BOTOX®

Botox®, or Botulinum Toxin Type A is one of the most well known and widely used cosmetic treatments available today.

It has enjoyed huge increases in popularity due to its link with celebrity culture. However this isn't simply because it's some trendy fad, it is because Botox® gives positive and noticeable results and has a huge rate of success and satisfaction.

The most common use for Botox® is as a treatment for frown lines on the forehead. It can also be used effectively to treat other conditions such as wrinkles, neck banding and crows feet around the eyes. Other uses include using Botox® to help reduce excess sweating, eye lifts to alter or increase the appearance of the brow, and to treat migraine headaches by relaxing the muscles.

The procedure for Botox® involves several small injections into the muscles of the face, which produces a localised effect. This then interrupts transmissions from the nerve endings and the muscle fibres in the treated areas which smoothes out the skin due to a weakness of the nearby muscles. The results are the removal of frown lines, crow's feet and other wrinkles.

Botox® treatments are quick and easy and any discomfort is very minimal, if at all. The process of injections takes less than 30 minutes on average and there is no recovery time. You will notice improvements within a week of the process and the effects last 3-4 months, sometimes a little longer, before a repeat treatment is required as the effects begin to wear off.