Anti-Wrinkle Injections (Botulinum Toxin)

Anti-wrinkle injections use small, precisely placed doses of botulinum toxin to temporarily reduce how strongly specific facial muscles contract. With less pull on the overlying skin, dynamic lines crease less and existing ones tend to soften over the following days. At V Clinic the treatment starts with a physician assessment of your facial movement and a discussion of which areas to treat — most commonly the glabella (frown lines), forehead and the area…

The injections themselves take around ten to fifteen minutes using a very fine needle; no anaesthetic is usually needed and you can return to normal activities the same day, while avoiding lying flat, heat and vigorous exercise for the rest of the day. Effects typically begin after a few days and settle over about two weeks, generally lasting in the region of three to four months before movement gradually returns and a top-up is considered. Treatment is…