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Dr. Heck describes the difference between Botox and facial fillers and shares how a woman can locate a dermatologist who offers those treatments. She also shares the risks associated with Botox injections.

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The Differences Between Botox and Facial Fillers Botox is used to treat upper face wrinkles. The frown lines or “the elevens” that a lot of people talk about, that’s the most frequent area for Botox, but the forehead wrinkles, the crow’s feet or wrinkles around the eyes, those are all great places for Botox. Fillers are volumizers. They are better used for lower face wrinkles and these are generalizations. Sometimes Botox is used for lower face and fillers are used for upper face but in general, fillers help the nasolabial folds and the marionette lines and those are the most common areas. A new area that fillers are frequently used for are cheeks, to rejuvenate and volumize the cheeks again, giving the face a more youthful appearance. All dermatologists know about Botox and fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm, some will know more than others and if you have a dermatologist that doesn’t inject, they will be able to refer you to somebody that does. Botox is a very safe product. It’s been around for a very long time. The biggest risk factor of Botox is a bruise at the injection site. There is also a one-half of a one percent risk of a slight eyelid droop that can happen when injecting the frown area and that is a very rare risk and it does resolve itself in two to three weeks. That’s the bad and the good about Botox. Botox wears off, but then you have to repeat the treatment about every three to four months.