As people age, the skin loses elasticity, which causes any shallow facial wrinkles to become deeper lines and creases. Actions like smiling or frowning cause you to use the same facial muscles time and time again to express those feelings, but due to the lost elasticity, they also result in facial wrinkles.
Dysport is an injectable cosmetic treatment derived from Botulinum Toxin A to target your so-called “dynamic” facial wrinkles, referred to as such because they disappear once you stop moving your facial muscles. Expressions that cause dynamic facial wrinkles include smiling, laughing, squinting, and frowning – once you stop any of them, wrinkles disappear.
For frown lines between the eyebrows, the vertical lines that resemble an “11,” Dysport can be an excellent treatment. An area where it is particularly effective is on glabellar lines, the forehead lines caused by squinting, stress, or thinking hard about something
Another area where Dysport injections work quite well is the area around the corners of the eyes, commonly called crow’s feet.
It’s important to note the active ingredient, botulinum toxin A, is provided in very small doses so its effects are drastically weakened. This doesn’t impact the efficacy of treatment but rather ensures a safe therapy for you. Once the muscle can no longer receive messages, it relaxes in a way that makes wrinkles invisible.
As a short-term treatment, this neurotoxin helps your face look softer, smoother, and more youthful. But in the long-term, it prevents lines and wrinkles from forming more deeply. What we’re saying is that by reducing muscle activity, lines don’t have the opportunity to form. Treatment, therefore, preserves your skin’s integrity and will continue doing so for as long as you receive injections.
Cosmetic treatments have come a long way in recent years. Decades ago, you could count on leaving a session looking like you’d had “work done.” This translated to an overdone appearance with exaggerated features. Thankfully, technologies and application methods have evolved so both are more refined.
Today, the goal of therapies like fillers is to deliver invisible results. That is to say, results that don’t alert anyone to the fact you’ve had treatment. This ensures your features stay proportionate and your natural beauty is enhanced rather than distorted.
The consistency of injectables is important to the results you see. Dysport is formulated with a lower protein concentration so it spreads evenly across the treatment site. This contributes to the natural results we mentioned just a moment ago without fear of lumps, bumps, and other unsightly effects.
This treatment has earned FDA approval to last four months but may in fact last longer. Some patients see their results persist for six months. And here’s an unexpected boon: after about a year of consistent treatments, you can usually start spacing sessions further apart because less of the injectable is necessary to relax your muscles.
Keep in mind you can stop treatment at any time, and once you do, your muscles will recover their previous range of motion. Wrinkles will then also start to reform, but we like to point this out so patients don’t think the effects are permanent.
We’re circling back to this concept because we need to make another point. Many patients ask when they should start neurotoxin injectables, and our answer is always the same: sooner is better. Starting early will reduce the number of wrinkles you need to treat and prevent existing wrinkles from getting worse. It’s also far easier to prevent wrinkles than to try to correct them.
You’ve probably heard injectables referred to as the “lunchtime facelift” because sessions can take as little as 10 to 20 minutes. And with little to no potential for side effects, your face won’t be subject to unwanted bleeding, incisions, or scars.
Your appearance will change very little. Wrinkles will be diminished in a matter of days, if not sooner, but you won’t experience any dramatic or rapid effects that completely alter the way you look.
Many aesthetic treatments require at least a day or two of rest so your skin can heal. But this treatment allows you to immediately return to work, attend a family event, or even sit by the pool.
Because it’s minimally invasive, recovery is also minimal. We recommend just four simple steps:
Results should take effect in 3-5days and can last between three and four months.
Both the Botox and Dysport Botulinum toxin are the same, so the effects of both treatments are similar.
According to some Dysport reviews from both patients and medical professionals, it works faster and lasts longer. Its effects typically take effect in 2-5 days while those of Botox usually take 4-7 days. Regarding duration of results, some patients have reported results lasting over 12 months, although the normal time is 3-4 months, slightly longer than the 3 months average for Botox. However, keep in mind that these results are mixed and inconsistent.
A very important distinction is the amount of targeted area that each treatment covers. Once injected, Dysport seems to spread over a slightly larger area of the face – it’s reported that Dysport spreads three centimeters out from the injection site whereas Botox spreads only about one centimeter.