BoTox has become in vogue amongst Sydney’s fashionable crowd and has become an essential part of any beauty routine for numerous individuals in the Harbour City. Nevertheless I never fail to be astonished by the variety of myths and half truths that have been heard about this uncomplicated treatment. Here I have listed a selection of the falsehoods which we hear day in day out in Star Cosmetic Medicine, where I practise as a doctor.

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Fallacy # 1: The muscles in my face might freeze!

Under the skin of the face are about sixty muscles. They ordinarily work in harmony, however over time lines may start to appear. The overuse of BoTox may lead to the face looking slightly less taut. The amount injected by most physicians result in you appearing refreshed, however you will continue to be every bit as expressive.

Thus a carefully measured quantity of BoTox in the appropriate site means an expressive face is kept whilst the wrinkles undergo a softening effect.

Fallacy # 2: Botulinum is a poisonous substance!
This to some extent is correct. Its medical name is Botulinum Toxin Type A. Too large a quantity can loosen facial muscles that you do not want loosened and can even make you really ill.

Pharmacists have a well known saying that states ‘everything is poisonous – all depending on the dose’. A large amount of any medicinal drug may bring on sickness. If you drink too much water it can result in death.

Fallacy # 3: It will sting!
Your hair is larger than the needles we use at Star Cosmetic Medicine. Some people liken the shots to mosquito bites. Certainly not painful compared to having a blood test.

Fallacy # 4: BoTox will numb my face!
Not true. Botulinum medicine works on the junction between the nerve and the facial muscle, not sensate nerves. Only the ability to relax your muscles is affected by BoTox injections.

Fallacy # 5. Once you begin BoTox you need to keep it up or you might wrinkle quicker than ever!
Again this is just wrong.

You can expect BoTox to last for up to 3 months. Consequent injections tend to last a few weeks more. The lines will gradually return as the muscle regains its normal function. But they will definitely not be any more noticeable than when you began.

In fact any wrinkles should be be softer than if you had never had BoTox treatment – even when you never persevere with the treatment. Primarily because your facial muscles and skin have had a ‘wrinkle holiday’ when the BoTox was effective.