Botox Treatments Cape Town
Dr Willie Storm’s private practice in Cape Town offers his professional opinion on what to expect before getting Botox.
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and saw that pesky eleven emblem embedded on your forehead and wondered what you could do to get rid of it? Or wished that you would stop frowning to avoid any unwanted lines? Let's face it we have all wanted our skin to stay as plump as a grape. In our current day and age, we are more focused on our appearance than ever.
Here are some things you need to know before going under the needle for your botox treatment:
Pre-treatment instructions: Doctor Willie Storm’s botox treatment in Cape Town
It is important to consult with a practitioner like Doctor Willie Storm who might be performing the treatment on you to see if you are comfortable with them and how they evaluate you.
Prior to your appointment, you should be given a health assessment. The assessment has to be done to see if you are taking medication that might be conflicting with the treatment.
Top priorities & Botox Treatment goals
If you decide to go through with the treatment, it is essential to prioritise what you would like to have done first, as it could be overwhelming to choose between everything you feel is imperfect.
Make a point of discussing it with specialists like Doctor Willie Storm, before the treatment so that they can also weigh in on what they think and might be able to do for you. It is important to remember that every muscle in the face has a job; for example, the forehead muscles help keep your facelifted. If you decide to only work on that area, you might experience drooping and possible new wrinkles. Instead, it would help to focus on smaller things like making your eyebrows symmetrical to soften your features.
What to avoid before your Botox Treatment
Here is some information you might not have known, but there are a few things you will want to lay off of before receiving your botox and filler injections. Anticoagulants are one of the biggest no-no's since they hinder the blood clotting process, risking the chances of bruising in the case where the needle accidentally nicks a blood vessel.
Here is a list of what to avoid before your treatment:
- Aspirin and products that contain aspirin
- Ibuprofen
- Turmeric
- Multivitamins
- Green Tea
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
Some antioxidants, not all of them, do have the capability to increase the fragility of your blood vessels, which can prevent clotting. Ask your doctor at least two weeks ahead of time for a complete list of what to avoid.
Things you cannot do after a Botox Treatment
For approximately six hours after, you can not exercise, lay down or take any blood-clotting medications, as this could cause bruising at the injection sites. Try to avoid bending forward for the next two hours afterward.
Also, be prepared for not being able to put on makeup or massaging over the injection zones. You should also avoid making any exaggerated facial expressions after the first hour of receiving the injections.
Botox is Temporary
Much to everyone's surprise, botox isn't a permanent solution and since it's only temporary, the average time for it to last is anything from three to six months, depending on how expressive you are.
You will start noticing some wrinkles returning, but over time and with more procedures, those will begin to lessen and disappear significantly. If you decide to stop using botox and embrace the idea of ageing at any point and time, then go for it. There won't be any side effects, and you won't all of a sudden start ageing faster.
Depending on how long you have used botox and filler treatment, you will still look much younger than your actual age for years.
Botox cannot erase wrinkles
It doesn't matter how many people you have talked to or how many of those people have botox. If they told you that botox eliminates all your wrinkles, they are misinforming you.
Botox temporarily paralyses your muscles, which then in turn relaxes and reduces the wrinkles. It does this by blocking the facial nerves telling the muscles to contract. The treatment is most effective on the areas around the mouth, cheeks, and eyes, as when you smile or squint, those muscles contract forming lines in those areas.
Deeper wrinkles like the horizontal ones on your forehead are more difficult as they are very deep creases, but they might help soften them.
Preventative Botox
There has been much controversy about what age you have to be to start getting botox, but honestly, there is no correct answer. Everyone ages differently, and because of that reason, adults start getting treatments as early as their mid 20's to prevent getting wrinkles or getting more wrinkles.
Some wrinkles can be genetic, have a look at other family members to see if your wrinkles mimic theirs, and then go and consult your doctor as he will be able to see if you might need it or not. If you tend to furrow your brow often or purse your lips, maybe your face has a permanent frown, then getting preventative botox will help relax those muscles and train them not to fall into that habit.
The older you get, the less botox you will need since your muscles are already weakened, allowing you to get fewer treatments and the effects to last longer.
If you are thinking about opting for either a dermal or filler botox procedure, Dr. Storm has over 10 years in cosmetic medicine, and is a qualified Botox and dermal filler specialist.
As an established doctor on the West Coast who frequently attends aesthetic congresses and workshops on the latest botox and fillers techniques, you can be assured that Dr. Storm will be able to help you look and feel your best.
If you are looking for a qualified and caring general practitioner, contact Dr. Storm today.
Dr. Willie Storm has been practicing medicine for 25 years in South Africa and has a well-equipped procedure room for minor procedures, as well as PC-based lung functions and stress-ECG tests.
Contact Details
Telephone: 021 557 8341
Fax: 021 557 2998
Email: accounts@wjstorm.com
13 Pentz Drive
Table View, Cape Town, 7441