BOTOX COSMETIC DOCTOR CHANDLERBOTOX® Cosmetic can smooth moderate to severe frown lines in your forehead, around your eyes for “crow’s feet,” between your brows for “#11’s,” above your eyebrows to reduce frown lines, just above your upper lips for “smoker’s lines”, around your nose for the “wolf’s snarl”, around your lower chin for the marionette lines, and around the lower border of the nose for “gummy smiles”. BOTOX® Cosmetic has been used for treatment for over 20 years, but was only recently FDA approved for cosmetic use in 2002. Since then, over a million people have used BOTOX® Cosmetic. It is indicated for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people 18 to 65 years of age. It may last up to 4 months. BOTOX® Cosmetic should not when there is a suspected infection at the proposed injection site. It should also not be used in individuals with known hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the formulation. Patients with neurological disorders such as ALS, myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome may be at increased risk of serious side effects. The most common side effects include headache, respiratory infection, flu syndrome, temporary eyelid droop (ptosis) and nausea. BOTOX® Cosmetic is administered by physicians and is available only by prescription.Contact Solaris Medical Wellness at (408) 802-6617 for more information on the many treatment options available and to find out which is appropriate for you.

AKA REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY (RIT)Prolotherapy is another therapy that is making a comeback in the United States since its development in the United States in the 1950’s. Prolotherapy, aka, Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT) is a therapeutic modality that aims to regenerate worn, aching joints of the knees, hips, ankles, wrists, elbows, and spine. The intra-articular cartilage becomes thinned and worn as a result of insufficient lubrication, advancing age, excess weight, excessive wear & tear, past trauma, smoking, and poor health. Worn joints become less stable and subsequently lax and tend to generate pain as fatigued muscles try to compensate. By injecting natural ingredients, glucosamine sulfate and dextrose into the joint, as well as procaine, we allow the painful, worn, and lax cartilage to strengthen, become more functional and less painful. The dextrose serves as an irritant that induces inflammation and thereby facilitates the new deposition of fibro-cartilage. This serves to strengthen the lax old cartilage, helping the joint to become more stable, and subsequently less painful. Average treatment sessions can take 30-60 minutes. The number of sessions depends on the severity of joint degeneration, but averages 3-6 series, approximately 3-4 weeks apart.Contact Solaris Medical Wellness at (408) 802-6617 for more information on the many treatment options available and to find out which is appropriate for you.

TRIGGER POINT INJECTIONS (TPI)Trigger points are discrete, focal, hyperirritable muscles. They produce pain locally and in a referred pattern and often accompany chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Acute trauma or repetitive microtrauma may lead to the development of a trigger point. Lack of exercise, prolonged poor posture, vitamin deficiencies, sleep disturbances, and joint problems may all predispose to the development of microtrauma. Occupational or recreational activities that produce repetitive stress on a specific muscle or muscle group commonly cause chronic stress in muscle fibers, leading to trigger points. Patients may have persistent pain resulting in a decreased range of motion in the affected muscles, including muscles used to maintain body posture. The most common areas include the muscles of the neck, shoulders, and pelvic girdle. Trigger points may also manifest as tension headache, tinnitus, temporomandibular joint pain, decreased range of motion in the hips and low back pain. Palpation of the trigger point will elicit pain directly over the affected area and/or cause radiation of pain. Various modalities can be employed, such as the medications, Spray & Stretch technique, physiotherapy, manipulation, massage, dry needling, acupuncture, and trigger point injections. Trigger-point injection has been shown to be one of the most effective treatment modalities to inactivate trigger points and provide prompt relief of symptoms as per the American Family Physician 2002;65:653-60. Trigger-point injections with an anesthetic (lidocaine, procaine, marcaine), steroid (kenalog), and saline are commonly used. However, botulinum toxin type A (Botox), vitamin B12 and homeopathic medicinals can also be used. Trigger-point injection has become widely accepted and is one of the most effective treatment options available to achieve the best results. A simple, nearly painless, injection can often either correct or diminish pain associated with TPI’s. Treatment time is 15 minutes and typically requires 3 sessions, 1 week apart. The treatment is very affordable and many insurance may cover the service.Contact Solaris Medical Wellness at (408) 802-6617 for more information on the many treatment options available and to find out which is appropriate for you.