The leg slimming injection is definitely one of the most popular medical beauty injection projects, second only to the face slimming injection. Whether at home or abroad, the leg slimming injection has become more and more common, and the technology is becoming more and more mature.
The principle of leg slimming injection is actually similar to that of face slimming injection and shoulder slimming injection. They all use botulinum toxin to block the information transmission between muscles and nerves, inhibit the nerves that control muscle movement, and the muscles cannot receive movement instructions, and then they will gradually shrink. The muscles on the legs are generally in the calves. Once they are too developed, the legs will appear thick. Therefore, after injecting botulinum toxin in the calves, which is also called leg slimming injection, this part of the muscle can be eliminated, achieving a certain visual effect of slimming the legs.
Botulinum toxin is a biological product, but it is not as scary as its name suggests. In 1992, the production of botulinum toxin for human medical use was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The botulinum toxins we usually use for medical treatment are types A and B, which have been proven to be safe and effective. Today, type A botulinum toxin has been widely used in the field of nerve and muscle treatment, especially in medical aesthetics and plastic surgery. It has a wide range of applications and has achieved many unique and irreplaceable clinical effects.
There is usually a drug absorption process after the leg slimming injection, and changes will begin to appear in 3 weeks, and the final effect will be in 4-6 weeks. Since botulinum toxin is a protein that inhibits muscles and is metabolized in the human body for 8-10 months, its period of action is also limited, which is also a manifestation of safety. If you exercise your calf muscles frequently, the muscles will still “recover”, and it is usually recommended to inject once every 3 months or half a year to maintain it.
In the UK, the common brands of Botox for slimming legs are Germany’s Bocouture/Xeomin, the UK’s Azzalure, and the US’s Botox. All three have very good effects. However, it should be noted that there are certain requirements for controlling the dosage of injections for slimming legs. It is usually divided into 100 units, or 100u (units) maintenance version and 200 units, or 200u (units) standard version. Obviously, the latter has a larger dosage and is suitable for people with larger, stronger and more stubborn calf muscles. Of course, the specific needs to be professionally determined by a doctor. It is not the case that more is better. Once an overdose is injected, it will affect the recovery and health of the muscles.
In general, like the shoulder and face slimming injections, the leg slimming injections are safe and have no side effects if you choose a regular hospital, doctor and medicine and control the dosage. You may feel a little sore and swollen after the leg slimming injection. This is normal, indicating that the botulinum toxin is working. Generally, you will recover after two or three days, so there is no need to worry.
Here we would also like to remind everyone that leg slimming injections are only suitable for calf muscles. If you have excess fat in your thighs and calves that needs to be sculpted, it would be more appropriate to choose leg lipolysis injections, CoolSculpting, and other cryolipolysis procedures.