What Are Neurotoxins?
How Long Do Will It Take To See Results?
How Long Do Results Last?
What Areas Can Be Treated?
Are There Any Side Effects?
Neurotoxins act as a barrier between your brain and your muscles. When your brain is sending chemical signals to a certain muscle to move, those chemicals hit the botox instead of the muscle, which results in no movement. It can also be used for excessive sweating by reducing chemical signals being sent from the brain to the sweat glands. Additionally, botox can be used for facial slimming by weakening the masseter muscles, which causes atrophy overtime and therefore creating a slimmer, V-line face shape.
Although results can be visible within 3 days, the full effect of neurotoxins usually take approximately 2 weeks post treatment.
Results can last between 3-6 months with effects gradually decreasing over time. Duration of results usually varies individually based on genetics, body composition and lifestyle.
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Forehead lines
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Crows feet-Lines at the side of eyes
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Glabella Lines- Frown lines between eyebrows also known as 11's
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Upper lips
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Smile lines- sides of the nose also known as bunny lines
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Gummy smile
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Masseter for slimmer jaw lines, manage teeth grinding and associated headache's
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Pebbling on chin
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Hyperhidrosis also known as excessive sweating
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Neck bands - Nefertiti lift
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Destress and reduce trapezius muscle activity
Generally there is no downtime after anti-wrinkle injections, however they may be a small amount of bleeding, bruising or redness at the injection site. In some cases, residual bruising may take several days to subside. Other rare however possible side effects may result from your individual response to the medication used. Dependant on the area treated, such temporary effects could include: Spocking or over-active eyebrow; this is an indication that you may need an adjustment in the dose and distribution of the anti-wrinkle injection, easily rectified at the 2 week review. Puffiness and shelfing around the eyes; this resolves itself over the 3 month period and is an indication you may need an adjustment of the dose and placement of the anti-wrinkle injection). Asymmetry is also another side effect that may occur; including slight drooping of the lip position mouth, assessed at 2 week review.
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Redness at injection site
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Bruising
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Spocking/ over-active eyebrow
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Puffiness and shelfing around the eyes
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Facial Asymmetry
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Generalized weakness