Botox isn’t about freezing your face into blank submission or dialing back a decade with one lunchtime appointment. It’s precision medicine for expression. Subtle, strategic, and often misunderstood.

Getting Botox on the lower face may pose a greater risk because the muscles in the area are small and close together, Dr. Marisa Garshick said.

Type A botulinum, commonly reffered to as botox, was approved by FDA in 2002 for cosmetic use to reduce fine lines and ...