WRINKLE INJECTIONS

A 'well-travelled' or 'wise' face can have a certain romantic charm to it. As long as it isn’t yours! If you have ever wished that you could keep the wisdom but erase the visible signs and scars that came along with gaining it, you'll be thrilled with the results of anti-wrinkle injections at The Clinic.

The visible signs of every stress, every period of grief, every love lost and every disappointment can literally be erased, with our anti-wrinkle injection formulation. Start again with the outlook of an innocent, but a lifetime of lessons learned.

At The Clinic, anti-wrinkle injections are performed with extreme precision by our fully medically-trained team with over 10 years experience. You get maximum wrinkle erasure, with minimal effect on your expression. 

You would probably recognise our anti-wrinkle injection formulation by its popular US trade name. They alleviate wrinkles caused by habitual and uncontrollable contraction of some of the tiny muscles of the face, which wrinkle up the overlying skin.

The anti-wrinkle injection substance used is a modified form of a naturally occurring substance which blocks the signals between your facial nerves and these superficial muscles, which ultimately allows the skin to relax. 

The principle behind these anti-wrinkle injections is quite different to that behind other wrinkle reduction treatments. Both fraxel laser treatment and dermal fillers work on an ultimately mechanical basis - that of lifting and filling in facial volume in order to fill out wrinkles.

Anti-wrinkle injections work on a biological basis; blocking the signal from the brain which tells your wrinkle-causing muscles to contract. 

Anti-wrinkle injections are particularly effective in treating a specific type of wrinkle. If you have deep frown lines or nasolabial folds, anti-wrinkle injections may produce best results for you.

At The Clinic, we have access to a wide range of different anti-wrinkle technology, and in consultation with you, will use these anti-wrinkle injections in conjunction with a complete treatment plan for your face and body. 

Due to the biological mechanism of action, anti-wrinkle injections are more conducive to side effects. Common side effects include:

• Temporary bruising from the injection itself
• Headache
• Mild flu-like symptoms

Less commonly, the following side effects can also occur:

• Eyelid droop
• Eye twitching
• Facial pain
• Weakness in surrounding muscles

Any side effects that occur are temporary. The substance used for anti-wrinkle injections has been completely cleared by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia, as well as the FDA in the US.

You'll need a single treatment every 4 months. There is no cumulative effect with anti-wrinkle injections. Repeated treatments will depend on the individual and our medical team will be able to advise the best time to make your next appointment. 

The usual procedure for anti-wrinkle injections is:

• You'll speak with the doctor about your background and medical history at your initial consultation
• Our doctors and nurses will formulate a treatment plan for your wrinkles, which may include other therapies in addition to the injections, if appropriate

At your anti-wrinkle injection appointment:

• The doctor will map out the area to be treated by examining your ability to move certain facial muscles
• A large number of small injections is made in an area targeted to the muscles which are causing your wrinkles, each to a specific depth and with a specific volume of fluid

Anti-wrinkle injections are administered using a very fine needle and a very small amount of liquid. Many people say they feel like a mosquito bite.
Without local anesthesia, we would rate the pain of anti-wrinkle injections for hyperhidrosis treatment at around 0.5/10. 

You can expect the full effect of your anti-wrinkle injections to be apparent after 3-7 days, and for the effect to last approximately 3-4 months. 

Please see the 'Preparation and Post-Procedural Care' tab for more information on preparation for wrinkle injections and post-procedural care.