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Botox has become established in Sydney society and has become an essential part of a beauty routine for many individuals in the Harbour City. Yet I am often stunned by the various stories that have been heard around this treatment.

I have listed below a few of the common mistakes which I encounter daily at Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I am employed as a physician.

Misconception no. 1: I may lose my facial expressions!

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The human face has sixty or so muscles. They normally work in harmony, but over time expression lines can begin to form. Too many doses of Botox can lead to the muscles of the face becoming less expressive. The quantity used by nearly all doctors will result in you looking well rested, yet you will continue to be just as expressive.

By employing conservative quantities of the wrinkle injection in just the right muscles one should achieve a reduction in the fine lines and wrinkles without reducing facial expression.

Misconception no. 2: Botox is a toxic substance!
Actually there is a grain of truth in this. Its medical name is Botulinum Toxin Type A. Too great a dose may result in a decrease in muscle tone and may make you extremely ill.

Pharmacists have a well known saying that states ‘everything is poisonous - all depending on the dose’. A large dose of any medicinal drug will induce illness. Water can kill you if too much is taken.

Misconception no. 3: Botox will be painful!
In our clinic Star Cosmetic Medicine the physician uses a needle finer than human hair. Several people compare the shots to getting bit by bugs. Certainly not in the same ball park as compared to getting a regular shot.

Misconception no. 4: Botox will deaden the feeling in my face!
Completely false. Botulinum medicine works primarily on the junction between the nerve and the facial muscle, and not on the nerves of sensation. Only the ability to relax muscles is affected by Botox.

Misconception no. 5. You can’t stop having Botox otherwise the lines become more pronounced!
Once Again this is simply wrong.

A set of injections will be effective for approximately 3 months. Any further injections after the first one should last a few weeks more. The lines will gradually reform as the muscle regains its strength. But they won’t be any more pronounced than before the treatment began.

In fact any lines will more often than not be less evident than if you hadn’t had Botox injections - even if you never repeat the injections. This, of course is obviously because your facial muscles and skin have had a rest whilst the treatment was working.