What is Merz Bocouture?

Botox is the commercial name of botulinum toxin, a very complex substance that derives from a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. This neurotoxin binds exclusively to nerve cells that control the muscular system or to specific glands managing to effectively block and precisely hyperactive muscles and glands, for this reason the botox Merz Bocouture is also used both in the aesthetic and therapeutic field. The course of treatment, however, does not allow definitive results: the effects are reversible after a certain period according to dosage and injection location, as well as specific therapy, so a series of injections will have to be faced on a regular basis with periods of suspension alternating with the repetition of therapy.

Uses of Botulinum

Botulinum is used with full hands in aesthetic medicine to counteract the signs of time or signs that naturally appear on the face due to the continuous action and stimulation of the facial muscles and therefore of the tissues that, so solicited, lose tone giving rise to grooves and signs of expression. Botulinum or Botox is a toxin, precisely neurotoxin, produced by a bacterium responsible for the formation of botulinum in food and which causes the so-called food botulism, the best known also for the number of deaths. Clostridium botulinum is also the organism that gives its name to this substance. Obviously, the substance used in aesthetic medicine is treated for the purpose: it is isolated, purified and inhibited in the laboratory, so as to be activated by dilution in a specific substance (commonly saline solution). The dosage is specially designed not to be toxic in the body and even the fact of diluting it is a valid extra precaution especially to avoid contamination from third parties. In nature, there are different types of botulinum, but in aesthetic medicine botulinum toxin type A is preferred, since it has greater potency and a longer duration of action in the various therapies, especially for those who want an anti-wrinkle effect. There are many products on the market and some can also be counterfeits: Merz Botox is a product guaranteed by a strong pharmaceutical company, Merz Pharma, for years experts in the aesthetic and therapeutic field. In case of treatment with botulinum, there is no need for special interventions, as it is carried out in the clinic by a specialized doctor.

Duration and methodology

Usually, the duration of treatment does not exceed half an hour if it is non-aesthetic interventions, and 20 minutes for aesthetic ones. The procedure is delicate, it is not only to inject a substance, because you need to be experts in dosing the substance, diluting it with the right dose of the liquid, choosing the best equipment such as syringes with suitable needles and knowing the injection points where to inject the substance. For this reason, it is essential to always turn to qualified structures for this purpose and avoid DIY and doctors who offer these services at a low price.

Results after use

Using botulinum as an anti-wrinkle can prove effective in counteracting and smoothing out different types of wrinkles caused by mimic muscles, such as crow's feet (marks that form in the corners of the eyes); glabellar wrinkles between the eyebrows and vertical wrinkles on the forehead; nose lip folds, wrinkles on the neck is formed by the muscle called "Plastima" (it is placed in the lateral region of the neck). Botulinum toxin is useful to attenuate perilabial wrinkles but not all doctors trust to inject a paralyzing substance since so many activities with mouth and lips take place, such as talking and eating.

Why customize treatments?

Merz Botox is not only used to smooth wrinkles and find a young face, for this reason, but you also have different dosages. Each patient is unique and has his own particular therapeutic needs, so much so that research day after day works to find innovative and above all less invasive options and solutions possible for those who suffer from movement disorders associated with muscle spasms, such as blepharospasms and cervical dystonia or spasticity in the upper limbs following a heart attack. For these subjects, personalized injective therapies of botulinum neurotoxin can mean an indicative increase in quality of life. For example, subjects with dystonia can find relief with a cycle of injections. They are a group of pathologies classifiable among Movement Disorders and are characterized by prolonged involuntary muscle contractions that frequently cause twists, repetitive movements or abnormal postures. In modern times, the first-choice drug for the treatment of these pathologies remains Botox as an injectable solution in the muscles that present this anomaly.

Even those suffering from spasticity can opt for neurotoxin and have a normal life: spasticity means the increase in muscle tone that can be established by lesions of the central nervous system due to stroke, multiple sclerosis, head trauma, perinatal suffering, spinal cord section or other medical situations. Therapy is based on combining physiotherapy and drug therapy. Obviously, each subject is unique and there may be a series of causes related to this medical problem, for this reason, it will be the doctor through attempts and change of therapy in progress to create an individual therapy suitable to limit the problem with little or even total absence of discomfort and side effects.