Among the many techniques for facial rejuvenation by injection, the use of botulinum neurotoxin is considered a real classic in cosmetology. It allows you to give your skin youth, elasticity and serves as a means of combating wrinkles.
Botulinum toxin type A is the active ingredient for two drugs - Botox and Dysport. Both substances are administered intramuscularly and have almost the same - relaxing - effect on wrinkles. So is there any difference between these two identical drugs? Which is better - Botox or Dysport?
Let's try to figure it out
According to the observations of doctors and patient reviews, it was found that from “Dysport” a faster effect is manifested than from “Botox”. And although there is no scientific confirmation of this statement, Dysport is used in the case when, in the shortest possible time, an urgent need to "correct" appearance. But in the long run there is no difference between the drugs, since the maximum effect of one and the other drug appears only after one and a half to two weeks.
In a debate about which is better - “Botox” or “Dysport”, according to the results of studies it has been established: the best remedy for “crow's feet” is “Dysport".
A number of experiments showed that Dysport has a more pronounced diffusion ability, penetrating not only the injection site, but also into the muscles adjacent to it. On the one hand, with the correct use of this property, you can get a result that looks more natural. On the other hand, diffusion sometimes becomes the cause of some side effects, for example, drooping of the upper eyelids or eyebrows. Based on the differences in the effect of the drugs, Dysport is usually used for injection in the nose and forehead, but Botox is suitable for the corners of the eyes and eyebrows.
When deciding which is better - Botox or Dysport, which drug is more effective, you should pay attention to the fact that the concentration of botulinum neurotoxin is one of their most important differences. One unit of Botox equals 2.5-3 units of Disport. And this means that to obtain the same result, you need to take a dose of the second drug 2.5-3 times greater.
5. The difference in cost is also a significant factor in deciding which is better - “Botox” or “Dysport”. The cost of Dysport is slightly lower than its counterpart, and the choice of this drug will allow you to win in money.
Thus, there is no particular fundamental difference between these drugs, except in the concentration of the active substance and the different ability to diffuse. In the salons and clinics that carry out this cosmetic procedure, customers are asked to resolve the issue of choosing a drug on their own, showing how a woman appears, who entered Dysport or Botox before and after (photos of patients are always in the archive).
But the final decision is still made by the specialist based on the needs of the patient and the results of a comprehensive study of the characteristics of his body. At the same time, everything is taken into account: the location of wrinkles, the body's reaction to injections, if they have already been done before, contraindications, the desired result, and much more.
By the way, with the help of injections you can solve many cosmetic problems, such as:
• elimination of wrinkles on the forehead, between the eyebrows and on the neck;
• elimination of crow's feet around the eyes ;
• smoothing nasolabial folds;
• getting rid of sweating palms, armpits and feet, and much more.