Treatments with Botulinum Toxin Type A injections to relax facial wrinkles block muscular nerve signals. Because of this, the muscle weakens and can’t contract. Consequently, it results in diminished unwanted facial wrinkles.
Botulinum toxin can help smooth crow’s feet and forehead furrows, frown lines and skin bands on the neck.
At Aesthetic & Wellness, our Independent Nurse Prescriber can also offer facial rejuvenation. It involves facial sculpting by administering Botulinum Toxin Type A. Here are names of well-known wrinkle-relaxing injections with Botulinum Toxin, such as
Besides, the effects of wrinkle-relaxing injections with Botulinum Toxin may last up to three to four months or more in some cases and should repeat to maintain the desired outcome. However, some mild swelling will disappear after thirty minutes and rarely bruising.
If desired, the therapist will offer local topical anaesthetic cream before Botulinum Toxin injections.
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin that relaxes muscles and reduces excessive secretions of the sweat glands (hyperhidrosis). Besides, botulinum toxin injections can be a low-impact and straightforward treatment for reducing facial wrinkles and signs of ageing.
Botulinum toxin’s cosmetic use effectively relaxes vertical wrinkles between eyebrows, forehead wrinkles, smoker’s lip lines, bunny lines, crow’s feet and fallen corners of the mouth. Side effects are rare and temporal.
The wrinkle-relaxing effect is noticeable after 3 to 5 days, with a maximal effect in 2 weeks. Some clients may also need to return for a ‘top-up’ if they didn’t achieve the desired result.
The effect of botulinum toxin is temporal and lasts approximately 3 to 4 months. Once you gradually wear off the result over several months, your wrinkles will return to their condition before treatment.