Tired of persistent wrinkles and fine lines? Choose Botox® at Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery in Princeton, NJ. Our skilled team delivers precision treatments for a smoother, younger-looking you. Say hello to newfound confidence!
Experience the Anti-Aging Benefits of Botox®
Botox® isn’t just a cosmetic indulgence; it’s a pathway to renewed confidence and a fresher appearance. At Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery in Princeton, NJ, we use Botox® to not only combat wrinkles but also to offer a range of health benefits. It’s time you experienced the transformative power of this minimally invasive treatment.
Repetitive facial movements like laughing, frowning and squinting cause creases to form between the brows, on the forehead, and around the eyes. Botox and Dysport reduce these fine lines for smoother, younger-looking skin without surgery. The Botox brow lift also raises the brows without surgery to yield beautifully arched eyebrows. Dr. Robert Glasgold, MD, FACS, and Dr. Mark Glasgold, MD, FACS, at Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery in Princeton, NJ, offer Botox® and Dysport® injections for men and women who want to reduce and prevent facial lines and wrinkles.
Understanding Your Goals: A Personalized Consultation
At Glasgold Group, we begin your Botox journey with a detailed consultation. Our goal is to understand your specific concerns, whether it’s reducing the appearance of fine lines, managing symptoms of chronic conditions, or enhancing facial features. We listen attentively to your needs and expectations to create a treatment plan that aligns perfectly with your aesthetic goals.
What is Botox?
Botox® is a safe, FDA-approved injectable minimally invasive treatment derived from botulinum toxin. Botox Cosmetic injections temporarily reduce movement in specific facial muscles to smooth out glabellar lines (also known as frown lines or 11s), forehead creases, and crow’s feet caused by repetitive facial movements and expressions like smiling or frowning.
The treatment provides both men and women with smoother-looking skin and a more relaxed appearance. It is often referred to as a lunchtime treatment because it is a very brief procedure and patients can often return to work immediately, with no downtime. Botox benefits typically last two to four months before they must be repeated to maintain results. Prolonged use may extend the results.
Botox is also used for some patients to reduce severe sweating or to treat chronic migraines, overactive bladder, uncontrolled eye movements, and muscle pain. The FDA approved Botox for cosmetic use nearly 20 years ago, in 2002, and it has a long history of positive aesthetic as well as medical results.
How Does Botox Work?
Botox, scientifically known as Botulinum Toxin Type A, is derived from a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. In small, controlled doses, this neurotoxin effectively blocks nerve signals that cause muscle contractions, leading to temporary muscle relaxation. This action smooths out dynamic wrinkles formed from repetitive facial expressions.
Diverse Applications of Botox: Beyond Aesthetics
While widely recognized for its cosmetic benefits, Botox’s versatility extends into therapeutic realms:
- Chronic Migraine Relief: Botox is FDA-approved for preventing chronic migraines. Regular injections can significantly reduce headache frequency in chronic migraine sufferers.
- Hyperhidrosis Treatment: For those struggling with excessive sweating, Botox offers a respite by inhibiting the overactive sweat glands, particularly in the underarms.
- TMJ Disorders and Jawline Slimming: Botox injections can alleviate discomfort associated with TMJ disorders and contribute to facial contouring by relaxing the masseter muscles, resulting in a more refined jawline.
- Gummy Smile Correction: Strategic Botox injections can reduce the elevation of the upper lip while smiling, balancing the gum-to-lip ratio for a more aesthetically pleasing smile.
- Neck Bands and Fine Lines: Botox can smooth out platysmal bands on the neck and address fine lines around the mouth and eyes, enhancing overall facial harmony.
Botox Before-and-After Results
The Glasgold Group of Princeton, New Jersey, displays before and after Botox pictures in their online gallery. Botox injections are customized to match each patients’ goals and may address smile lines, glabellar lines, hooded brows, crow’s feet, lip lines, as well as other facial creases caused by repetitive muscle movements. Each gallery photo includes a treatment description.
What Does BOTOX Treat?
Botox is a popular treatment at Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery in South Jersey because it is nearly painless, treats multiple areas during a single brief session, is less expensive than many other procedures, and does not require downtime. Botox reduces signs of aging in multiple areas of the face. Popular Botox injection sites include:
- Forehead lines
- Frown lines/glabellar lines
- Crow’s feet
- Brow lift
- Lower lid lines
- Dips in the chin
- Vertical neck bands
The plastic surgeons at Glasgold Group in NJ often perform Botox injections with another treatment like injectable fillers or a fat transfer, cheek implants, or a facelift to reach patients’ specific goals.
