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Myth 1: Are Botox injections painful?
The truth being is that people have compared having Botox injected to having a blood test. There is a small pinch sensation however it only lasts a few seconds. Having the Botox treatment requires on anaesthetic.
Myth 2: The needle
The needle is sterile and come individually packed. The needle is extremely fine and a small amount of liquid is injected in the area of treatment. Many patients have said that the pain associated with the injections is completely non-existent.
Myth 3: Is there loss of facial expression after Botox treatment
A number of people looking to have Botox treatment are concerned about the loss of facial expression (that frozen look). However, the reality is that having the Botox treatment will enhance your expressions and you will be able to display the full range of expression as before including, frowning and smiling. All treatments must be performed by a qualified, trained and skilled practitioner. The Botox treatment relaxes the muscles were the treatment has taken place, for example, soften lines around the eyes.
Myth 4: Does Botox contain food poisoning
Botox is made from a purified protein that comes from the toxin, as many medications are. Huge research has been undertaken into the testing of Botox and its uses. Botox injections have one of the highest satisfaction ratings from its patients.
Myth 5: Can Botox only be used for the face
Botox and Botox treatments was initially developed to help with neurological disorders treatment. To this day, however not wildly known, Botox treatment can be used in the following conditions, depression, migraines, involuntary facial movement, this is just a small list.
Myth 6: Are Botox treatments unsafe and dangerous
Botox has a long standing and well established safety history and has been available and used for over 20 years for various treatments. Over 16 million Botox treatments have been carried out since it was first introduced and no long term side effects have been reports by the users.

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Can our moods be affected by Botox?

Did the chicken or egg come first?

Does are mood reflect our facial expressions or does our facial expressions reflect our mood? We assumed that our emotions directed our facial expressions, but studies have suggested it is in fact our facial expressions that determine our emotions.

You cannot feel depressed if you are smiling and being expressive with your face. To feel depressed you need to have little expression on your face, look sad, look down and curl up your body. Whenever my children are upset or start crying, first thing I do is to get them to open their body up, look towards to the sky and crack a joke to get them to smile, and it works every time. Researches also understood the above strategy and started asking themselves on whether if we prevented a negative facial expression, such as frowning, could we change that persons mood and help depression.

William James an American philosopher postulated in 1890 that the common sense of viewing emotions is wrong. He went on to say without our bodies ability to express an emotion, it ceases to exist. For example we can not experience fear without faster heart beats, more shallow breathing, trembling lips, weak at the knees, goosebumps, etc.

Our facial expressions have evolved over millions of years. Charles Darwin in 1872 wrote, ‘A man may be absorbed in the deepest thought, and his brow will remain smooth until he encounters some obstacle in his train of reasoning, or is interrupted by some disturbance, and then a frown passes like a shadow over his brow’.

We can all tell if someone is angry by the negative facial expression such as frowning. We know the opposite to the negative frown is the positive smile.

‘A smile cures the wounding of a frown’ – Shakespare

There are different types of smiles and a true genuine smile has been classified as the Duchenne smile. In this smile, Duchenne a French anatomist in 1860, observed the ‘smile of joy’ where the orbicularis oculi is activated and contracts to produce the crows feet. This is in stark contrast to the ‘Mona Lisa smile’ where the eyes are not involved at all when smiling. This can be used to our advantage, very few people can fake a genuine eye smile. If they don’t create lines around their eyes when they smile its either because it not a genuine smile or that’ve had Botox. Smiling is good for us. Smiling creates positive emotions and thus leads to a reduction in stress related hormones.

A third type of smiles is known as the Hawthorne’s ‘sad’ smile. This is where you are experiencing a sad/depressing event, lets say a funeral and you see a relative who is struggling to cope with the circumstances, you may just give them a small smile to indicate we are in this together and we will be ok.

Lets go back and look at the negative facial expression of frowning (which botox can reduce) . There are different types of frowns (sad versus angry) depending on which muscles are recruited, and each one has a different meaning. If the inner part of your eyebrows point upwards whilst frowning, you will look sad. If however the eyebrows are drawn together and down whilst frowning, you will look angry.

