Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botulinum Toxin)

Botulinum toxin injections that relax the small facial muscles responsible for dynamic expression lines — horizontal forehead lines, frown lines between the brows, crow's feet and lines at the root of the nose. At Medica Aesthetica the treatment is performed by dermatologist prim. MUDr. Zdena Stratilová after assessing how your face moves, so expression is softened rather than frozen. The number of zones treated is agreed during the consultation, and the short in-office injection appointment needs no recovery time.

Anti-wrinkle injections use tiny, precisely placed doses of botulinum toxin to temporarily reduce the activity of selected facial muscles. When those muscles contract less strongly, the overlying skin creases less and existing dynamic lines tend to soften over the following days. The aim at Medica Aesthetica is a natural, still-expressive result rather than a fixed or mask-like look, and treatment is only carried out after dermatologist prim. MUDr. Zdena Stratilová has examined the area and discussed your goals. A session is ambulatory and usually takes about twenty to thirty minutes. The doctor maps the muscles to be treated — most often the glabella (frown lines), forehead, the lateral eye area (crow's feet) and the nasal root — and injects through a very fine needle. No anaesthetic is generally required and most people return to normal activities the same day, while avoiding lying down, rubbing the treated area, intense exercise, sauna and heat for a short period as advised. First changes are typically visible within a few days, with the full effect settling at around ten to fourteen days; the result is generally associated with a duration of three to six months before muscle movement gradually returns. The treatment suits adults wanting to soften upper-face lines or to slow their formation, and it can be scaled from a single area to several zones in one visit. It is not performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, in certain neurological conditions, or where there is hypersensitivity to the active substance; the doctor reviews your medical history and contraindications before treating and provides aftercare instructions afterwards.