performed approximately three to four months apart. During a consultation, Dr. Chetty can explain how long your results are expected to last and how frequently you can plan to receive Botox injections.
Botox cost in Kelowna varies according to each patient’s individual skin condition, patients’ goals, and facial areas treated. Prices for Botox typically start at $300. During your initial consultation, our Botox specialists at Cerulean Medical Institute will thoroughly examine and assess your Botox needs and subsequently let you know how much your Botox treatment will cost.
Fortunately, no preparation is required for your Botox treatment at our advanced Botox clinic in Kelowna, BC. Simply arrive for your appointment relaxed and on time. Plan to spend approximately thirty minutes at our office for your appointment.
Immediately following the botulinum toxin injection, you are advised to avoid lying flat for four hours and to avoid exercise and hot tubs for twenty-four hours after your treatment. We also recommend avoiding massaging or rubbing the area where Botox has been injected. This prevents bruising or the product from migrating to unintended areas.
Botox and Juvederm are both used to soften lines and wrinkles thus rendering a refreshed appearance. The difference between these anti-aging injectable treatments is due to their respective physiological properties and mechanisms of action. Botox (a neuromodulator) relaxes specifically targeted muscles, thus softening and over time eliminating unwanted lines and wrinkles. Juvederm is a hyaluronic acid dermal filler, which when injected into specific areas of the skin acts to restore lost volume below the surface, smoothing out lines, wrinkles, and folds.
Botox when injected accurately into the masseter muscles can help to slim down the face to create a more oval or heart-shaped face. Botox injections into the masseter muscles using advanced injection techniques must be performed by an experienced physician injector. Patients who are ideal candidates for slimming of the face with Botox are those who present with “boxing” of the mandible secondary to overactive thickened masseter muscles. Bruxism (teeth grinding) is a common condition associated with thickened masseter muscles. Botox is an ideal treatment solution for bruxism, with its unique muscle-relaxing properties.
Botox has been for used for many decades to successfully and safely treat chronic migraine, overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, excessive perspiration or hyperhidrosis, and neck spasms.
Yes, Botox can help lift the eyebrows through medial and lateral brow elevation, resulting in a refreshed less tired-looking appearance.
Botox for wrinkles typically lasts 3-4 months.
Botox can help soften the appearance of under-eye wrinkles, but it is important to understand the cause of under-eye wrinkles, which will direct appropriate treatment and treatment outcomes respectively. For example, under-eye wrinkles might be due to a lack of volume and should ideally be treated with the appropriate dermal or soft tissue filler, etc.
Botox treatments can be started in your 20s when you start to notice the progression of facial wrinkles. The average Botox patient begins treatment in their mid-to-late 30s.
You should not lie flat for the first 4 hours after your Botox treatment as well as not engage in intense physical activity nor use a hot tub or sauna in the first 24 hours after your Botox treatment.
Botox reduces facial wrinkles and elevates the brows of the face resulting in a less tired and more refreshed appearance. Botox is also used to slim the face by treating hypertrophied masseter muscles resulting in a better-balanced face and enhanced jawline.
Botox is used for softening and reducing wrinkles in the face and neck areas. Common Botox treatment areas include frown lines, forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, masseter jawline slimming, puckered chin, bunny lines, and neck wrinkles. Botox is also used to treat chronic migraines, hyperhidrosis or excessive perspiration, blepharospasms, cervical dystonia, and overactive bladders.
Patients with myaesthenia gravis should not have Botox treatments.
Botox does not make you look older after it wears off. Preventative Botox can make you look less tired and more youthful after subsequent treatments.
No, 50 is not too old for Botox. Botox treatment will help soften wrinkles and create a refreshed, less tired appearance and prevent new wrinkles from forming or worsening over time.