By stopping us to frown via botox injections, we can possibly uplift our spirits.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog shares his thoughts on frequently asked questions about botox treatments.

who does it treat?

Botox can be used for any lines that are a result of facial expressions. The three main areas are: forehead, frown and lines around the eyes. It is also commonly used to treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating under the arms)

what problems does it solve?

Any lines that you are concerned with can be improved upon with botox injections. It will improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and give the skin a more glowing appearance.

how can I get it?

Simply book an appointment with us for 30 minutes and start the process of good ageing with our botox therapies.

what other options are there?

If the lines are present at rest, then dermal fillers may be a better option. We offer a free consultation to determine what treatment would be best for you in terms of the results you wanted to achieve.

does it hurt?

Not at all. The botox is given just under the skin. We have many needle phobic patients who have the treatment comfortably.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog talks about my 9 Secret Strategies to Success in ypur personal life and your botox clinic.

Put yourself out there. If you don’t do something, nothing good will happen. For example, when I attended a property networking event, I met a publisher, so I approached him, talked to him on numerous occasions and then got 2 books published. If on the other hand i decided to stay at home and watch Deadenders (aka Eastenders), I would never have met him and those books could have just been an idea in my head. Go out and network where your potential botox clients may hang around or be associated with

Do what you love. You have to love what you do so much that you would almost do it for free. Otherwise, you will never get through the difficult times in your business. Don’t jump on the botox treatment band wagon, only pursue it if you have a real passion for it.

You don’t have to invent anything – just improve upon it. Apple didn’t invent mobile phones, but they improved on it. Learn from other successful botox practitioners, observe them and improve upon their botox services.

Focus. Every time you say yes to something, you are saying no to something else. Don’t be afraid to say no unless it is part of your goal or gets you closer to the result you want. I would urge you to just start of with botox first and master this and then you can look at other treatment options.

Find mentors. Your network is your net worth. Who you surround yourself with can make or break you. Fly with the eagles and not the turkeys. These are people that inspire you and have achieved what and where you are heading. In my experience botox practitioners are willing to help, you just need to ask them. Stress in life comes from making things more important than they really are – failure in life comes from making things less important than they really are.

A quote by Napoleon Hill in his classic book, ‘think and grow rich’, he talks about the persistence test. “There is a hidden Guide whose duty is to test men through all sorts of discouraging experiences. Those who pick themselves up after defeat and keep on trying, arrive; and the world cries, “Bravo! I knew you could do it!” The hidden Guide lets no one enjoy great achievement without passing the PERSISTENCE TEST.”

Never stop learning. Jim Rohn’s was quoted saying, “Rich people have big libraries. Poor people have big TVs.” botox techniques and materials is always improving, be abreast of the latest developments and research.

Every month, I do a gratitude assessment. This was formulated by Darren Hardy in his book The Compound Effect. At the end of each month, I do this as a way of gratitude in terms of a healthy body, good friends, shelter. We don’t have to worry about food. I have happy kids. Etc. Then that focuses your perspective on what’s most important in life.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog shares his thoughts on some basic information on botox treatments.

What is Botox?

Botox is a drug made from neurotoxin which is produced through a bacterium Clostridium botulinum also known as Botulinum toxin. The bacterial toxin prevents the nerves from functioning normally. It prevents the nerve from releasing a chemical known as acetylcholine, this is needed for the nerves to communicate with the muscle cells. This Botox treatment prevents the muscles from having this particular nerve stimulation. Botox injections can be used for a number of reasons, such as excessive sweating, migraines, eye squints, overactive bladder and smooth out wrinkles and fine lines in aging faces. The Botox treatment is used to prevent excessive sweating; the injection is injected into the skin in the armpit. This prevents the nerve signals from reaching the sweat glands. The toxins within the Botox injection blocks the release of chemicals that are involved in sending nerve messages associated with the production of pain. The injection is given into the muscles around the back of the neck, forehead and temples. This Botox treatment can successfully prevent headaches in people that suffer from chronic migraine. Botox injections can also be administered by a qualified practitioner into thee muscle above and between the eyebrows to temporarily paralyse and relax these muscles. The injections are used in the treatment of improving the appearance of frown lines between your eyebrows, fine lines around the eye.

