Botox Cosmetic in Redlands & the Inland Empire
What is Botox © ?
BOTOX ® Cosmetic is a highly safe & effective, non-surgical procedure. Botox© is injected into muscles to improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines). Dr. Sharen Jeffries takes pride in helping her patients reverse the signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines.
Throughout the years, many patients from the Inland Empire and the surrounding areas have visited Dr. Jeffries for her gentle touch when it comes to injections.
Why use Botox ©?
Years of squinting, concentrating, or frowning can cause your skin to furrow and crease. As time passes, your skin becomes less elastic and those moderate to severe frown lines remain-even when your muscles aren’t concentrating. With a few tiny injections, Botox© Cosmetic blocks nerve impulses to the injected muscles, reducing their contractions. This reduced muscle activity helps lessen the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows. Botox© can be used alone or in combinations with facial fillers, laser resurfacing to facial plastic surgery.
How does Botox © work?
With Botox© Cosmetic, you often won’t look like you’ve had work done. The muscle activity that cause moderate to severe frown lines is temporarily reduced, so you can still frown or look surprised, but without the moderate to severe wrinkles and creases. Botox© is a purified form of the botulinum toxin. It is injected by Dr. Jeffries in small amounts into the appropriate muscle, which causes the muscle to relax. People between the ages of 18 to 65 years of age can be treated with Botox©.
Botox © treats dynamic facial lines and overactive muscles:
- Glabellar lines: Deep furrows between the eyebrows. These are often referred to as the “angry 11′s”
- Horizontal lines on the forehead
- Crow’s feet
- Platysma bands–the thick bands of muscle in front of the neck.
- Dimpling of the chin from overactive muscles
- Raise drooping of the corners of the mouth
- Fine lines around the lips
- Fine wrinkles under the eyes
- Can also be used to raise your eyebrows to create a more pleasing shape and even mimic a browlift without surgery.
Results
How long does Botox © last?
Botox© Cosmetic starts to work within 24 to 48 hours, visible results have been proven to last up to 4 months.
How long does it take to have a Botox © treatment?
A topical anesthetic may be applied about 15 minutes prior to injection so the injection is relatively painless. Depending on the number of areas treated, a Botox injection treatment can take between 15-30 minutes.
How long does it take to recover from a Botox © treatment?
There is no downtime.
Does Botox © treatment hurt?
Most people find that the injections cause only a mild, temporary discomfort. Dr. Sharen Jeffries uses the absolute smallest needle possible to ensure your comfort during your treatment. We also offer topical numbing cream if needed at no extra charge and will send you home with a small ice pack.
PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Call your doctor of get medical help right away of you have any of these problems any time (hours to weeks) after injection of BOTOX® Cosmetic:
Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing, due to weakening of associated muscles, can be severe and result in loss of life. You are at the highest risk if these problems are per-existing before injection. Swallowing problems may last for several months.
Spread of toxin effects. The effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas away from the injection site and cause serious symptoms including: loss of strength and all-over muscle weakness, double vision, blurred vision and drooping eyelids, hoarseness or change or loss of voice (dysphonia), trouble saying words clearly (dysarthria), loss of bladder control, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing. If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities.
Serious and/or immediate allergic reactions have been reported. They include: itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you are wheezing or have asthma symptoms, or if you become dizzy or faint.
Do not take BOTOX® Cosmetic if you: are allergic to any of the ingredients in Botox© Cosmetic (see Medication Guide for ingredients); had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc© (rimabotulinumtoxinB), Dysport© (abobotulinumtoxinA), or Xeomin© (incobtulinumtoxinA); have a skin infection at the planned injection site.
Tell your doctor about all your muscle or nerve conditions, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome, as you may be increased risk of serious effects including severe dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and respiratory compromise (difficulty breathing) from typical doses of Botox© Cosmetics.
Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including: plans to have surgery; had surgery on your face; weakness of forehead muscles; such as trouble raising your eyebrows; drooping eyelids; any other abnormal facial change; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant (it is not known if Botox© Cosmetic can harm your unborn baby); are breast feeding or plan to breast-feed (it is not known if BOTOX ® Cosmetic passes into breast milk).
