Holiday Ready: A Patient’s Guide to Botox® and Dermal Fillers

With the arrival of the holiday season, trying out some cosmetic treatments can help you feel your very best for all your social events and gatherings. The holidays also provide the perfect excuse to treat yourself to some much-needed pampering and self-care. 

No matter the reason for wanting to look and feel comfortable in your own skin, convenient aesthetic injections, such as Botox® and dermal fillers, provide quick and dramatic results for a boost of self-confidence as you head into your holiday excursions.

At Butterfly MedSpa and Wellness in Spring and The Woodlands, Texas, Dr. Ben Cilento and our team offer a full scope of cosmetic services aimed at helping you achieve your aesthetic goals. 

In this month’s blog, we provide a guide that highlights the benefits and results of both Botox and dermal fillers, two of the most popular injections on the market. 

What you need to know about Botox

When you make a facial expression, such as frowning or smiling, your facial muscles move, bringing the overlying layer of skin with them. After you’ve relaxed your muscles, your elastic skin quickly snaps back into position. 

However, as you age, your skin starts to gradually lose those elastic properties, leading to the fine lines and wrinkles you may not be too fond of. Wrinkles that form due to repeated facial expressions are aptly named dynamic wrinkles. 

Botox is a cosmetic injection that seeks to eliminate common dynamic wrinkles, such as vertical lines between the eyebrows, horizontal forehead lines, and crow’s feet. It contains a neurotoxin that temporarily blocks the nerve signals that tell your muscles to contract. 

By blocking these signals, your muscles relax and your complexion softens as a result. 

What you need to know about dermal fillers

Your skin contains two vital proteins that provide elasticity, structure, volume, and tone: collagen and elastin. Unfortunately, the aging process dwindles your skin’s natural collagen and elastin supply as time goes by. 

Lack of collagen and elastin leads to static wrinkles, such as lines around your nose and mouth, along with facial volume loss and skin that’s sagging and thinning. 

Dermal fillers are injections that address static wrinkles and other aging skin concerns. They contain ingredients that act as “liquid implants”, such as hyaluronic acid (HA), to add volume to areas that have lost fat, structure, and elasticity due to aging. 

You can also use dermal fillers to address areas that aren’t as full as you’d like, even if it’s not due to aging, such as your lips or cheeks. 

Give your complexion a holiday refresh

If you want a smooth, full, and flawless complexion just in time for the holidays, we recommend getting Botox and/or dermal filler injections from our expert Butterly MedSpa and Wellness team. We ensure your results look natural and still highlight your best features.

Ready to revitalize your complexion? To learn about these cosmetic injections or any of our other aesthetic treatments, schedule a consultation at your nearest Butterfly MedSpa and Wellness office in Spring or The Woodlands of Houston, Texas, today.