Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botox®Injections)
Anti-wrinkle injections, commonly known as Botox® injections can be used to reduce the appearance of lines on your face including frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines.
What are Botulinum Toxin Injections?
Botox® or Bocouture® is a type of protein called botulinum toxin type A. This protein, when injected in small doses, stops the nerve impulses that tell muscles to contract. As you age, repeated contraction of facial muscles causes lines and wrinkles to appear on the face, a small injection of Botox® into these muscles relaxes them, which softens the appearance of dynamic fine lines and wrinkles. With repeated regular treatments, static lines can also start to soften.
What can be treated with Botox® Injections?
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Frown Lines
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Crow’s Feet
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Horizontal Forehead Lines
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Top lip lines
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Chin
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Gummy smile
What does Botox® treatment involve?
Botox® is very safe however its not suitable for everyone. At your initial consultation I will take your medical history and assess if it is appropriate for you and if so, which areas of your face could be treated based on the results you want to achieve. If you decide that you would like to go ahead with this treatment I will use a small, thin needle to inject the Botox® in the most accurate and pain-free way. It is normal to feel a mild discomfort that quickly subsides after injection. If you are having your upper face treated you are likely to have around 16 injections in total.
How long does the treatment take?
Treatment with Botox® injections takes around 20 - 30 minutes to complete.
How much does it cost?
Prices start at £200 and this will give you 50 units of Botox® which will treat up to 2-3 areas of the face. Sometimes more Botox® is needed to get the look you want so an additional charge will be made for this.
How long will the results last?
In general, it takes 2 days to start seeing the effects of the Botox® injections and up to 2 weeks for the full effect. These results generally last up to 3 months, however this differs between each individual. If you have repeat treatments of Botox®, the results from each subsequent treatment will last slightly longer as your muscles become used to remaining in a ‘relaxed’ state.
If you stop having Botox® injections your wrinkles will gradually go back to how they were prior to your initial treatment. They will not appear in a worse condition than when you began the treatments.