How is the procedure performed?

The botulinum toxin (Botox injection) is administrated by diluting the powder in saline and injecting it directly into the neuromuscular tissue. The Botox treatment requires 24-72 hours to take effect.

Who can administer Botox Injection?

Only doctors, dentists and nurses will be able to administer and carry out the treatment.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog talks about what is allowed and not allowed when advertising botox.

Due to mis advertising and over promising claims the regulators have clamped down on how botox practitioners may inform the public of their services.

Not allowed

The following term cannot be used when advertising botox treatments.

Renowned – you cannot say you are renowned in the field of facial aesthetics

Specialist – since there is no specialist list for botox services, you cannot call yourself a specialist

Hugely experienced in botox is not allowed

Cannot say that lines and wrinkles will be permanently eliminated by botox injections

Wrinkle reduction is frowned upon, however is preferred than the above Unqualified claims, such as “wrinkle reduction”, are unlikely to be acceptable.

Avoid any brand names in domain name of your website

Facial Rejuvenation Clinic

Botox Treatments: Botox is a prescription-only medicine (POM), which should be injected by a suitably qualified health professional and which cannot be advertised to the public

Cannot use word botox on homepage of your website but can on other pages of your website

Allowed

The follwoing are suggested alternatives to promote your botox services.

Temporary reducing appearance of fine lines & wrinkles

Younger looking skin

Smoother looking skin

Cosmetic fillers” or “injected fillers”, however, you may not name Botox directly or describe the treatment in any way that would imply Botox

Can’t advertise Prescription Only Medicine’s…so that includes botox Botox on other pages of website (apart from homepage) – but this may change

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog shares his thoughts on the deeper reasons why people will seek botox treatments.

Let’s dig deeper with the reasons why someone may consider botox injections. I have an acronym called “TEAR” in terms of what decisions we make or not make. It stands for: T – Thoughts E – Emotions A – Actions R – Results

Whatever we are thinking, these thoughts gives us certain emotions, whether these are positive or negative. Those emotions will lead into actions and the actions we take give us results.

For example, let’s say you see someone with flawless skin and not a wrinkle in site. We are seeing the results of them making a decision to undertake botox treatments.. But let’s use the TEAR example. The initial thought would be that this potential person was unhappy with their lines and wrinkles. Either they were unhappy with the appearance of their skin or they were motivated to get better skin via botox treatments. So the thinking of their lines and wrinkles, unhappiness with this produced some emotions saying either it was a pain emotion in terms of they’re really unhappy with what they look like at the moment and wanted to change that, or it was a pleasure emotion – if I undertake botox treatments, then this is what I could look like.

So those emotions resulted in actions. Actions were they looked at all the possible solutions to their lines and wrinkles, and one of them would have been botox. By taking appropriate actions, they achieved a result. If they took no action, they’ll have no result or the result wouldn’t be what they wanted.

Now we know it all starts from our thoughts. How do you arrive at these thoughts? Our thoughts are the same as our beliefs and they come from our self-concept. Our self-concept can be divided into three parts.

self-esteem. Do you like yourself? Do you have self-confidence with certain skills?

self-image. What do we see about ourselves in the mirror? Is it good?

self ideals. Who are our role models? Are they successful people, unsuccessful people? So your results can never exceed your self-concept. This is critical. We know where our self-concept comes from and we need to improve that because no matter how passionate, how much time we’ve spent working, if your self-concept is poor, you won’t see the results you want.

Since with the TEAR process, your self-concept dictates your thoughts and this gives you the results you have currently. Once you understand this process, you can work on it and improve your results. For example, if an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. But if it’s broken by inside force, life begins. Therefore, great things always begin from the inside.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog talks about the equipment needed to undertake botox.

