As we ring in the new year we typically focus on the new year and changes we want to make as we strive to have a better year ahead of us. The new year is...
Fact: Botox works by modulating acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.
First off, what is acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter (which carries information from one neuron to another or from neuron to muscle)
Acetylcholine is released from a nerve and tells...
Myth: When you smile more, you send positive feedback to your brain which makes you feel happier.
This idea is the facial feedback hypothesis. This hypothesis has its roots in behavioral treatments. This behavioral approach...
How did a concept so far-fetched become a treatment option?
Dermatologists first began noticing something going on when their patients would come in asking for more Botox treatments even before their wrinkles reappeared. The patients said...