{"id":996,"date":"2021-05-04T15:18:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T15:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drlucasplasticsurgery.ch\/botox\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:22:59","slug":"botulinum-toxin-injection-geneva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drlucasplasticsurgery.ch\/en\/botulinum-toxin-injection-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Botulinum toxin injection Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Difference beetween Botulinum Toxin and hyaluronic acid ?<\/h3>\n<p>Botulinum Toxin, by reducing the muscle contraction signal, corrects the state of muscle hypercontraction responsible for wrinkles. The effect takes between 5 and 10 days to take hold.<br \/>\nHyaluronic acid is a filler and thus helps to create or restore volume. The effect is immediate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 3 classic injection areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The glabella (or &#8220;lion&#8217;s wrinkle&#8221;) is the area between the 2 eyebrows, while the crow&#8217;s feet is the area lateral to the eye. These wrinkles are due to a state of muscular hypercontraction of the corresponding muscles: corrugator and procerus for the glabella and orbicularis for the crow&#8217;s feet. It can be seen that these wrinkles are perfectly perpendicular to the path of these muscles.<\/li>\n<li>Horizontal wrinkles on the forehead are due to a state of hypercontraction of the forehead muscle.<\/li>\n<li>Excessive sweating (underarms)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Caution:<\/h3>\n<p>Only doctors, with a licence, can inject Botolinum Toxin in Switzerland. Laboratories selling it are only authorized to sell it to licensed doctors. There are many counterfeits that can endanger your body.<\/p>\n<h3>Technique:<\/h3>\n<p>Selective injection in the muscles mentioned above (requiring a perfect knowledge of anatomy)<\/p>\n<h3>Results :<\/h3>\n<p>Final results within 15 days<br \/>\nLongevity of results: 3-9 months<\/p>\n<h3>Before the injection:<\/h3>\n<p>Inform Dr. Lucas of any anticoagulant medication (Sintrom, Coumadin, Eliquis, etc..) or Aspirin, special care will be taken during the injections to avoid small vessels and prevent hematoma<br \/>\nTake Arnica 5 capsules 5 times a day, 2 days before and 3 days after injections to prevent hematoma if taking anticoagulants or Aspirin<br \/>\nContraindications: myasthenia, neuromuscular diseases, pregnancy, breastfeeding<\/p>\n<h3>Procedure:<\/h3>\n<p><b>Pain:<\/b> no, with an experienced injector<br \/>\n<b>Duration of procedure:<\/b> 20 minutes<br \/>\n<b>Anesthesia:<\/b> no<br \/>\n<b>Location:<\/b> office<br \/>\n<b>Outpatient (without hospitalization)<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>After the procedure:<\/h3>\n<p><b>Post-injection pain:<\/b> no<br \/>\n<b>Social eviction:<\/b> no<br \/>\n<b>Return to work:<\/b> immediate<br \/>\n<b>Resumption of sports:<\/b> 48h<br \/>\nAvoid sauna, hammam, hot shower and massage of the injection areas for 48 hours<br \/>\nStop smoking to prolong the effect<br \/>\nCheck-up by Dr Lucas 2 weeks<\/p>\n<h3>Complications common to all injections :<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Infection, hematoma, asymmetry, under-correction<br \/>\n&#8211; Diffusion into adjacent muscles: diplopia, eyelid ptosis, lowering of the labial commissure<\/p>\n<h3>Alternatives and operations that can be combined :<\/h3>\n<p>Botolinum Toxin often correctly corrects &#8220;dynamic&#8221; wrinkles, i.e., not visible at rest but present during facial expressions.<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;static&#8221; wrinkles (present at rest), a combination with the CO2 laser or hyaluronic acid gives better results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Difference beetween Botulinum Toxin and hyaluronic acid ? Botulinum Toxin, by reducing the muscle contraction signal, corrects the state of muscle hypercontraction responsible for wrinkles. The effect takes between 5 and 10 days to take hold. Hyaluronic acid is a filler and thus helps to create or restore volume. The effect is immediate. 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