The Difference Between Botox and Botulism

You're probably aware that Botox is related to botulism.  Indeed, the process involves injecting your facial muscles with botulinum toxin A, a toxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium.  Some potential customers of our Tacoma Botox clinic therefore come to us with some concerns about the safety of the procedure.  If you share these concerns, we are open to addressing them, and are prepared to put your mind at ease throughout your Botox experience. It’s easy to understand the logic...

Posted on October 1, 2012

Botox Parties: What You Need to Know

It’s always great when you can make a social event out of something as good as Botox.  To this end, our Tacoma Botox Clinic can help you to plan and host your own "Botox party". Botox parties are an increasingly popular trend, and a great way to mix up your normal girls' (or guys') night out.  As the FDA cautions, however, this is not something to be undertaken lightly.  A party planned without the aid of properly trained medical personnel...

Posted on September 1, 2012

Botox Popularity Growing Quickly Among Men

Whether they realize it or not, the male clients of our Tacoma Botox clinic are helping set a major trend.  As men have come to realize the fast and safe rejuvenation of Botox injections, they received 8% more injections in 2011 than in 2010, as opposed to only a 5% increase among women.  Whether this is due to changing social factors, increased stress at work, or something else altogether, the fact is that Botox can help just about anyone erase...

Posted on August 13, 2012

Botox Facts & Features

BOTOX was introduced to the world in the late 1980s by ophthalmologists, who began using it to treat optic muscle disorders. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved BOTOX for the treatment of moderate to severe wrinkles in 2002, and its popularity has soared ever since. BOTOX is consistently one of the top five nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed each year. BOTOX blocks the body’s chemicals that cause facial muscle contractions. By preventing the contraction, you also prevent the wrinkle that...

Posted on March 14, 2012

Top 5 Botox Benefits

Non-Surgical ~ BOTOX injections are ideal if you want the benefits of plastic surgery without the complications. Painless ~ BOTOX treatment is a very simple, quick and relatively painless procedure. Moderate Side Effects ~ If administered by a professional – BOTOX side effects are usually minor to none. Very Safe ~ BOTOX injections have been used worldwide for many years without any major incidences of adverse events. Affordable ~ BOTOX is less expensive than cosmetic surgery and very affordable when...

Posted on March 14, 2012