Anti-Wrinkle Injections – Anti-aging Treatment
- Condition: facial lines and wrinkles, and for people looking for a 'wrinkle cure'
- Solution: Anti-Wrinkle
- Benefits: Younger, more vibrant facial appearance
- Treatments required: 1 treatment with follow up treatments if and when required
- Treatment Duration: 15 minutes
- Downtime: There is no downtime you can resume normal activity immediately.
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What You Should Know About Anti-Wrinkle Injections
Anti-Wrinkle treatments have been used in Australia and New Zealand in therapeutic treatments for over 15 years. It was first approved for use in Australia for movement disorders (eye & face) in 1993 and for eye spasms and crossed eyes in New Zealand in 1991.
Wrinkles occur because natural substances such as collagen (the major structural protein in the skin), elastin (the protein that causes tissue to stretch) and hyaluronic acid (which gives skin volume) decrease with age. This, together with environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, smoking and stress all contribute to the creation of wrinkles and folds.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections are a medical product that relax wrinkle-causing muscles creating a smoothed and improved appearance. Anti-Wrinkle Injections contain a natural, highly purified protein derived, in a controlled fashion, from bacteria, in the same way that penicillin is derived from mould. These injections are administered in a few tiny injections to relax specific facial muscles that cause dynamic wrinkles (these are the wrinkles that are formed during facial expression). Once the muscles are relaxed, you cannot contract them and continue making these undesirable facial expressions. These lines therefore gradually smooth and new lines are prevented from forming.
Unfortunately Anti-Wrinkle Injections cannot treat all problems. Although it is true that the rate of patients undergoing cosmetic brow-lift (temporal lift) has decreased due to the success of Anti-Wrinkle Injections, there are patients that will need a surgical procedure in order to lift the droopy eyebrows and eliminate the deeper wrinkle lines. This can now be achieved permanently via small incisions in the scalp and the use of an endoscope for better visualisation. Endoscopic Brow Lift is performed under general anaesthetic in an operating theatre by plastic surgeons trained in cosmetic surgery.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections are a prescription-only treatment and should only be given by a qualified medical practitioner who knows how to administer Anti-wrinkle Injections correctly. Furthermore, a detailed knowledge of muscular anatomy of the forehead and peri orbital regions is imperative for the success of this procedure.
What Should You Expect From Anti-Wrinkle Injections
- The cosmetic effects of Anti-Wrinkle Injections are usually noticeable within one week of receiving treatment and the results can last between 3 and 6 months.
- The entire procedure takes up to 15 minutes and you can resume normal activity immediately.
- You may experience tenderness and bruising at the site of injection. In rare cases you may experience headache, temporary eyelid droop and nausea.