Being a neuromodulator, Daxxify is used to treat what are called dynamic wrinkles. Frown lines are considered dynamic wrinkles because they form when you contract certain forehead muscles. For the first few decades of our lives, dynamic wrinkles are only visible when we’re making a particular facial expression. When we laugh or smile, for example, lines are visible at the outer corners of the eyes. When we stop laughing or smiling and the face is resting, the lines disappear. But as we age, those lines can remain visible on the skin.
We inject Daxxify, the neuromodulator daxibotulinumtoxina-lanm, into the muscles that are responsible for frown lines. When this naturally-occurring chemical is absorbed into the target muscle, the nerve signal that commands the muscle to contract gets blocked. Without the engagement of the muscle, the skin can release into a smooth surface.