Hair
The most common causes of hair loss are age, stress, hormonal fluctuations, family history, and medical conditions such as alopecia and telogen effluvium.
Nutritional deficiencies and scalp health can also play a part in contributing toward hair loss.
What causes hair loss?
How do I treat hair loss?
There are generic treatments that work for many different types of hair loss. These include microneedling, topical treatments and oral supplements.
For medical conditions and nutritional deficiencies, further addressing the root cause would yield additional results.
Most hair treatments focus on preserving existing follicles, stimulating dormant follicles and reducing hair fall.
This can be through the introduction of growth factors that aid in cell-signaling. Mechanical stimulation through scalp massage or microneedling is another useful tool in treating hair loss. Supplements usually aid in replacing potential Vitamin, mineral or protein deficiencies that may contribute to hair loss. These options work in most individuals who suffer from hair loss.
The Science Behind Hair Treatments
The effects of Botox are temporary. The molecule is consumed (broken down) over time, which causes the visible effects of Botox treatment to wear off.
Properties of Botox
This is ideal as any unwanted side effects caused by the spread of Botox to surrounding non-target muscles would be reversible with time. For example, eyelid droop or asymmetry of the brows or mouth.
The effect of Botox is predictable. Botox has a dose-dependent relationship where the more units are injected into the target muscle, the stronger the effect on muscle paralysis.
This allows our doctor to customise the outcome based on the individual's preferences. For example, some may prefer to eliminate all dynamic facial lines, while others may prefer a natural effect where they wish to reduce the severity of lines, but preserve muscles of expression.
Botox injection is a quick and safe bedside procedure done in the clinic with little to no downtime.
Botox is suitable in treating fine lines and wrinkles, but more importantly in preventing them from forming. Fine lines and wrinkles that form with facial expression are called "dynamic lines". When Botox treatment is started early, these dynamic lines can be softened to prevent them from settling into "static lines".
Botox alone may not be enough in treating moderate to severe deep-set wrinkles called "static lines", that have set in over the years and are present even at facial rest. In these cases, additional therapies are needed.
Botox treatments last 3-4 months typically, but with repeated treatment, intervals may be prolonged to 6-9 months. Lines and wrinkles do not become worse after stopping Botox treatment.
Who is Suitable for Botox?
Botox has a wide variety of applications. Commonly treated conditions are mentioned above.
Botox for Hyperhidrosis
During research for aesthetic applications, researchers found that Botox also improves hyperhidrosis, a condition of excessive sweat. Excessive sweat is a disorder characterized by excessive functioning of the sudomotor sweat control system.
This can affect daily function or have negative psychosocial effects.
Sweat reduction can be achieved with botulinum toxin (Botox) injections and aims to restore function and mitigate the psychological and social impact from hyperhidrosis. The most common areas of Botox treatment for hyperhidrosis are the underarms and palms.
Similar to the treatment of fine lines and wrinkles, the treatment is temporary and lasts for 3 to 4 months, varying between each individual. This is a fairly costly treatment as large amounts (more than the face) are required to treat all sweat glands in the area.
If you have any questions about other treatments with Botox, do reach out to us.
Adjuvant Therapies
Additional therapies may be required to treat deeper lines and wrinkles, especially those that form due to natural ageing processes, such as loss of collagen and elastin in the skin. To optimise the results of treatment, we complement Botox with other energy-based devices and procedures that aid in restoring lost volume, collagen remodelling and tissue regeneration.
Exosomes
Skin Boosters (Microneedling)
