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As a natural protein, botulinum toxin has been used for over 30 years for medical therapeutic treatments. In 1992, it was then discovered for aesthetic usage. [1] It was later also approved for the treatment of excessive underarm sweating. This is technically known as “severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis”. Excessive underarm sweating has an unknown cause and cannot be managed by topical agents. [2]
Botulinum toxin A is a purified protein that is produced by the bacterium clostridium botulinum. It is used to treat excessive sweating and to reduce frown lines. Botulinum toxin A is popularly referred to as “Botox”.
Only physicians can perform a treatment with botulinum toxin A. We consider it a non-surgical treatment that, for example, can temporarily reduce moderate to severe frown lines. Frown lines are the lines between your brows. In addition to those, you can also treat lines on your forehead or around the eyes which are produced by repetitive muscle movement.
Together with you, Dr. Liv Kraemer will decide what kind of treatment is right and most suitable for your skin and skin condition. One advantage is that there is no recovery time. Within days, you can see an improvement that can last up to 4 months, but results may vary. Make an appointment with Dr. Liv Kraemer to find the right solution for your face – click here to book an appointment in Zurich.
Dr. Liv Kraemer will take her time to consult you in a very detailed manner. She will determine where to administer the injections by examining your ability to move certain muscles. The location, size, and use of the muscles that create a furrowed brow vary markedly among individuals. “It is important not to change your look, just to enhance your beauty“ – this is the credo Dr. Liv works by.
At your appointment, Dr. Liv Kraemer will ask you what goals you would like to achieve for your face. She will ask you to move your face so that she can study and understand how the underlying muscles change your skin to form wrinkles. Using years of experience and injection skills, she will then customize your injections without giving you that “frozen” look.
After the treatment, you will still be able to look angry or surprised, but without your wrinkles.
Within 3-7 days, you’ll see an improvement in the treated area, for example, in the depth of your frown lines.
The result varies for every individual. Normally, the treatment lasts between 2-6 months. If you discontinue the treatment, the frown lines between your brows, for example, will gradually go back to how they looked before the treatment.
The discomfort is minimal and brief. You can leave the clinic without marks or pain.
If you do not continue treatments, the moderate to severe frown lines between your brows will gradually look like they did before the treatment.
To learn more about the cosmetic treatments at our Zurich clinic and how to enhance your skin’s health and appearance, request a consultation with Dr. Liv Kraemer online. You can also call us at 0041 44 211 88 11 during our phone hours to schedule your appointment.
1 “Botulinum Toxin Type A Product Approval Information – Licensing Action 4/12/02″. Food and Drug Administration.
2 Bushara KO, Park DM. (November 1994). “Botulinum toxin and sweating”. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 57 (11): 1437–1438. doi:10.1136/jnnp.57.11.1437. ISSN 0022-3050.
3 K. Botrill: Growing old disgracefully: The cosmetic use of botulinum toxin. In: ATLA. 31 2003, S. 381–391.
4 Boris Sommer, Gerhard Sattler: Botulinumtoxin in der ästhetischen Medizin. 3. Auflage, Georg Thieme Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-13-137673-2, S. 1–2.
5 Peter Moore, Markus Naumann: Handbook of botulinum toxin treatment. 2. Auflage, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, ISBN 0-632-05957-5, S. 3.
6 Aus der Natur: die neuesten Entdeckungen auf dem Gebiet der Naturwissenschaften. Band 31–34, 1868, S. 346.
7 J. Carruthers, A. Carruthers: Treatment of Glabellar Frown Lines with C. Botulinum-A Exotoxin. In: J. Dermatol. Surge Oncol. 18:(1992), S. 17–21.
