Pleasanton Dermatologist, Juliana Cinque, MD, Discusses Botox Treatments

Throughout the day, count how many times you frown, squint or smile. Each time you perform these movements, you tighten the muscles in your face and cause the skin above those muscles to pucker. As you age, those puckers can turn into full-blown wrinkles and they can deepen and widen throughout the years. Many people would rather not wear their age on their faces in this way, and Pleasanton dermatologist Juliana Cinque, MD, can help.

Dr. Cinque can provide Botox treatments to help smooth and soften wrinkles. In a Botox treatment, a small amount of medication is put into the muscle just below the skin. This medication causes the muscle to relax, so it can't cause the skin above it to pucker. When the muscle is relaxed, the skin stays smooth.

Juliana Cinque, MD, says this treatment is particularly effective for people who have wrinkles around their eyes (crow's feet) and worry lines between their eyebrows. The injections can last as long as 8 weeks, and is truly not an invasive procedure. Juliana Cinque, MD, makes sure to explain the procedure carefully and the injections themselves only take a few moments to complete, although it may take a week for the muscles to relax. You won't emerge with telltale scars, so you'll simply look refreshed without your friends and family knowing that you had an intervention to achieve the look.

Botox treatments are one of the most common cosmetic procedures performed in the United States, but they must be given by medical professionals. Where the needles are placed and how much medication is injected can have a big impact on how effective the treatments are, so it pays to see a professional like Pleasanton dermatologist Juliana Cinque, MD. She's been in practice for over 20 years, and she has the experience to do the procedure properly.