Hello.
This is Director Information Hwang of Cleor Clinic Gangnam Branch.
Have you ever paused while looking at your face on a video conference screen?
There are moments when you want to quickly turn off the camera because your eyebrows are tightly furrowed even though you were just listening quietly.
There are also days when you look at a group photo, zoom in, and find yourself looking at it again because your expression seems different from everyone else's.
The glabella is a spot that moves whenever the sunlight is bright, when monitor text is small, or whenever you are concentrating on something.
Therefore, the same movement is repeated all day long without you even noticing.
If that accumulated contraction continues for a long time, vertical lines remain for a while even after you relax your expression.
Today, I will explain step-by-step how those vertical lines form and at what point Gangnam Glabellar Botox intervenes.
What is Gangnam Glabellar Botox?
👉 Gangnam Glabellar Botox is a care treatment that injects Botulinum Toxin Type A into the glabellar facial muscles that pull the eyebrows inward and downward, temporarily reducing the movement that causes the area between the eyebrows to bunch up.
There is not just one muscle that creates the glabella.
The corrugator supercilii muscle starts from the inner edge of the frontal bone and attaches directly into the skin inside the inner eyebrow.
When this muscle contracts, the eyebrow is pulled toward the nose.
Then, the skin is pushed up perpendicular to the direction of the muscle fibers, and a vertical '11' line forms in that spot.
The depressor supercilii muscle helps with the same movement by pulling the inner part of the eyebrow downward.
Added to this is the procerus muscle, which is thinly positioned above the bridge of the nose.
This muscle runs from the surface of the nasal bone to the glabellar skin, so when it contracts, it pulls the glabella downward and creates short horizontal lines between the eyebrows.
Because the vertical and horizontal lines overlap in one spot, the glabella strongly influences your impression despite its small area.
We also look at which stage the wrinkles are in.
The approach differs between the stage where they only appear when making an expression and the stage where repeated folding has pressed down even the collagen arrangement of the dermis, leaving lines even when the expression is relaxed.
At Cleor Clinic Gangnam Branch, we first check the difference between when you are making an expression and when you relax your muscles before determining the scope.
Strengths of Gangnam Glabellar Botox
👉 Its strength lies in addressing the muscle contraction that causes wrinkles at the nerve signal stage.
First, the point of action is clear.
Botulinum Toxin Type A works by having its heavy chain attach to receptors on the surface of the nerve terminal to enter the cell, after which the light chain acts as a zinc-dependent protease to cleave a protein called SNAP-25.
SNAP-25 is a protein that attaches vesicles containing acetylcholine to the cell membrane.
If this protein is cut, the vesicles cannot fuse with the cell membrane, and the neurotransmitter cannot be released.
Since the signal does not reach the muscle, contraction is reduced.
Because it works at the source, it is a strength in glabellar wrinkle care.
Second, it can be handled within a narrow range.
Since toxin acts on the nerve terminals around the injection site, you can distribute how much to allocate to which muscle, even between interlocking muscles like the corrugator supercilii and the procerus.
The distribution must be set differently for those who use the forehead muscles to lift their eyebrows a lot versus those who strongly use only the inner part of the eyebrows, and as this adjustment is possible, the change in impression remains natural.
Third, the reversible nature is actually an advantage.
As time passes, new branches grow from the nerve terminals and the original terminals regain their function, so movement gradually returns.
Therefore, you can redefine the scope at the next point in time when your facial expression habits have changed, and you can approach it by adjusting little by little rather than changing it significantly from the start.
Looking at the principles of Glabellar Botox
👉 The injected toxin stops the repeated contraction at the signal stage and reduces the frequency with which the skin folds in the same spot.
The starting point is repetition.
The corrugator supercilii and procerus muscles contract hundreds of times a day.
Every time the muscle is pulled, the skin covering it folds in the same direction in the same spot.
If this folding is repeated for a long time, the arrangement of collagen and elastic fibers in the dermis hardens in a pressed state along that line.
The stage where lines remain even when you relax your expression is the state after going through this process.
The spot where the toxin intervenes is not the muscle, but the point where commands are sent to the muscle.
If acetylcholine is not released at the junction where nerves and muscles meet, the muscle fibers do not receive contraction commands.
