Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Azzalure Botulinum Toxin)

Anti-wrinkle injections use small, carefully placed doses of botulinum toxin (here the Azzalure brand) to temporarily reduce the activity of selected facial muscles. When those muscles contract less forcefully, the skin above them creases less and established dynamic lines may soften over the following days. At Medestetic the appointment begins with a physician assessing how your face moves and agreeing the areas to treat — most often the glabella between…

The injections themselves take around ten to fifteen minutes using a very fine needle, usually without anaesthetic, and you can return to everyday activities the same day while avoiding lying flat, heat and strenuous exercise for the rest of the day. Results typically begin to appear after a few days and settle over about two weeks, generally lasting three to four months before movement gradually returns and a top-up is considered. The same botulinum…