Botox May Improve Scars

Botox, the cure-all magic elixir of youth that saved your face from an aging penitentiary has swooped in and awed us all once again. In a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors found that if they injected Botox immediately after completing facial surgeries, scars were far less visible after healing. So that means those “tell all war wounds from the weary that’ve fought their way through a facelift” scars may be a thing of the past? Fantabulous. But what about those of us who didn’t know the revolution was only a day away? There’s still hope. The Fantabulous Fairy Godmother always grants three wishes. Giving us Botox was wish number one. Helping us heal was wish number two. Now wish number three: Botox may also help reduce regular scars – I mean the ones that already exist.

Injecting Botox paralyzes the muscles below an injection site. By injecting Botox at the site of a scar, it obviously paralyzes the muscles below the scar. Studies are showing that this lessens the tension on the tissue which forms the scar. With reduced tension the affected area has an enhanced ability to heal. Enhanced healing equals less visible scars. So any way you see it –reduced scars or wrinkle free – Botox means “smooth” sailing… I mean skin.