The weakened muscle cannot pull the eyebrows inward, and the skin above it does not bunch up as much as before.
In the spot where the frequency of folding has decreased, the dermis gets time to recover.
As the stimulus that was pressed daily decreases, the lines become smoother, and as the glabella flattens, you can expect a change where your expression is read more softly.
There are individual differences in the timing of changes and the duration.
Procedure method and program
👉 This care is a method of injecting Botulinum Toxin Type A products into the glabellar facial muscles in divided doses.
The composition varies depending on the product line and the scope covered.
The Botulinum toxin used at Cleor Clinic Gangnam Branch consists of four lines: domestic, domestic premium, Xeomin, and Allergan.
Even if it is the same Type A, the manufacturing process and the protein composition included are different, so the duration and sensation after injection may not be the same.
In the glabella, the corrugator supercilii and procerus muscles overlap in a narrow area.
Therefore, where and how much you divide the dose matters more than the total volume in determining your impression, and the number of points differs when looking at the forehead together versus only the glabella.
Even for the same '11' line, the distribution differs for those with a strong habit of lifting their eyebrows versus those who use force only on the inner part of the eyebrows.
We first look at the difference between when you make an expression and when you relax, and then guide you on the product and scope.
Recommended for these people
Those who are bothered by the fact that their expression in photos always remains a frowning impression
Those whose vertical '11' lines between the eyebrows have become distinct
Those whose glabella bunches up automatically when concentrating or when the light is bright
Those who feel that lines remain for a few seconds even after relaxing their expression
Those who want to tidy up their upper face impression along with forehead Botox
Types of Gangnam Botox
👉 Cleor Clinic Gangnam Branch divides the Botox scope based on which movements are repeated and leave marks.
Even for the same '11' line, the spot where force is concentrated differs between those who lift their eyebrows and those who tighten only the inner part.
Therefore, we look at the moment you make an expression before setting the distribution.
Side effects and things to know in advance
👉 Things to know in advance are generally reported as temporary reactions that subside over time.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a neuromuscular disease, or have inflammation or skin disease at the injection site, we check your condition first during the consultation stage.
⚠️ Precautions before and after the procedure
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. Won't my expression look stiff if I reduce the force?
A. We only reduce the force used when frowning and leave the rest of the movement.
We set the amount for the corrugator supercilii and procerus muscles separately, so that expressions when laughing or being surprised are left as they are.
Q. What happens to lines that are visible even when I'm not frowning?
A. Since it is a method of reducing the frequency of folding, it helps in slowing down the speed at which those lines deepen.
However, the depth of the groove that has already been pressed and set has a different target than a filling approach, so we discuss that part separately during the consultation.
Q. Do I need to look at the forehead as well?
A. Upper facial muscles are often looked at together because they are interconnected by pulling and supporting each other.
However, for those with a strong habit of lifting their eyebrows, it is safer to touch the forehead less and adjust only the amount for the glabella.
Q. How often should I repeat it?
A. The duration varies depending on muscle usage and metabolic rate.
Rather than setting a fixed cycle in advance, it is common to observe the point when movement returns and then schedule the next session.
Q. Can I wear makeup immediately after the procedure?
A. On the day of the procedure, rubbing the injection site can be burdensome, so we recommend doing so only with minimal stimulation.
Q. Will it react less if I repeat it many times?
A. It is known that how you set the interval and amount is more important than the repetition itself.
Therefore, we guide you in a direction that does not make the intervals excessively short.
The glabella is a place that creates expressions and is also a place where your impression is read.
Gangnam Glabellar Botox has a strength in relieving the force used in a narrow area by dealing with the signals transmitted to the corrugator supercilii and procerus muscles at the nerve terminal stage.
Even for the same '11' line, the distribution is not the same because the eyebrow height, forehead muscle usage, and the degree of lines remaining when the expression is relaxed are different.
We will check these parts directly during the consultation.
Cleor Clinic Gangnam Branch divides Botox products into domestic, domestic premium, and imported, and informs you in advance which line will be used.
We also decide on the spot whether to look at only the glabella or the upper face together.
※ This content is for general information purposes, and changes may vary depending on the individual.
Please determine the exact diagnosis and whether to proceed with the procedure through a consultation with a specialist.
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