Botox is best known as a highly effective treatment for crow’s feet, forehead lines, and frown lines. But did you know that Botox can also be an effective solution for wrinkles and lines on the neck? This blog post will highlight the use of Botox and its potential benefits for rejuvenating the neck area. What are Neck Lines and Wrinkles? Neck wrinkles, commonly known as “turkey neck” or “neck bands,”...
Preventive Use of Botox
Posted on July 25, 2023 by
While Botox is well-established as the most cost-effective way to remove lines and wrinkles, using Botox proactively before these lines and wrinkles have started to develop is gaining in popularity. Using Botox to prevent future development of the signs of aging is naturally most attractive to young adults who have yet to develop the fine lines that can grow into more visible wrinkles later in life. If you’re older but...
In the world of aesthetics, Botox is widely recognized as the go-to solution for smoothing out facial lines and wrinkles. But you may not know that Botox’s therapeutic benefits reach far beyond simple cosmetic enhancements. We’ll take a look at some of the surprising and less commonly known uses of Botox that extend from treating crossed eyes to managing migraines. Botox for Crossed Eyes and Eyelid Spasms Botox (Botulinum toxin)...
Botox Myths Debunked
Posted on May 25, 2023 by
Botox is a widely used cosmetic treatment due to its ability to diminish fine lines and wrinkles. Despite its popularity, there’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the procedure. Here are the most widespread myths about Botox. Myth 1: Botox Will Make You Look Frozen and Unnatural This is probably the most common myth about Botox. While it’s true that a highly expressive face might be less animated after using...
The negative effects of excessive sun exposure on the skin are well known, but its effects on cosmetic injectables, such as dermal fillers and Botox, are less widely known. This article explores how too much sun exposure can negatively affect these treatments. Botox and Excessive Sunlight Research has not established any direct negative effects of excessive sun exposure on areas where Botox has been used, but this does not mean...
Botox is best known as a highly effective way to reduce or eliminate facial lines and wrinkles, even though it was originally developed to help treat eye muscle disorders. Botox can also be used to achieve fuller-looking lips, something that has been traditionally achieved by the use of various dermal filler products. The use of Botox in this way involves the “lip flip” procedure. What Does the “Lip Flip” Do?...
Dermal fillers are used to compensate for the results of the aging process – loss of skin elasticity and volume. A very large variety of different dermal filler products are available, tailored to the needs associated with different problem classes. Although almost all dermal filler products are built around the same primary ingredient – hyaluronic acid – they differ in their consistencies and in the supplementary ingredients that are added...
In the 20 years since it was first approved for general use, Botox has become the go-to solution for reducing or eliminating facial lines and wrinkles. It’s proven so successful that consumers not only use Botox to take care of their current problems but also often use it proactively, to prevent cosmetic problems from even having a chance to develop. Although it’s widely known that Botox is effective at removing...
Botox for Crow’s Feet Wrinkles
Posted on November 15, 2022 by
Botox is an injectable solution that can be used to temporarily prevent individual nerves from passing the electrical signals that cause associated muscles to contract. Botox is widely used to reduce facial lines and wrinkles that are the result of facial muscle contractions – basically, any line or wrinkle that becomes more apparent when you activate certain facial muscles can be made less apparent by reducing or eliminating the ability...
Although Botox is well known as an effective way to reduce or eliminate facial lines and wrinkles, it has another lesser-known usage — treating excessive sweating. How Botox Controls Sweating Botox helps reduce facial wrinkles by blocking the nerve signals that cause associated muscles to contract – if muscles don’t receive signals telling them to contract, then any wrinkles linked to the muscles will become less visible. Botox’s ability to...
Meet Dr. Fedonenko
Dr. Fedonenko is a member of the American College of Physicians and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
She completed her Residency at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1998 and since then has specialized in Cosmetic Dermatology.
She obtained additional training in aesthetic medicine procedures soon thereafter, and the results of her extensive training and experience show in each and every patient’s face. She’s a doctor that can truly been trusted with your skin care and anti-aging needs.