Oh TikTok. There is a new trend being talked about- ‘Traptox.” What is it?
Your shoulder muscles are the trapezius muscles. What people are doing is injecting BOTOX® Cosmetic into the muscles to relax them. Why would you do this? Some people have chronic pain in this muscle, so injecting BOTOX® Cosmetic here will help relieve tension and pain. But I guess another reason people are doing it is because Kim Kardashian photoshopped those muscles in a photo to give her a more “elongated neck” look. People advertise to do it to “create a straighter, more elegant shoulder contour.”
How do you do it?
- It is 50-75 units on each side. (For reference, most of my patients who come in to do BOTOX® injections tend to do around 50 units total)
- So anticipate the cost will be 2-3 times what you pay.
- Usually you need to do every 5 months
- and at least 1-3 treatments to see results.
My thoughts?
I love BOTOX® injections for TMJ issues. When you have overactive muscles the tightness and over activity can cause issues. It makes sense for the trapezius as well. The amounts used are more than what you do for most BOTOX® Cosmetic procedures, but BOTOX® has been used in larger amounts for those with muscle tightness and contractures for cerebral palsy.
I don’t know about this for neck contouring. I’ll have to see.