Nancy Wambui Wangai

Botox: A Magical Anti-Aging Remedy Growing old is something everybody looks forward to. It is each and everyone’s dream to live long and happily play with their grandchildren someday. Aging comes with loads of benefits; for instance it is associated with wisdom. This is especially due to the life experiences that one goes through before being considered aged, which gives them a lot of resilience, emotional intelligence and control among other characteristics. While aging is inevitable, aging gracefully is a dream everybody certainly desires to achieve. People therefore look for all possibilities of aging emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, but not physically. In such an attempt people heavily invest in concealing all the features that can show that one is aged. Such features include wrinkles, crow’s feet, sagging skin and frowning lines. These age features are brought about by contraction of various muscles in and around the face. The muscles contract due to facial expressions over a long period of time. Such expressions include frowning, smiling and squinting. Needless to say, most of these features are not easy to deal with. People try to conceal them with all manners of makeup but they still conspicuously stare at anyone who cares to have a look at the person. Unfortunately, most of the age signs appear on the most visible part of the body: the face. Thanks to technology, there has been invented an incredible way of dealing with these age challenges. People can now expediently achieve the uncountable benefits of aging while keeping at bay the detriments. Botox – the magical remedy Botulinum toxin (popularly known as Botox) is a safe and miraculously effective way of reducing contraction of certain muscles on the face. It excellently reduces facial wrinkles, more so on the upper part of the face. Botox is a medication prepared from a toxin produced by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. This bacteria can be harmful if not properly handled, for instance, it can cause food poisoning. It is used in small doses to reduce wrinkles on the face. It can also treat other problems like skewed eyes, a medical condition called strabismus and excessive blinking/eye twitching. The basic idea of Botox is to temporarily weaken the muscles and makes them relax. This minimizes the muscle relaxation, thereby making the skin smooth The procedure involves injection of the protein toxins into the underneath muscles. It takes approximately ten minutes to conduct the procedure. After the procedure the patient can comfortably resume their duties without necessarily taking a sick off since it barely has side effects. The results of the procedure are noticeable within twenty four hours after undertaking the procedure. Since the muscle relaxation is inhibited temporarily, the age features may start re-appearing after a period of time – mostly after four months. It is therefore imperative that the patient repeats the procedure after four months to maintain that exceptionally youthful look. Botox is definitely one of the best innovations that happened at a time when nobody wants to look old. It is a procedure that anyone who wants to age in style should give a try.