Dysport® is a simple, effective, non-surgical treament that works by relaxing facial muscles on the forehead, thereby reducing and smoothing away frown lines and wrinkles.
Whenever you laugh, frown, concentrate, or squint into the sun, your facial muscles contract and your skin creases. As you get older your skin loses its elasticity and those creases deepen into lines that become permanently etched on your face. Frown lines between your eyes can become particularly noticeable at a relatively young age, making you look angry or worried even when you are not.
By temporarily immobilizing the muscles you use to frown, Dysport® can smooth out those lines, restoring a more youthful, less stressed expression to your face. Because you will be physically unable to frown after treatment, you may even lose the urge to frown. The lasting effect of treatment with Dysport® can differ between individuals after which further courses of treatment may be necessary.
Dysport® is a protein extracted from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum The protein was initially used for the treatment of motor disorders and various kinds of involuntary muscular spasms, including cerebral palsy.
It ws further developed to treat a wide variety of neuromuscular disorders, for which it is licensed in over 60 countries.
Tiny amounts of Dysport® are injected directly into the facial muscles underlying the frown lines. It usually takes three to five small, almost painless injections between the eyebrows for an effective treatment. You can expect treatment to take about 10 to 15 minutes. Over the next few days, the muscles gradually relax. You probably won't notice it happening, you will just become aware that you can't contract your frown muscles. You will be able to blink and raise your eyebrows normally while enjoying a more youthful appearance.
People with deep frown lines can benefit from Dysport® and it will work as well for men as for women. In fact many men are already experiencing the benefits of a younger, more relaxed looking appearance that Dysport® can provide.
The most common side effects are temporary soreness or mild bruising around the injection site. Some people may experience a slight headache that lasts for several hours after treatment; it is safe to take a mild pain killer to relieve this. In a very small percentage of cases there can be a complication called "ptosis" (a drooping eyelid) which may last a few days or up to 4 weeks. Rarely, an allergic reaction can cause a skin rash or "flulike" symptoms.
You should not have Dysport® treatment while you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or at all if you have a neuromuscular disease.
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