Lasting 12-16 weeks.

2 week review/top-up included in price.

Zero downtime due to ultra-small needles used.

Consultation with myself is required face-to-face or over the phone. A consultation with my medical prescriber is also a must. This is to obtain your medical history and to see if you are suitable for treatment.

What is Botox?

Botulinum toxin is a naturally occurring protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Botulinum toxin can be used to treat all wrinkles which are the result of normal facial movement. Usually on the forehead (frontalis), middle of eyebrows (corrugator) and around eye area (orbicularis occuli.)

Risks & Benefits of anti-wrinkle injections

Most patients find that Botox® injections cause little discomfort. Many compare the feeling to a little insect bite! As the treatment is very quick, the needles used are tiny and only minute amounts of liquid are being injected into the skin; few patients experience any significant pain.

Other risks or side effects include a small amount of temporary bleeding or mild swelling which may occur at the injection site.

In some cases, more extensive bruising may occur, especially around the eyes, but this can usually be covered up with make-up and is only temporary.

Occasionally, patients experience a headache after treatment, and, very rarely, double vision.

When botulinum toxin is injected into the forehead area, there is a very slight possibility that it may cause weakness of the muscle holding up the eyelid causing a “partial ptosis” or drooping of the upper eyelid.

In experienced hands, this tends to happen in less than 1% of patients and will disappear over a period of 2 – 10 weeks. Some doctors also use an eye drop called apraclonidine to help to speed up the recovery if this effect occurs.

If the forehead muscles are relaxed too much, especially in patients with looser skin, the treatment may cause the eyebrows to drop slightly. Again, this is only a temporary condition and will vanish usually within 10 weeks.

Sometimes, the eyebrow position may alter so that the edges of the eyebrows become elevated. Some women like this effect, but it is generally unwanted in men. It is easily corrected with a small amount of botulinum toxin injected above the raised area of the eyebrow to help change its position.

All patients should remember that because the results of botulinum toxin are not permanent, any unwanted effects will disappear usually within a 3-month period.