In recent years, botulinum toxin preparations have gained popularity as a means of smoothing out expression lines — wrinkles caused by excessive activity of the facial muscles. But is Botox really dangerous, and what do we actually know about it?

In recent years, a trend has emerged toward undergoing rejuvenating procedures at an early age. The reasoning behind this is quite simple: early rejuvenation helps delay aging. But is this really the case?

An in-depth analysis of the lack of effect of botulinum toxin type A treatment and the decline in its efficacy with long-term use. Causes of nonresponse or reduced effect with prolonged administration.

Xeomin has been used in clinical practice for more than 10 years, with over 127,000 people having received injections of this drug, and to date, not a single patient has been identified who failed to show a secondary clinical response.

A mapping scheme of the upper third of the face that is universal, effective, and safe for a beginner specialist. This method of marking injection points makes it possible to predict a favorable outcome of botulinum therapy for wrinkles in the upper third of the face.

Millions of botulinum toxin injections have been performed worldwide. However, not all of them were done with contraindications taken into account, and not all patients were satisfied with the results.

Botox has become a generic name, just as we often call any photocopier a Xerox. Everyone — or almost everyone — knows about this wrinkle-treatment method. However, interest in alternative “non-injection approaches” is growing increasingly rapidly.