ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS CLIENT INFORMATION
ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS
At a glance....
12 weeks
Average longevity
£55 per area
Treatment cost
15 minutes
Duration of appointment
Botox by Allergan
Product used
Botox is a treatment that uses botulinum toxin type A. The brand we use at KITA-AESTHETICS is the brand Botox produced by Allergan. It is administered by injection at specific points on the face which is determined by your practitioner.
The treatment gradually takes effect over a week to ten days. After two or three weeks it will be working fully.
When administered, Botox binds to a specific protein called SNARE at the motor endplate that sends chemical messages (neurotransmitters). Botox blocks the neurotransmitter protein acetylcholine from being released which prevents the muscles from contracting, therefore paralysing the muscles.
Although Botox binds quickly the preventing of acetylcholine from being released takes up to 2 weeks which is why Botox is not immediate.
A ‘brow lift’ is not achievable with Botox treatment. The reason for this is that Botox relaxes the frontalis muscles which pull your eyebrows up and down. When the frontalis has Botox treatment, the Botox will prevent the muscles neurotransmitters from being released to contract the muscle to lift the eyebrow up therefore you will NOT get an eyebrow lift from treatment of Botox.
The effect of treatment lasts on average 12 weeks after initial treatment. Muscle movement is expected at week 8 after treatment therefore the ‘frozen’ result does not last the entire 12 weeks and is expected to diminish after the 6 week point. This treatment is for an improvement not perfection. As static wrinkles due to skin thinning will not be improved by botulinum toxin, other types of treatment may be required. Botox is indicated for the temporary improvement between the eyebrows seen at maximum frown.
The areas that we are able to treat are: FOREHEAD, FROWN, CROWS FEET, CORNERS OF MOUTH, UPPER LIP, GUMMY SMILE AND BUNNY LINES.
Allergies and side effects to Botox® treatment are extremely rare. The results of treatment cannot be guaranteed. Most people find that the injections cause only mild discomfort. Immediately after the treatment, there may be mild swelling, which usually disappears after 30 mins. Afterwards, the injection site can be slightly red for about one hour. In a small number of cases a bruise may occur. Rare side effects include: headache, nausea and flu-like symptoms. In very rare cases patients may also develop antibodies or allergies to the toxin, experience double-vision and watering eyes.
If you are pregnant or a nursing mother or sufferer from neuromuscular diseases such as Bells palsy or myasthenia gravis, treatment is not recommended. Please mention any allergies you may have especially allergies to eggs. For treatment of the upper face, such as frown and forehead, there is a very low risk of brow ptosis (drooping of the eyebrow) or eyelid ptosis (drooping of the eyelid), which completely reverses with time.
For treatment in the lower areas of the face, as the treatment involves the temporary relaxation of the muscles, your facial movements will change and feel different. For example, with treatment of muscles relating to the lips there is a strong likelihood that control of your lips will feel different, i.e. you may be unable or find it harder to drink from a straw, to whistle, find it difficult applying lipstick in your usual way or you may need to adjust the way to drink from a glass as you will be unable to tense your treated lip to the same extent as you could before treatment. It can take some time to get used to a new sensation, but the effect will reverse over time and you will return to your normal movement.
Any top up treatment is made within 3 weeks of the initial treatment and an appointment will NOT be available after 21 days (NO EXCEPTIONS)
