What are Anti-wrinkle injections?

Anti-wrinkle injections, also known as ‘Botox’, or botulinum toxin, are naturally-occurring proteins that work to block nerve signals at the injection point. Anti-wrinkle injections can take years off of your face, enhancing your natural beauty.

How do Anti-wrinkle injections work?

When muscles contract they crease the skin, which over time causes wrinkles to form. The injections works by blocking nerve impulses and temporarily paralysing muscles so that the wrinkles are smoothed.

Where can Anti-wrinkle injections be used?

Anti-wrinkle injections are particularly effective for smoothing out frown lines and crows feet, giving the face a fresher, younger and more relaxed appearance.

Is it safe?

Anti-wrinkle injections have been in use for many years and in the right hands is a safe, simple procedure.

How long does it take?

Treatment takes around 20 minutes and there is no healing time. No one will even notice you have had it done – all the will notice is how good you look as wrinkles smooth and fade away in two to three days following treatment.

Can Anti-wrinkle injections be used on all wrinkles?

No. There are many parts of the face where lines and wrinkles respond better to other treatments, such as fillers or Sculptra. Our Aesthetics Dr can advise which treatment is best for your needs.

What else are Anti-wrinkle injections used for?

They can also be used to treat a number of other conditions, including excessive underarm sweating, migraine and overactive bladder.

Who can administer Anti-wrinkle Injections?

Medcare Aesthetics adheres with the strict clinical guidelines in the UK by a fully registered, licensed and insured Doctor. Any practitioner offering these services who is not a registered (and licensed and insured) is operating outside of the law.