Ideal Candidates for Botox treatment
Both men and women can benefit from Botox injections. Because the treatment is so safe and well-tolerated, almost any adult who is healthy and has realistic expectations may be a candidate. Ideal candidates for Botox are patients who want to relax lines and wrinkles without surgery.
Other candidates are people who suffer from medical conditions like excessive sweating or migraines. Botox can provide relief from a wide variety of medical conditions, in addition to improving facial cosmetics. Talk to our plastic surgeons about your options during your consultation at our office in South Jersey.
However, Botox injections are not appropriate for people who are pregnant, nursing, or those with neurological conditions. It’s important to be honest about your health history during your consultation to ensure your safety. Botox is an elective procedure and should never be performed if it poses a risk to the patient’s safety as a result.
Real Results for Real People
Our patients come from diverse backgrounds, each with unique facial structures and skin types. We tailor our Botox treatments to suit these individual characteristics, ensuring results that look natural and harmonious with your overall appearance.
Patient Education and Awareness: Key to Informed Botox Decisions
Informed Decisions in Botox Treatments
At Glasgold Group, patient education is paramount. We ensure our patients understand Botox’s benefits, risks, and realistic outcomes. By providing clear, evidence-based information, we empower them to make decisions that align with their aesthetic goals and health needs.
Evolving Consultation Process
Our consultation process incorporates virtual consultations and advanced imaging technologies, offering convenience and personalized care. This approach helps set realistic expectations, ensuring patients feel confident and prepared for their Botox treatment.
BOTOX Vs. Dysport
Not everyone understands how Botox works or its differences from other wrinkle-reducing injections such as Dysport. Here is what you need to know about each injection:
BOTOX is an injection that contains the Botulinum Toxin Type A, a natural neurotoxin that the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces. Dysport’s primary active ingredient is the abobotulinumtoxinA and it works in a similar way to BOTOX.
A study published in the Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found that Dysport may cause fewer muscle movement side effects, such as drooping eyelids and an inability to smile, than BOTOX. This is because it uses a different kind of toxin that targets additional nerves in your face.
In general, both injections are very similar. Both of the injections reduce wrinkles in a similar way. They Both will weaken muscle contractions causing the overlying skin to relax and smooth out wrinkles. Both require multiple treatments for best results (3-4 months). And both are effective for cosmetic purposes only, not medically necessary corrections of facial deformities or disorders.
The primary difference between Dysport and BOTOX is how long they last. In theory, BOTOX will last three times longer than Dysport; however, this has not been officially proven. It takes approximately 14 days for a Dysport injection to take effect, while it takes three days for BOTOX to work.
How Long Does Botox Last?
Botox injections may initially provide results lasting from two to four months. Over time, Botox may provide longer-lasting results. When treatments come regularly they typically provide results that last up to six months. Most patients have regular treatments to ensure lasting results and to reduce further signs of aging.
What to Expect During a Botox Session
Each initial Botox session begins with a consultation. During this private meeting, one of our surgeons examines the patient’s skin and ask about their health history, including skincare regimen, previous injections, plastic surgery, and non-invasive aesthetic treatments the patient may have had. The doctor explains the projected number of injections, their locations, as well as the expected results. Some patients may be able to get their first customized treatment on the day of the consultation.
Botox injections are performed at the Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery Center in Princeton, NJ. The skin is cleaned and prepped with a topical numbing cream before the procedure begins. Dr. Mark or Dr. Robert Glasgold then strategically injects small amounts of Botox into the areas of concern to achieve natural-looking results and to enhance facial balance. The entire process typically takes 20 minutes.
Recovery from Botox treatment
The patient may resume their regular schedule after the treatment. Some redness and mild swelling may occur, but these side effects should subside quickly. Patients are encouraged to avoid rubbing the area for a while after the treatment. In some cases, the doctor may slightly modify a patient’s Botox results a few days after the initial treatment. The surgeon provides each patient with a customized Botox treatment plan in order to ensure optimal results.
Some Botox results may appear within a few days; however, the final results typically take 1-2 weeks to develop. When patients have significant wrinkles, the peak results may be seen after two or three treatments. Partial relaxation may soften the area after the first set of injections and complete muscle relaxation may be obtained after the second set of injections.
Botox Side Effects and Risks
Botox is a safe, FDA-approved cosmetic treatment. Mild side effects like bruising and redness at the injection site are typically resolved within three days. More serious side effects of Botox are rare but include allergic reaction, infection, flu-like symptoms, eyelid swelling, double vision, pain, headache, and dizziness.
