Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botulinum Toxin)

Anti-wrinkle injections use small, carefully placed doses of botulinum toxin to temporarily reduce how strongly selected facial muscles contract. When those muscles relax, the skin above them folds less and existing dynamic lines tend to soften over the following days. At Esthe the appointment begins with a physician reviewing your facial movement and agreeing which areas to treat — most often the horizontal forehead lines, the vertical glabellar 'lion's'…

The injections take only a few minutes using a fine needle, and most people return to their day straight afterwards while avoiding heat, vigorous exercise and lying flat for the rest of the day. Effects usually begin to appear within several days and continue to settle over about two weeks; the result is generally associated with a duration of a few months before muscle movement gradually returns, after which the treatment can be repeated. The clinic…