{"id":1015,"date":"2017-01-25T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlw2011.wpengine.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2017-01-25T15:19:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T20:19:55","slug":"why-men-are-getting-botox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/why-men-are-getting-botox\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Men are Getting Botox"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>For years women have been using\u00a0BOTOX\u00ae\u00a0to reduce wrinkles and therefore the signs of aging. As it turns out more men are now seeking BOTOX\u00ae as well. Most men, however, are very practical and accept cosmetic surgery for different reasons . . . but not always.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Men are now looking for ways to boost their self esteem and confidence in new ways. Whereas previously men looked toward material objects as signs of success, many now see cosmetic surgery as a sign of privilege and affluence. At least 225,000 BOTOX\u00ae treatments were performed for men in 2012. BOTOX\u00ae has been around for more than 20 years, so\u00a0why have so many men started\u00a0to use BOTOX\u00ae and other cosmetic procedures recently?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #82c341;\">Social scientists have a few suggestions:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cosmetic surgery has become more accessible with less prohibitory prices in the past 20 years.<\/li>\n<li>Gender roles have become less rigid and what was previously considered a women\u2019s domain, and visa versa, has blurred. It is now more acceptable for men to have BOTOX\u00ae.<\/li>\n<li>The baby boomer generation is living longer and seems to refuse to age!<\/li>\n<li>Men are trying to keep up with their younger looking wives.<\/li>\n<li>The competitive job market seems to demand a youthful, more energetic look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #82c341;\">How Long Does\u00a0Boxtox Last?<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0Guys, it depends on each individual. Most dudes I know only need to go in 2x a year. There are some however who feel they benefit from more frequent visits, like every 4 months. For the most part however, 2x a year is more than enough. Keep in mind that the result you see is temporary, meaning eventually the Botox will wear off. This means ongoing visits to the provider to help keep your face from wrinkling out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #82c341;\">How Does It Work?<\/span><\/strong> Botox is injected into the facial areas where wrinkles appear in very small concentrations. The drug prevents signals from the nerves from reaching these\u00a0facial muscles, effectively preventing the muscles from getting the signal to contract. For a short period of time (months) these muscles are effectively, paralyzed. Injected Botox prevents the release of acetylcholine, preventing contraction of the muscle cells.The effect of the drug causes a reduction in abnormal muscle contraction allowing the muscles to become less stiff.\u00a0In plain-speak Botox helps to stop those fine lines and wrinkles starting in the first place and \u201ccalms down\u201d the existing lines that currently sit on your face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget, BOTOX\u00ae may just be the perfect gift\u00a0for the man in your life! Give us a call for your free consultation or to set up an appointment this month!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years women have been using\u00a0BOTOX\u00ae\u00a0to reduce wrinkles and therefore the signs of aging. As it turns out more men are now seeking BOTOX\u00ae as well. Most men, however, are very practical and accept cosmetic surgery for different reasons . . . but not always. Men are now looking for ways to boost their self &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/why-men-are-getting-botox\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Men are Getting Botox&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,3,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aesthetics","category-men","category-skin-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}