Botox for migraines: side effects may include muscle stiffness, loss of appetite, and injection site reactions. Discuss the benefits and risks associated with Botox for migraines with your doctor during the consultation.
Patients sometimes visit the Glasgold Group Plastic Surgery center to improve bad Botox results performed by an inexperienced injector. Botox gone wrong may cause the forehead to become temporarily frozen, or the eyebrows to appear overly elevated or uneven (Spock effect). Dr. Glasgold can share Botox side effect pictures and his expected improvements during the consultation.
Meet Our Esteemed Practitioners
At Glasgold Group, we pride ourselves on the exceptional qualifications and expertise of our practitioners in administering Botox treatments. Dr. Robert Glasgold and Dr. Mark Glasgold are not only board-certified plastic surgeons but also recognized authorities in facial aesthetics. Their extensive training and years of experience ensure that every Botox treatment is performed with precision and care, tailored to each individual’s needs.
Our Approach to Botox Treatments
Our philosophy revolves around a patient-centered approach. We believe in understanding each patient’s unique facial anatomy and aesthetic goals. This personalized approach ensures natural-looking results that enhance your inherent beauty without altering your expressive capabilities
Safety and Standards
Your safety is our utmost priority. We adhere to stringent safety protocols and use only FDA-approved Botox products. Our sterile, state-of-the-art facilities ensure the highest standards of care and safety in every procedure.
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Why Choose The Glasgold Group
Facelift is a complex and custom procedure that requires a high level of skill and knowledge to perform properly. At the Glasgold Group, our surgeons have decades of experience while patients and peers alike respect them for the beautiful, natural-looking results they produce consistently. By choosing the Glasgold Group for your procedure, you can expect results of the highest caliber and the knowledge that your safety and satisfaction are top priorities.
- Dr. Robert Glasgold has an American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Certification.
- Dr. Robert Glasgold is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Dr. Robert Glasgold is a co-director of the Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program of AAFPRS.
- Dr. Robert Glasgold has an American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Certification.
- Dr. Mark Glasgold is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
- Dr. Mark Glasgold is a co-director of the Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship Program of AAFPRS.
- Dr. Mark Glasgold has an American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Certification.
- Dr. Mark Glasgold has an American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Certification.
Botox FAQs
Botox results can take a while to develop but are typically seen within one week. The treatments relax the contracting muscles, which is a gradual process. More severe wrinkles may show partial improvement after one treatment and more significant results after the second treatment. Our doctors help set realistic expectations with each patient during their consultation.
Botox is derived from botulinum toxin type A, human albumin (protein in blood plasma), and sodium chloride. It has been used for nearly 20 years as a cosmetic treatment to reduce lines and wrinkles and is considered to be very safe and effective.
Botox is tested and approved by the FDA for cosmetic use and has nearly 20 years of safe use behind it. Serious Botox side effects are rare, and patients can resume their regular activities immediately after their treatment. A mild bump at the site of the injection may occur that usually resolves within several hours. Our doctors are board-certified plastic surgeons with many years of experience in providing patients with natural-looking Botox, Dysport, and dermal filler results.
If you live near Princeton, NJ, The Glasgold Group offers Botox among its services and is conveniently located at 4390 US-1 #100, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Botox and Dysport cannot be reversed with another treatment, but the results are temporary and gradually disappear over two to four months. If an inexperienced injector adds too much Botox or Dysport, it can weigh down the eyebrows or look artificial. Dr. Robert and Dr. Mark Glasgold can sometimes provide Botox or Dysport revision work for patients who come to them with bad Botox results.
Botox is injected into specific areas to reduce lines and wrinkles caused by repetitive muscle contractions, including frown lines between the eyebrows and crow’s feet. It reduces activity in the muscles and allows the skin around the tissue to relax. Botox may also help prevent the formation of new lines and wrinkles. Botox can also be used to treat migraines, muscle spasms, overactive bladder, and excessive sweating.
Heavy eyebrows, aging, and gravity can pull the arch and outer corners of the brow down. A Botox lift relaxes tiny portions of the eyebrow muscle, and this allows the brow to lift and properly shape the eye. Our surgeons enhance the brow using Botox or Dysport, based on the client’s goals. Eyebrow lifts treat the critical area above the eyes and are a popular procedure that should only be performed by a highly experienced injector or plastic surgeon. The treatment is temporary but can be performed regularly to maintain positive results. Our surgeons also perform brow lift surgery.