Procedure - Botox is substance that is injected into the persons skin to minimize wrinkles and excessive sweating. It is injected into the muscles using a very fine needle. The results are not immediate and do require a few treatments to see maximal results. What botox does is render the muscles inactive and makes them unable to move, essentially a temporary paralysis. The wrinkles and lines take about two weeks to disappear. When injected into sweat glands it stops excessive sweating anywhere on the body. These treatments can last up to one year but sometimes there effectiveness begins to wear off at three months.

Duration - the procedure is very quick, the injections can take as little as 5 minutes.

Anesthesia - There is absolutely no anesthesia required for this process.

Hospital Stay - the patient is allowed to leave directly after the procedure.

Risks and side effects - Short term effects can include headache, respiratory infection, flu, drooping of the forehead and eyelids as well as nausea. Less common effects are pain, redness and swelling usually due to the injection itself. Sometimes there can be bleeding, numbness and muscle weakness. Since botox does not remain in the body for longer then a week these symptoms subside rather quickly.