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All about fillers, Botox\u00ae and injectables: here’s what you need to know<\/h1>\n

Are you thinking about having your wrinkles filled, or your lips painted up? Want to know what Botox\u00ae is? Many questions exist about the world of fillers and injectables. It is also good to familiarize yourself with the matter before you start. Everyone knows the terrible pictures we all envision when it comes to fillers and injectables. The duck-face, the terribly puffy lips and women who can no longer smile or frown because of Botox\u00ae. You probably have a picture of it. But is this also the truth? Or are some cases somewhat magnified by the media? In this blog, we’d like to explain more about fillers, Botox\u00ae and injectables. After all, it’s the same with fillers as it is with everything else in the world. A little is fine, but it’s also easy to overdo it.<\/p>\n

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What types of injectables are there?<\/h2>\n

First, it is good to know that there are different types of injectables. Basically, there are two types:<\/p>\n

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  1. Muscle relaxants<\/li>\n
  2. Fillers (fillers)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Muscle relaxants<\/h3>\n

    Botulinum toxin is the active ingredient in the injectable that causes a muscle to become paralyzed, or slack. There are several brands of injectables containing the substance Botulinum toxin. You’ve probably heard of the most famous brand: Botox\u00ae. Besides Botox\u00ae, there are other brands with botulinum toxin, for example, Bocouture or Dysport. All of these are different types of the Botulimtoxin and work slightly differently, but basically the mechanism of action is always the same. At MOOI Clinic in Maastricht, we use both Botox\u00ae and Bocouture. These two products have been on the market for a long time and are also of high quality. Each person reacts differently to the different brands, and the doctor decides which muscle relaxant to use based on his knowledge and experience.<\/p>\n

    Nice to know is that botulinum toxin is produced by a bacterium named Clostrudium botulinum. By chance, it was discovered that botulinum toxin was a drug to reduce wrinkles. As a result, over a period of time, the overlying skin smooths out and wrinkles disappear. The stuff is now purified by pharmaceutical companies and then applied medically and\/or cosmetically.<\/p>\n

    Fillers (fillers)<\/h3>\n

    Fillers work differently than injectables with botulinum toxin. As the name suggests, this product is used to fill in lines, wrinkles or lips<\/a>. Most fillers consist of the substance hyaluronic acid. This is a substance native to the body and is also broken down slowly for these reasons. Fillers with hyaluronic acid are most commonly used in cosmetic surgery, and the effect of the filler also disappears after several months.<\/p>\n

    With hyaluronic acid<\/a>, pay close attention to the quality and price of the filler. Making quality fillers in a complicated process involving a number of steps to purify the substance. A good filler is purified over many steps and because of this, the price of the product is also higher. Many cheap fillers are not sanitized well enough and therefore bring known problems.<\/p>\n

    For this reason, we at MOOI Clinic also only use fillers of the highest quality with a temporary effect. After all, we don’t want you walking around with red streaks on your face for weeks after filler treatment. So always check with the attending physician, what type of fillers she\/he works with and what the costs are. If the price is much cheaper than usual, it should ring a bell.<\/p>\n

    What is the difference between Botox\u00ae and fillers?<\/h2>\n

    The goal for both injectables is the same – to make wrinkles disappear or diminish. But one of the most important differences between Botox\u00ae and fillers is the mechanism of action. Botox\u00ae paralyzes part of the muscles in the face in order to relax the skin that lies over them. Because the skin is then no longer moved as much, it begins to shrink and contract. As a result, wrinkles disappear. This does take some time. The effects of botulinum toxin are usually visible after one to two weeks.<\/p>\n

    Fillers, on the other hand, fill defects, causing wrinkles to pull away immediately. After injecting the filler, you can immediately see the results.<\/p>\n

    You can’t use Botox\u00ae everywhere you use fillers and vice versa. Botox\u00ae is most commonly used for forehead<\/a> and frown lines<\/a>. It can also treat crow’s feet<\/a> and small wrinkles around the eyes very well. Opposed to this are fillers, which mainly fill in wrinkles. For example, this product is also very good to use for the lip or at the edge of lower eyelids. The folds between nose<\/a> and lips are also regularly filled with fillers.<\/p>\n

    Use fillers to enlarge or soften?<\/h2>\n

    You can use fillers in different ways. For example, you can use fillers to make the lips a little bigger. Especially in old age, the jaw shrinks and therefore our lips become proportionally narrower. Fillers can compensate for volume loss in this regard. More and more young people are also opting for lip fillers when they want beautiful full lips. Of course, you can also go too far in this, but the desired result is always consulted with the patient. No one in a good clinic is ever going to make you the “duck-face,” if you don’t want to. With us, for example, you always get to hold a mirror to check what we’ve done.<\/p>\n

    In addition to enlarging lips, fillers are also used to soften wrinkles. By injecting fillers into the skin or just below it, you achieve that small wrinkles become significantly less visible. That doesn’t mean your countenance changes. Only that your wrinkles become less visible. And that makes you look fresher and rested.<\/p>\n

    What areas of the face can you treat?<\/h2>\n

    Basically, you can treat the entire face with fillers and Botox\u00ae. The frown, the forehead, the crow’s feet and also the creases at the lips. These are the most common complaints:<\/p>\n