Muscle Relaxing Injections
What does treatment involve?
Muscle relaxing injections using treatments such as BOTOX® is a simple, nonsurgical, physician-administered treatment that can temporarily smooth moderate to severe frown lines between the brows in people from 18 to 65 years of age. One 10 minute treatment - a few tiny injections - and within days there's a noticeable improvement in moderate to severe frown lines between the brows, which can last up to 4 months. Results may vary. Some patients with very strong muscles may have a limited effect from the initial treatment, however this can be redone on a free 2 week follow up visit to obtain the best possible results.
What happens at my visit?
Our Surgeon will administer several tiny injections of BOTOX® or a similar type of
product directly into the muscles that cause those moderate to severe frown lines between the brows. She will determine where to administer the injections by examining your ability to move certain muscles in your brow area. The location, size, and use of the muscles that create a furrowed brow vary markedly among individuals. No anesthesia is required, although we may choose to numb the area with a cold pack or anesthetic cream prior to injecting. Discomfort is usually minimal and brief. You can expect to be in and out of the surgery within 30 minutes. You may see a marked improvement in the moderate to severe frown lines between your brows within days. Improvement may continue for as long as a month, and could last up to 4 months.
Who carries out my treatment?
All our facial aesthetics are carried out by Sats Bhopal. Sats is the Associate Specialist Surgeon in the oral and maxillo-facial
department at Queen Margaret’s Hospital in Dunfermline, where she has, over the last 17 years, trained in a wide variety of oral, facial and cosmetic surgical procedures.
How often will I need treatment?
This varies from person to person, however studies have shown that treatments may need to be repeated more frequently in the first year, after which, many patients have 1 or 2 treatments a year to keep the optimum effects.
Recovery time
Immediately after administration of the injections there may be some mild swelling, which usually subsides in a few minutes, very occasionally it can last up to 48 hours. The injections are not regarded as being painful by the vast majority of our patients.
BOTOX® is a registered trademark of Allergana