Beauty couch: I prefer this to a dental/medical chair as the botox patient feels more relaxed and comfortable.

Good-quality camera: Personally, I use the Canon 5D that has a macro lens or you are looking for a ring flash. This is critical for good before and after the botox treatment pictures

Large wall mirror at patient’s head height: You will be amazed at what patients want corrected when they see themselves in front of a mirror.

Happy staff: Smiling, content members of the staff project a bright image for your business and encourage customers to return.

We’re going to the materials section and this is in eight parts:

Gloves: Make sure you put on latex and latex-free, and beware of the symptoms of allergies and double check with your botox patients.

Hair band: To give you unrestricted view of the areas you are treating – my assistant puts this on once I am preparing the botox injections.

Disinfectant: Non-alcohol based, so you don’t get drying with of the skin and no interaction with the botox injection – this will remove any make up in the areas to be injected and reduce the chances of inflammation.

Gauzes: For use with a disinfectant.

Non-tattooing pencil: Available from company reps, I prefer white because it’s easily identifiable on marked areas I would inject with botox whilst the patient is carrying our certain facial expressions. I will also take a photo of this for our records.

Post kit: This can be obtained for free from the company reps. You will want to include a concealer and arnica cream. Add some extra value to your services compared to someone else offering face aesthetics.

Saline, 0.9% sodium chloride Syringes: One to draw up the saline and one for injecting the botox.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog shares his thoughts on botox regulation.

Even though botox is not officially regulated , there are certain professional requirements and regulations that your practitioner needs to adhere to. The first question you maybe asking is who can carry out botox treatments.

Only medically qualified professionals are permitted to carry out botox treatments. These include, dentists, doctors and medical nurses.

Next you may ask what training do they need to undertake. They will need to go on an accredited workshop, there will be separate ones for botox and dermal fillers. The workshops will consist of a mixture of theory and practical experience. Once they have successfully completed the workshop, they will be indemnified by a suitable insurance provider. Their normal dental/medical cover wont cover them for botox treatments.

They will need to have an agreement with a licensed waste carrier to provide them with clinical bags and a sharps container to dispose of clinical waste and needles in a correct manner. The botox practitioner will also need to have a medical emergencies kit in their treating room, so they can deal with any potential complications arising from the botox injections.

As with all dental and medical procedures the botox practitioner needs to offer and perform only botox treatments that are safe, ethical and that would have the patients best interest at heart. They must also be suitably experienced to undertake any botox procedure. This leads to that the botox practitioner must keep up to date with current techniques.

When you are contemplating any botox treatments don’t be afraid to ask and see whether the above criteria have been met by the person undertaking the botox injections.

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Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog talks about botox and when to start having the treatment.

Since carrying out botox treatments since 2002 I have noticed that the age of the patients requesting this treatment is getting lower and lower. I often get asked by my botox patients when they should start having the treatment or whats the youngest age for treatment.

For starters, I would not treat anyone under the age of 18. The muscles at 18 have fully developed and therefore the results are more predictable. As to what age you should consider botox injections, there is no hard and fast rule here. I see some patients in their early twenties where botox would make a marked difference to the appearance of their fine lines and wrinkles.

On the other hand I see some patients in their mid thirties who do not need botox as it would not make any difference. Botox works on dynamic lines, these are lines that appear when you carry out any facial expression. Therefore when a new patients presents and requests botox treatments, I will get them to carry out some facial expressions, such as smiling, frowning and raising their eyebrows.

Whilst they are carrying out these facial expressions, I am looking for either new lines appearing or existing lines that were present at rest, getting worse. If new lines do not appear or existing lines do not worsen, then botox is not the treatment for that particular patient.

Regarding dermal fillers. The most commonest areas for dermal fillers is in the mid face or lower face areas. The dermal fillers will plump up the skin and restore loss volume. Normally this is for the older patient where over the years a loss of volume has occurred. But I repeat myself, these are only guidelines and we need to look at each patient on an individual case to see whether they would benefit from either botox or dermal fillers.

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