Human albumin and spread of viral diseases. Botox© Cosmetic contains albumin, a protein component of human blood. The potential risk of spreading viral diseases [eg, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)] via human serum albumin is extremely rare. No cases of viral diseases or CJD have ever been reported in association with human serum albumin.
Tell your doctor about all the medications you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Using Botox© Cosmetic with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you have received Botox© Cosmetic in the past.
Other side effects of Botox© Cosmetic include; dry mouth, discomfort or pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, neck pain, and eye problems; double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids, swelling of your eyelids, and dry eyes.
For more information refer to the medication Guide or talk with your doctor.
Dysport ©
Dysport© is a new treatment that is much like other cosmetic injections in that it can safely and effectively reduce frown lines and forehead wrinkles by relaxing facial muscles.
Now, with the introduction of Dysport©, our office serving those in the Inland Empire, has more that one option for quick and easy facial rejuvenation. As an experience provider of facial cosmetic treatments, Dr. Sharen Jeffries uses the very latest techniques.
Why use Dysport ©?
When we frown or smile, the tissue between our eyebrows gathers into a fold. In some of us, this causes chronic furrows and produces a frustrated, discouraged, angry facial appearance.Dysport is a simple, effective, non-surgical treatment that works by relaxing facial muscles, thereby reducing and smoothing away frown-lines and wrinkles. Dysport©, like other treatments, is a protein extracted from the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. Studies indicate that Dysport© possibly disperses more widely than Botox Cosmetic when injected, making this an advantage when treating broader areas of small wrinkles such as crows feet.
How does Dysport © work?
A tiny dose of Dysport© injected into the small facial muscles causes a temporary paralysis, allowing the muscles to relax and wrinkles to flatten out. Because the dose is so small and the injection so precise, only a small area is affected.
If you’re bothered by lines, wrinkles or furrows around your forehead and eyes, Dysport© may be a good treatment for you.
Results
How long does Dysport © last?
Within 1 week, you should notice the improvements. They will last approximately 4 months and when you start to see them fading, feel free to come back for another quick treatment.
How long does it take to have a Dysport © treatment?
Treatment with Dysport© is surprisingly comfortable and takes 15-30 minutes. A topical anesthetic may be applied 15 minutes prior to injection so the injection is relatively painless.
How long does it take to recover from a Dysport © treatment?
There is no downtime.
Does Dysport © treatment hurt?
Dysport© is fast and painless. Most of our patients find that the injections cause only a mild, temporary discomfort, just like other treatments. Dr. Sharen Jeffries uses the smallest needle possible to inject Dysport©, we also offer topical numbing cream if needed at no extra charge and we will send you home with a small ice pack.
PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Dysport© may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Call your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of these problems after treatment with Dysport©:
Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing. These problems can happen hours to weeks after an injection of Dysport usually because the muscles that you use to breathe and swallow can become weak after the injection. Death can happen as a complication if you have severe problems with swallowing or breathing after treatment with Dysport.
People with certain breathing problems may need to use muscles in their neck to help them breathe. These patients may be at greater risk for serious breathing problems with Dysport.
Swallowing problems may last for several weeks. People who can not swallow well may need a feeding tube to receive food and water. If swallowing problems are severe, food or liquids may go into your lungs. People who already have swallowing or breathing problems before receiving Dysport have the highest risk of getting these problems.
Spread of toxin effects.In some cases, the effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas of the body away from the injection site and cause symptoms of a serious condition called botulism. The symptoms of botulism include:
–loss of strength and muscle weakness all over the body
–double vision
–blurred vision and drooping eyelids
–hoarseness or change or loss of voice (dysphonia)
–trouble saying words clearly (dysarthria)
–loss of bladder control
–trouble breathing
–trouble swallowing
These symptoms can happen hours to weeks after you receive an injection of Dysport©.
These problems could make it unsafe for you to drive a car or do other dangerous activities. See “What should I avoid while receiving Dysport©?”