Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botulinum Toxin)

Anti-wrinkle injections use small, carefully placed amounts of botulinum toxin to temporarily reduce how strongly selected facial muscles contract. As those muscles relax over the following days, the overlying skin folds less and existing expression lines look softer. At Skin-Medic the appointment starts with an assessment of how your face moves and a discussion of which areas to treat — most commonly the glabella, forehead and lateral eye area, with…

The injections take around ten to fifteen minutes using a very fine needle and usually need no anaesthetic, so most people return to their day straight afterwards while avoiding heat, lying flat and vigorous exercise for the rest of the day. Results typically begin to appear after three to seven days and settle within about two weeks, with the effect generally associated with a duration of three to four months before movement gradually returns. The clinic…