As people age, they begin to wear their years more and more obviously. The action of facial muscles serves to inscribe grooves into our faces. Just as the thousands of Conestoga of old wore the pronounced gashes of the Oregon Trail that can still be seen today, decades of squinting, frowning, smiling, and scowling leave their marks. Thankfully, these wrinkles are not permanent!



The answer is, unusually enough, the injection of small doses of a purified toxin called Clostridium botulinum. In 1949, it was first understood that the original toxin effectively inhibited neuromuscular transmission and, starting in 1980, it began to see numerous medical uses.

Beginning with the treatment of strabismus, an eye disorder, it also has been used-with or without FDA approval-to treat eye and facial muscular "ticks", incontinence, migraines, excessive sweating, and an impressive number of the spastic disorders associated with diseases of the central nervous system. Not until 2002, however, did the FDA give approval for Botox to be used cosmetically to smooth frown lines between the eyebrows.

The most modern Botox Chicago offers can effectively decrease wrinkles in common problem areas, most specifically the deeply carved frown lines on the forehead, laugh lines around the mouth, and tiny crow's feet at the corners of the eyes. Some people also have Botox injected into the neck to get a more youthful look overall.

It is a great way to decrease the appearance of aging without undergoing surgery. The procedure, which causes small discomfort, only takes around ten minutes, and results are soon apparent. Botox works by preventing muscular activity, therefore it will not make you look "different". Results can last up to four months.

If you are fed up with all the lines you see when you look in the mirror, do something about it! Botox is an uncomplicated way to achieve smoother, younger looking skin in just days. You should be able to look in the mirror and be proud of what you see!