Hello
I'm Kim Eungsam, a plastic surgeon at SOON Plastic Surgery
Today we’ll talk about botox and fillers
We’ll look at what botox and fillers are, what are botox and fillers?
Botox is a toxin that is made from germs in the natural world
This toxin paralyzes the muscles
With that function, we use it to paralyze our facial muscles
And use it to smooth out the wrinkles
Fillers are literally what we use to fill up what we lack of
What’s the treatment area of botox and fillers?
The part that botox is mainly used
Is to paralyze the muscles
The parts where we develop wrinkles that we don’t want
Middle of the forehead for example
We want to give a good impression to others
And with the wrinkles, we think we’re giving an impression that we’re frowning
In that case, when you get botox
You no longer frown, so you look more gentle
And people who laugh a lot have wrinkles around the eyes
In this case when you get botox, the wrinkles smooth out a lot
So we get to control our impressions with the use of botox
For fillers, if the wrinkles are deep, typically the laugh lines
We make the wrinkles thinner with fillers
Wrinkles in the forehead can be filled as well
Even if it’s not wrinkled, drooped eyebrows for younger patients for example
Or sunken eyes, fillers can be used
Which is more appropriate and how is the duration length?
It seems many people are confusing botox and fillers
So I’ll tell you once again to make it clear
Botox and fillers are completely different
Botox is, as you can know from its name
It’s a toxin, a poison
It’s good when you use it well
But if it goes in a lot, it paralyzes the muscles
So it can cause side effects
So it’s what you use to paralyze the muscles
You should know we’re not filling something
With botox
Some people say that you got puffed up after getting botox
But it’s wrong to say that
Fillers are literally what fills up something
So it makes sense to say that you got puffed up after getting fillers
So fillers fill up what you lack
For duration length
Botox is a toxin so
Botox’s duration length is the period that our body restores the paralyzed muscles
That’s about 6 months
For fillers, there are differences in products but the thing we use the most
Hyaluronic acid, lasts for about a year and a half
Are there cases when you shouldn’t get botox or fillers?
There's no specific group of people who shouldn't be getting botox and fillers
if one is a healthy person
You shouldn't use Botox if you have particular muscle problems
In the case of fillers rarely
some people have allergic reactions that should avoid it
Does the more Botox you get, the better or less effective it is?
There's been a lot of research on that
As I said before Botox isn't made by humans
The toxins that are made from bacteria in nature are isolated and used in humans
Because it's a toxin, when it comes into our body, from our body's point of view
It's a bad substance, so our bodies run the immune system. And if it comes in repeatedly
We have no choice but to defend it by making antibodies
So each of these Botox. Of course,
Botox is a product name, so there are many products coming out from various companies
In each company, their products
Make much less of these antibodies
That is why the effect can last for a long time
And is maintained well
But if you use it repeatedly
It's natural to expect that the body will get used to it
That's what I think
As for fillers
It goes inside the body and decomposes anyway
So it doesn't break down faster or later by using it repeatedly
As I think
Is it okay if I get another type of filler after getting one?
We don't recommend mixing fillers
There are two reasons for that
As I said before, fillers are foreign substances
When these different foreign substances are added
It's hard to deal with any infection or something like that
And the second reason is when the melting speed of the filler is different
It's hard to shape it
So if possible, it's better to use one type of filler
It's not good to mix different fillers
Do Botox and fillers also have side effects?
Of course
Botox, as I said before
Is poisonous, so it can cause fatal side effects if used incorrectly
For example, if it's a muscle that we really need, but if it's paralyzed
It's really bad
It really shouldn't have happened, but in the early days of Botox
There was a patient I actually saw
People usually put Botox on the jaw muscles
To make the chin slimmer, that was the case for this patient
But the Botox went into the neck muscles
So the patient couldn't turn their neck
And had to spend months in that state
It's a huge side effect
There was also a patient who got Botox to get the wrinkles smooth out on the forehead
But it caused that patient not being able to open their eyes
Of course, it will return to normal after 6 months
But those who have that symptom can experience a very uncomfortable situation
So when injecting Botox
Doctor must know the exact anatomy and use the correct dosage
As long as the fillers are concerned,
A lot of people are interested in it and know it well
The most dangerous thing about fillers is direct entry into the blood vessels
If the filler enters the blood vessels directly
And blocks the arteries leading to some important tissue
That tissue can be destroyed
The most important tissue on the face is the eyes
So it's very rare in the world
Very rarely, there have been reports of blindness
Due to blocked arteries leading to the eyes
So people think that the fillers are a very light procedure
But we need to keep in mind that Fillers is an operation that must be performed very carefully
What are the precautions after Botox and fillers?
Botox and filler procedures are a bit casual
So you may think easily
From the standpoint of a plastic surgeon who operates this surgery, it's a operation need to be conducted carefully
So after the procedure, For example, if your face has more blood circulation
This Botox
It can move to the side a lot
It's best not to drink too much or exercise too much on the day of the procedure
Same to saunas
It's the same for fillers
Even if we insert it into the area you want if you get a massage
It can move around. So it's important
Not to move a lot and touch it for about a week
Today, we talked about Botox and fillers
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