Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botulinum Toxin)

Botulinum toxin injections that relax the muscles responsible for dynamic expression lines — frown lines between the brows, horizontal forehead creases and crow's feet around the eyes. Performed by a physician after assessing how your face moves, so expression is softened rather than frozen. Single areas or a discounted three-area package are available, and the same protein is used for other indications such as jaw clenching, neck banding and excessive underarm or hand sweating.

Anti-wrinkle injections use very small, precisely placed doses of botulinum toxin to temporarily reduce the activity of selected facial muscles. By easing how strongly those muscles contract, the overlying skin creases less and existing dynamic lines may soften over the days that follow. At Dr Wiszniewska the treatment begins with a physician assessing your facial movement and agreeing the areas to treat — most commonly the glabella (frown lines), the forehead and the lateral eye region, with finer options such as a brow lift, bunny lines, drooping mouth corners and a Nefertiti neck approach also offered. The injections take around ten to fifteen minutes using a fine needle; anaesthetic is not usually needed and most people return to normal activities the same day, avoiding lying flat, heat and vigorous exercise for the rest of the day. Effects typically begin after three to seven days and settle within two weeks, generally lasting three to four months before movement gradually returns. The same protein is also used at the clinic for jaw clenching and bruxism, a gummy smile, platysmal neck bands and for excessive sweating of the hands or armpits, where it is associated with a marked reduction in perspiration. Treatment is intended for adults wanting a refreshed but still-expressive look; it is not performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and the doctor reviews your suitability and any contraindications beforehand.