WALNUT CREEKExpression lines and wrinkles can appear earlier than you expect them. If wrinkles on your forehead, between your brows, or around your eyes have started to bother you, it may be time to consider Botox® or Dysport®. These two injectable treatments work in a similar way but have differences that may affect which one [...]
Are you frustrated by lines and wrinkles around your forehead, eyes, and mouth? Dysport® is an injectable treatment that smooths mild to severe wrinkles, leaving you looking youthful and refreshed. This treatment is similar to Botox®, offering the same wrinkle-smoothing effects, and is often preferred over Botox® in many cases. What is Dysport®? Dysport® [...]
Your facial muscles move to help you communicate expressions like happiness, annoyance, and surprise. However, some of these facial muscles are so active that they start to cause lines and wrinkles. Botox® relaxes these muscles to keep them from pulling on the skin, leading to a smoother, refreshed appearance. What is Botox® or Botulinum [...]
Injectable treatments work within days, give you smoother, younger-looking features, and can be done during your lunch break. These bonuses make them among the most popular cosmetic treatments. Injection specialists have many options when choosing the best injectable for you. What are Injectables Used For? Injectables [...]
One of the most popular cosmetic treatments of all time, Botox®, and its related neurotoxins, work to smooth lines and wrinkles. They also find regular use in medical treatments all over the body. Providers administer Botox® through injections. The skilled nurse injectors like those on Dr. Aycock’s team will make a huge difference in [...]
Botox® is an FDA-approved treatment that reduces the appearance of wrinkles. Botox® is one of the multiple neurotoxins available for aging skin. Dr. Aycock and his team recommend Dysport® over Botox® to reduce fine lines and wrinkles in the skin. What is Botox®? Botox® Cosmetic is [...]
Botox® is widely known throughout the world as an injectable treatment that can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. It has been used for decades, as have dermal fillers. Unless you do the research, it's easy to get the two mixed up. After all, both offer injectable treatments to tackle cosmetic [...]
Do you get upset when you look in the mirror and you see wrinkles looking back at you? You are not alone! Unfortunately, as we get older, our skin starts to reveal our age. Our skin becomes weaker with less collagen and elastin and this is how wrinkles and frown lines can appear. However, [...]
Xeomin is very similar to Botox when you look at it on a unit-by-unit basis. Dysport requires more units, but the cost of the treatment is lower to accommodate this. Botox and Xeomin need a full two weeks in order to give you the results you’re looking for but Dysport has a much faster [...]
Both neurotoxins and dermal fillers can be used to reduce the signs of aging and minimize the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. However, these treatments are very different in nature and work in different ways. Before you can decide which type of treatment is right for you, it’s important to understand the difference [...]
Are you interested in minimizing wrinkles and fine lines with Botox, but not sure how long your results may last? Read on to discover how long your Botox results should last, including what you can do to prolong those results. Average Duration of Botox [...]
What is Dysport? Dysport is an FDA-approved anti-aging injection that works in a similar manner to Botox. Dysport contains botulinum toxin Type A, a naturally-occurring compound that is known for paralyzing muscles at the injection site. Dysport is commonly used to smooth wrinkles that form between the eyebrows and on the forehead. How Does [...]
Want to refine those unwanted signs of facial aging with great results that don’t require surgery? BOTOX® offers a way to turn back the clock without the commitment or risks of more invasive procedures. You can use BOTOX safely on problem areas like those frown lines between the eyes and around the mouth, forehead wrinkles, [...]
You may have heard about one of the newest and most effective facial fillers called Dysport®, a nonsurgical treatment that serves as an alternative to BOTOX® Cosmetic. Like other nonsurgical facial treatments, Dysport was created to help men and women minimize the appearance of signs of aging like wrinkling, created from repetitive facial expressions over [...]
