Body Botox 100u

• The trapezius running from your shoulders to your neck stands out, making your shoulder line look bulky
• Your calf muscles rise firmly when you stand on tiptoe
• Your arm or thigh lines look thick because of muscle rather than fat

Body Botox doesn’t reduce fat. If both muscle and fat are causes, they are planned separately with another treatment.

• 01

  Where you are now, and where we start

  Whether muscle or fat is what thickens the body’s lines, and how much you use that muscle in daily life

• 02

  The change you want, the impression you keep

  If the line looks thick because of fat, a muscle injection makes little difference, so we feel whether it hardens when you tense it.

• 03

  How it differs from similar options

  If your lifestyle uses that muscle a lot, such as hiking, running or carrying heavy loads, we set the timing with the period of reduced strength in mind.

• 04

  Health information and recovery schedule

  How much of the 100u goes into which muscle, and how it is divided between left and right, is decided by looking at muscle size.

The principle is the same for large muscles — used less, they get thinner. What differs is the amount and your lifestyle.

When botulinum toxin reduces the contraction signal to a muscle, its thickness decreases over several weeks in proportion to how little it is used, and the line can look smoother. Body muscles are larger than facial ones, so even with the same principle a larger amount is used, and they are directly tied to everyday movements such as walking and lifting. That is why with Body Botox we consider not only “how much to reduce” but also “how much this muscle needs to be used”.

How it works

• 01

  Trapezius

  This is the muscle you shrug with, so injecting the raised part can make the line from shoulders to neck look lower. Injections are placed away from the front of the neck.

• 02

  Calves

  Injections go into the calf muscle that rises when you stand on tiptoe. It is used for walking and climbing stairs, so we look at your lifestyle when setting the amount.

• 03

  Arms and thighs

  We inject only when we have confirmed that muscle is the cause of the thickness. In these areas, fat often plays a large part, so the examination is even more important.

• 04

  Distributing 100u

  How much of the 100u goes into which muscle is decided by muscle size and left–right differences. We start within a range that doesn’t make daily life inconvenient.

1. 01

   Checking the muscle

   We ask you to tense the muscle and see whether muscle or fat creates the line.

2. 02

   Asking about your lifestyle

   We hear how much you use that muscle in exercise and work, and set the timing and amount.

3. 03

   Comparing weeks later

   Several weeks later, we look at the change in the line with photos taken in the same posture.

What the procedure is like

• You can go about your day as usual on the same day.
• On the day, avoid strenuous exercise that uses the injected muscle, and massage.
• If you lose so much strength that daily life is inconvenient, let us know.

Safety & considerations

Body Botox uses a large amount at one time, so we keep particularly in mind the approved labelling’s warning that, rarely, the product can spread beyond the injection site and cause symptoms such as weakness or difficulty swallowing. If you have such symptoms, contact us right away.

1. Same day

   Daily life as usual

   The injection points may feel stiff or a small bruise may appear.

2. First few weeks

   Less force

   You may feel less force when using that muscle. For the calves, this is easy to notice on uphill slopes or stairs.

3. 1–2 months

   Line softens

   As muscle thickness reduces, the change in the line begins to show. (Results vary from person to person.)

4. Several months later

   Return

   As the muscle is used again, its thickness returns. Whether to have it again is decided then.

If both muscle and fat are causes, the two treatments are planned separately.

• Q. Will trapezius Botox also ease shoulder stiffness?

  Some people say their shoulders feel less tight once the trapezius is used less, but the aim of this treatment is the shoulder line, not treating stiffness. If shoulder or neck pain lasts or your arm feels numb, we recommend first seeing a doctor who treats the cause. For the trapezius, the injection goes into the raised part, away from the front of the neck, and afterwards you may feel less force when lifting heavy things.

• Q. Won’t walking be uncomfortable after calf Botox?

  Walking on flat ground mostly stays the same, but you may feel less force on uphill slopes or stairs. If you have hiking or running plans, please tell us in advance. This feeling is most noticeable in the first few weeks as muscle strength decreases; if strength drops so much that daily life becomes difficult, please let us know.

• Q. Can 100u cover both calves?

  It depends on muscle size. During the examination we look at muscle size and tell you how much can be covered with 100u. The calf muscle is used for walking and climbing stairs, so we start within a range that doesn’t disrupt daily life and, if the two sides differ, divide the amount accordingly.

• Q. Can I keep exercising afterwards?

  Rest on the day of the injection; after that, you can do your usual exercise. However, if you keep doing exercise that focuses on building the injected muscle, the muscle may return sooner. If you are an athlete or your work uses that muscle heavily, we set the timing and amount together, taking into account the period when strength is reduced.

• Q. Can it be done on the arms or thighs?

  It is possible when muscle is the cause of the thickness. In the arms and thighs, fat can be the cause, so the examination sorts this out first, and if it is fat, we recommend a different treatment. If muscle and fat are both causes, we plan the two treatments separately, and we also explain in advance that Body Botox does not reduce fat.