Wrinkles come in two different types – Static and Dynamic

Static wrinkles occur from collagen breakdown due to aging and sun exposure and are present when your face is immobile. These wrinkles are typically treated with fillers or laser resurfacing

Dynamic wrinkles

Dynamic wrinkles are those that occur from muscle movement such as frowning, scowling, lip pursing, laughing and squinting. These are the wrinkles that are treated with wrinkle relaxers.

To date, the approved wrinkle relaxers are Botox and Dysport.

Both injectable products work very similarly and are structured chemically almost identically. Both have excellent safety profiles. The choice is often a matter of injector or patient preference.

Botox

Botox has been used the longest and has a widely acceptable list of treatment targets which include

• Worry and Frown Lines
• Crow’s Feet
• Neck Bands
• Bunny Lines
• Vertical “Lipstick Lines”
• Chin Contraction
• Downward Mouth Corners

Dysport 

Dysport is the newer wrinkle relaxer and is proving to provide a slightly faster onset of action and has more “spread”. Typical treatment targets for Dysport include

• Forehead lines and the “11’s”
• Crow’s Feet and Smile Lines
• Neck Bands or Cords
• Bunny lines (the horizontal lines some people get on the bridge of the nose while smiling or laughing)
• Chin Contraction & Pebbling
• Drooping Mouth Corners