Changes in Your Lifestyle Before Making the Decision to Have Botox

Botox is not the only answer to removing wrinkles. There are already a number of Botox Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and other capital city clinics in Australia. They are all there if you want to go. If you do choose to have the procedure done, you should know that it is only a temporary solution. You will have to get it done again in about six months. Before you consider this procedure, you should think about some sensible changes you can make to your lifestyle.

• Eliminate Your Bad Habits. Do you smoke? Do you take drugs? All of these are extremely bad for our health. Our health is reflected in the quality of our skin. Wrinkles and other signs of aging can go away by removing the bad habits that put them there in the first place.
• Change Your Diet. Why is it the simplest things that we were taught as a child are what count when we get older? Are you eating a healthy diet? We all know what a healthy diet is. Now is the time to start practicing it.
• Exercise. While we should exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, we should also do more than this. Going to the gym three times a week for an hour, on top of your 30 minutes, to get your heart and blood pumping, is what is called for. Exercising for 30 minutes a day might only mean walking to work. This is not enough. We need to do some strenuous exercise.
• Cleansing and Skin Care. Are you using a simple moisturiser on your face? Are you using cleansing creams? Do you remove your make-up before sleeping? Keeping our skin properly cleaned and hydrated will also go along way to reducing the number and severity of the wrinkles any of us have.
• Sleeping Well. How many hours a day do you sleep? Many of us only sleep around six to seven hours a day. The fact is, we need more. You should be trying to sleep a minimum of eight hours a day. If this means getting used to going to bed earlier, then that is what you should be doing.
• Getting Some Sun. While we have been told the sun is bad for our skin for so many years, the medical world has started to admit that the sun is very important for our health, and therefore, the health of our skin. Getting out for an hour and eating our lunch outside is a very good way to get the amount of sun we need each day. Getting burnt is what we are meant to be avoiding. Sitting indoors all day in our office, and then at the nights at home, is not good for us at all.
• Other Options. Botox is only one method a professional clinic can offer to improve the way you look. They will have a number of other treatments. Microdermabrasion, peeling of the skin, is another option you may be offered. Again, this treatment will have its side-effects. You might look a like you have had a bad sun burn for a few days. Look at the minimalist treatments you can choose before taking the more extreme treatments. A good clinic should be able to recommend good facial cleansing and toning products. Complement your lifestyle changes with some small cosmetic products before making the decision for more invasive treatments.