The Efficacy, Safety, and Side Effects of Botox and Facelifts

Botox injections and facelift surgery are considered to be relatively safe with complications happening in only about 1 in 2,000 and 1 in 20 procedures, respectively.

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22 Risposte a “The Efficacy, Safety, and Side Effects of Botox and Facelifts”

  1. Most of us can’t afford to get super expensive facial treatments to look younger. I guess I’ll have to focus on natural unprocessed plants, exercise, stress modulation and sunscreen. Over half of this country is living paycheck to paycheck and 40% don’t even have 400.00 in the bank for an emergency. The leading cause of bankruptcy is medical bills. Just a bit of context here. I have no objection to sharing information but we might want to think about whether the focus on expensive face treatments is useful to the majority. I sometimes feel a bit left out when the big plant influencers promote expensive spices, vinegars, powders and appliances without even a shred of sensitivity that many of us simply can’t afford these things. Luckily the truth is that plant eating can be a very economical way to eat. Baked goods still taste good with less expensive spice and vanilla. You don’t need the best to enjoy food. I get it. The influencers are either rich or want to be rich so selling stuff is one way. But let me tell you- I took Eat to Live out of the library and enacted it without the fancy stuff. It really can be done. The Esselstyns are good at advocating for those of us who are merely modest in means. Everyone is welcome- especially those of us who pick our food, pave our roads, teach and care for children, and do all the other low to modest wage work that utterly creates and sustains our world.

  2. I’m being harassed by a neighbour shining blue ray type diodes onto my home at 440nm this is what is says on pubmed “, short-wave blue light with wavelength between 415 nm and 455 nm is closely related to eye light damage. This high energy blue light passes through the cornea and lens to the retina causing diseases such as dry eye, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, Therefore, the effect of Blu-rays on ocular is becoming an important concern for the future. We describe blue light's effects on eye tissues, summarize the research on eye injury and its physical prevention and medical treatment.

    A wavelength between 300 and 400 nm can penetrate the cornea and be absorbed by the iris or the pupil. High energy short wave blue light between 415 and 455 nm is the most harmful. Direct penetration of crystals into the retina causes irreversible photochemical retinal damage[1]. As th

    inappropriate lighting exposure (especially from artificial sources of blue light in the evening or at night) may lead to harmful effects on health [2]. Due to its high energy, blue light can cause and accelerate photochemical reactions and retinal cell damage [3].

    The blue–violet (380 to 450 nm) portion of the spectrum is also known as high-energy violet (HEV) [14]. It passes through the cornea and lens of the eye and can reach the retina. In laboratory settings on animal subjects and tissues, blue–violet light causes cumulative and lasting damage to retinal structures [15–17]. In particular, it causes oxidative stress that leads to the destruction of photoreceptor cells, which process light to create vision, and leads to apoptosis in primary Müller cells

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6288536/#b24

  3. The chances of sensationalist accidents like paralysis and heart attacks seem pretty irrelevant to me. The most pertinent effects of botox or facelifts would be the long term effects on the actual skin. Will repeated nerve paralysis inflict permanent damage on the nerves? And what does a face lift look like 20+ years after its done? I think those are more important things to study.

  4. Stop it! You mean anyone who does not walk one hour a day forever will face death? If that’s the case, which is not, we’d have more deaths from not walking than from Covid. You don’t have your use alarmist titles for people to click on your content. You’re a doctor, not a PR guy.

  5. I have watched & trusted Dr Gregor for years only to finally see the cherry picking. This isn’t science…it’s Vegan Propaganda masquerading as objective science.

  6. As a guy, I'd probably get some work done if/when my frown lines become really bad.
    I'm cool with growing old, but I don't want to come across angry when I'm not.

  7. If you had only one treatment for looking younger. What would it be? – and what I mean is something that really stimulates the generation of collagen and reduce wrinkles. And I know a healthy diet, not sun, sports… but a cosmetic treatment like Microneedling or laser or … I don’t know but what is the most trusted treatment to date with reliable date about skin rejuvenation?

  8. I wonder about the long term effect of Botox on facial muscle structure and strength. If you paralyze a muscle long enough, wouldn’t you run the risk of atrophy??!!

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