About face! Facial Aesthetic Treatments at Absolute Dental.

What if botox changed not only the way you looked but also your feelings?


The history of botox.

The therapeutic effects of botulinium neurotoxin were originally discovered back in the 1950s and originally used to treat problems such as cross eyes and muscle spasm and in the 1980s patients reported that treatments also had an effect on general lines and wrinkles and from this, modern facial aesthetic techniques were developed. Botox has now been used for over 20 years and successfully treated millions of patients worldwide.

We know that it physically enhances the natural beauty of the skin by eliminating fine lines and wrinkles, restoring younger, healthier, more vital looking skin – but what about the emotional benefits?

The brain registers what your face is doing- its like an emotional thermometer. If you’re laughing the brain will think, oh, lets decrease the stress hormones. With negative feedback such as frowning, it will think more pessimistically. Gravity can make us look progressively cross or miserable – the corners of the mouth move down, the jowl droops, the eyelids look heavy. After good treatment people react to you differently, because they pick up on the subtle clues which tell our brains whether someone is happy or sad, young or old.

Facial rejuvenation can have an even more positive effect between the ears than on the outside!

Good news for the rest of the family too!

Some people have very active frowns and one patient in the USA who had botox for a hyperactive frown found that after treatment her husband no longer thought she was cross with him, thus ending their marital friction!!!!!!

At Absolute Dental we offer a programme of anti-ageing treatments to rejuvenate facial appearance. Call us on 01548 852165 for more information, or to book a consultation.

Maureen