Anti-Wrinkle Injections

Anti-Wrinkle Injections

Anti-wrinkle injections, commonly known as Botox, are a highly effective treatment for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. Wrinkles are a natural part of the aging process, caused by thinning skin, reduced elastin, and continuous muscle contractions. Dynamic wrinkles, which appear with muscle movement, can eventually become static wrinkles, permanently etched into the skin.

Botox works by temporarily relaxing these muscles, preventing them from contracting and forming wrinkles. This purified form of botulinum toxin has been used safely for over twenty years, offering a popular solution for achieving smoother, more youthful-looking skin.
Parts of the body we can treat:

Consultation

Consultations with our Therapists cost £40.00 and last between 20 to 30 minutes. The cost of the consultation is non-refundable, but it is redeemable against the treatment, or purchase. If we decline your procedure or treatment based on integrity or client suitability, you will have your entire deposit refunded.
*Deposits which remain unclaimed for twelve months will be forfeit.

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How It Works?

Our Process

At Symmetry Aesthetics, we follow a meticulous process to ensure optimal results.

Our journey begins with an initial meeting to understand your concerns and goals. This is followed by a comprehensive consultation, where we assess your medical history and conduct a detailed analysis. Based on this, we provide personalized recommendations tailored to your needs. Finally, our expert team performs the treatment, ensuring a professional and comfortable experience throughout.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections
As your skin matures, the effects from frowning, squinting and the movement of our muscles from facial expressions cause folds and creases to form. With age, our skin naturally becomes less elastic, causing these lines to stay permanently on our face, whether contracting these muscles or not. Anti-wrinkle injections do not replace lost volume, in other words, they do not plump or re-volumise the skin. Dermal fillers are often confused with anti-wrinkle injections, but in order to achieve the best possible anti-ageing results the two treatments are used in conjunction with each other.
How do they work?
Anti-wrinkle injections are made of a natural, purified protein and neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The injections work by relaxing certain wrinkle-causing muscles to produce a younger and fresher appearance. They inhibit the transmission of neurotransmitters from nerve to muscle and stop the muscle from contracting and forming a wrinkle. Anti-wrinkle injections are a quick and simple, non-surgical solution to facial wrinkles and fine lines. The injections weaken facial muscles causing them to relax, resulting in a smoother, fresher appearance.
How can you help me?
At Symmetry Aesthetics, we use botulinum toxin injections to effectively smooth out lines and wrinkles. These injections prevent muscle movement temporarily, addressing areas such as forehead and frown lines, fine lines around the eyes, and downward mouth corners. Additionally, we offer treatments for jaw slimming, reducing excessive sweating, and contouring the neck and calves. By targeting overactive muscles, our anti-wrinkle injections help maintain smoother, more youthful skin, providing a comprehensive solution for your aesthetic needs. Contact us or book an appointment today.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections FAQ's section

Most Popular Questions

Anti-wrinkle injections only have a temporary effect. The length of efficacy is determined by the dosage given and the muscle mass injected. Anti-wrinkle injections can last for as long as 3-4 months on average.

Patients may notice that their anti-wrinkle injections last a lesser period or possibly stop working after repeated treatments in a small proportion of cases. In such situations, the immune system may have generated neutralizing antibodies. As a result, anti-wrinkle injections may serve as vaccination in and of itself. We use a refined form of anti-wrinkle injections to avoid this.

Impurities, such as proteins and inactive toxins, are frequently blamed for the immune reaction that fights anti-wrinkle injections' effectiveness. These contaminants are removed from the pure anti-wrinkle injection, which does not trigger an immunological response.

Patients who want to minimize the appearance of frown lines, or forehead lines, wrinkles around their eyes might benefit from anti-wrinkle injections. We are frequently asked where anti-wrinkle injections should be used to decrease the symptoms of ageing. While this varies by patient, the most common locations are:

  • The brow/forehead
  • In between the brows
  • Eyes on the sides

Because this is a non-surgical therapy, the procedure is entirely painless. If you are sensitive to injections, you may suffer some slight pain due to the little needle injection required.

In most cases, there are very few adverse effects and little downtime associated with therapy. A bruise may form over the treated region on rare occasions, especially around the eyes. If necessary, this can be concealed with makeup. The injected area generally has some transitory redness and swelling that lasts for less than an hour.

If you're concerned about the potential adverse effects of Anti-wrinkle injections, make an appointment with a skilled medical Anti-wrinkle injections facility. Anti-wrinkle injections are linked with a range of short-term and minor adverse effects, the most frequent of which is slight bruising at the injection site. Mild headaches are also reported by some individuals immediately after therapy, although these generally go away within 24 hours.

When anti-wrinkle injections are used to treat the frown, about 1% of patients suffer product migration into one eyelid, resulting in a partial eyelid droop that can persist for up to a month. Any treatment-related adverse effects are very transitory and will go away on their own. If necessary, a specific eyedrop can be administered to decrease the impact of this effect temporarily.

Anti-wrinkle injections have been used for aesthetic and medicinal purposes for over a decade, with no reports of long-term adverse effects. Additionally, they are utilized for the long-term therapy of various medical problems, typically in considerably larger dosages. Spasticity, headaches, dystonia, and extreme fatigue are all examples of this.

Anti-wrinkle injections have been used for four decades, but the therapy has evolved with time. Anti-wrinkle injections are still used by doctors today to release tension and relax sweat glands in addition to cosmetic clients. When administered by a skilled medical professional, anti-wrinkle injections are entirely safe. To accomplish this non-surgical treatment, medical professionals need the proper expertise; the risks are pretty small.

Dr Richard Clark, a plastic surgeon from California, was the first to document a cosmetic use for botulinum toxin. He treated forehead asymmetry caused by left sided forehead nerve paralysis that occurred during a cosmetic facelift. Since the injured nerve could possibly regenerate by 24 months, a two-year waiting period was necessary before definitive surgical treatment could be done. Dr Clark realized that botulinum toxin, which had been previously used only for cross eyed babies and facial tics, could also be injected to smooth the wrinkles of the right forehead to match her paralyzed left. He received FDA approval for this cosmetic application of the toxin and successfully treated the person and published the case study in 1989.

Shortly after, Vancouver ophthalmologist Dr Jean Carruthers and her husband, Dr Alastair Carruthers, a dermatologist, observed that blepharospasm (eye spasm) patients who received injections around the eyes and upper face also enjoyed diminished facial glabellar lines (“frown lines” between the eyebrows), thereby initiating the highly-popular cosmetic use of the toxin.

In 2002, following clinical trials, the FDA approved Botox Cosmetic, botulinum A toxin to temporarily improve the appearance of moderate-to-severe glabellar lines. This led to the birth of anti-wrinkle injections as we know them today!

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