Why I’m Using Botox to Prevent Wrinkles

 

Botox injections don’t need to be a dirty little secret that we hide from the world (and our partner!). I’m so excited to share how I’m getting botox treatments regularly and using botox to prevent wrinkles – instead of after they’ve already happened.

I received complimentary Botox injections from Zuckerman Plastic Surgery to facilitate this review. Thanks for supporting Project Motherhood!

Why I’m Using Botox to Prevent Wrinkles

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that I went live and showed you all the experience of me getting my very first Botox treatment at Zuckerman Plastic Surgery (who I highly recommend and have a coupon code you all you New Yorkers to use off a non-surgical treatment, too!). I was a little bit nervous and excited about the whole experience and really wanted to share it with you all – because we’re all in this together. So instead of keeping my botox experience a secret, I shared it with the world – live! I attended an event, hosted by my friend Brianne of Stroller in the City and had the best girls night out where I actually woke up the next day looking refreshed instead of hungover – it was a major win!

The day of, I started doing some research to hone in a little bit more on all the elements of botox injections that I needed to take into consideration. What surprised me more than anything was that you can use botox to prevent wrinkles. And this obviously got me thinking about self-care in general, right? It’s all about that maintenance!

So I did it. I went live (after having a few glasses of wine) and got my botox injections with you all watching from home. And afterwards, so many of you DM’d me and seem to have that same aha moment about botox that I did earlier in that day – all saying “wow, I had no idea you could use botox to prevent wrinkles!” You can, and because of the nature of botox, (explained more below) it works just as hard to prevent those nasty wrinkles we all want to avoid, especially the “mom line” I have from scowling all the time, as it does to smooth them out after they’ve already happened.

What exactly are botox treatments?

I’m going to go ahead and quote Dr. Zuckerman’s website on this one, since I’m not a doctor. It says, “Botox Cosmetic, informally known as Botox, is the brand name of an injectable product made by the company Allergan of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Small, diluted amounts of this toxin can be directly injected into specific muscles, causing controlled relaxation of the muscles temporarily. It is the most widely used injectable globally and in Dr. Zuckerman’s practice and has long been FDA-approved for the treatment of fine lines and wrinkles in several areas of the face. The temporary paralysis induced by Botox forces the affected area to fully relax eliminating existing fine lines and preventing the formation of future wrinkles.”

Side effects of botox

So let’s compare the amazing side effects of botox to motherhood here for a second. When you’re overworked and busy, you get stressed, right? But whenever you practice regular self-care (whatever that means to you), you’re able to take time for yourself, not be so stressed, and the the best mother possible. Same goes with those pesky wrinkles. Regular botox treatments allows those overworked parts of you skin (the wrinkles) to fully relax so that future wrinkles can be prevented. This is how we use botox to prevent wrinkles. And I think it’s a pretty glorious thing.

Do botox injections hurt?

This was one of my biggest worries about having my first botox treatment and one of the most frequently asked questions I got afterwards. Now, I’m sure it helped having a couple glasses of wine like I did, but overall it was pretty painless. In fact, most of the other amazing influencers that attended this botox party with me said they couldn’t really feel anything at all – so the pain is nothing to worry about when deciding to use botox to prevent wrinkles. You even get an ice pack afterwards!

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Here’s deal for you on botox treatments: 15% off!

Yes – it’s true! And an amazing deal, I must add. Visit Dr. Zuckerman’s office (635 Madison Avenue) and mention me (Project Motherhood) and you will automatically get a 15% discount on any non-surgical injection. Happy day!

Fashionably Yours,

Allison