By Suresh Kumar, CFT
Is fibroblast better than Botox? So many women ask me this question during our consults that I promised I would address it in blog article. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard it asked. And truth be told, I totally understand why so many women and men ask me this question. To best answer this question, I am going to use something that we are all very familiar with; our cars. Over time, your car’s paint can become faded, get swirl marks from the car wash and rock chips from highway driving. To remedy this, you can’t simply wash and wax your car. There are two (2) phases to this procedure.
Phase 1: You must first touch up all the paint chips with touch up paint, Then, you must buff the entire car using a polishing compound. This will remove any oxidation and swirl marks and help bring the paint back to life. Then, you would do a final finishing polish to really bring out the shine. Lastly, you would apply a premium wax to seal in the results.
Phase 2: Now, your car is ready to go and more than likely looks better than the day you bought it. But the question is, how do you keep it looking this amazing. Veteran car detailers will tell you to simply wash your car regularly and maintain it with a fresh coat of wax every 90 days.
Now, in the above example, Phase 1 is like Fibroblast and Phase 2 is like Botox. Here’s why.
If you have already existing fine lines, wrinkles and loose skin, you want to take care of this first. Botox helps prevent facial muscles from contracting which, in turn, helps prevent fine lines and wrinkles from getting worse. However, Botox does not and cannot help eliminate fine lines or wrinkles nor tighten already existing loose skin.
So when it comes to your, let’s say, face, Phase 1 involves tightening the skin. This will help eliminate those fine lines and wrinkles and help tighten up that loose skin. Once this is complete, then, and only then, are you ready for Phase 2; maintaining your newly tightened skin and preventing wrinkles from setting in again. And that is where Botox comes in.
I speak with so many women every week who tell me that they get Botox but they still have crows feet, eleven (11) lines on their forehead and wrinkles in other areas. And I tell them, “Of course you still have the wrinkles. The Botox you’re getting is most likely keeping the wrinkles from getting worse. However, the Botox is doing nothing to make your already existing fine lines and wrinkles disappear. And when it coms to already existing loose skin on the face, neck, arms, legs or belly, Botox is of no help; that’s not what it’s meant for.
Is fibroblast better than Botox? Well, as you now know, the two shouldn’t even be compared; each procedure addresses completely different concerns. Truth is, each procedure compliments the other.
If you are serious about turning back the hands of time (sipping from the fountain of youth) and want to get back to looking like a natural, younger version of yourself, Phase 1 would be to tighten the skin with Fibroblast to help get rid of those fine lines, wrinkles and loose skin. Then, Phase 2 would be Botox to help maintain your results and make them last for years to come.
I hope this helps clear up any questions you may have had about if fibroblast is better than Botox. If you have any additional questions, email me at info@coastallongevity.com – either myself or someone on my team will get back to you within 24 yours.
Thanks. And remember, just because you are a work in progress it does not mean that you are not already a work of art.
