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If you are interested in rejuvenating your appearance, but would rather not undergo cosmetic surgery, contact Dr. Craig Layt to learn more about non-surgical anti-aging options.
Benowa Clinic, Gold Coast
Suite 1, AHC House,
14 Carrara Street,
Benowa QLD 4215
Phone: (07) 5597 4100
Ballina Clinic
Ballina Health Centre,
32 Tamar Street,
Ballina, NSW, 2478
Phone: (13) 0066 7763
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- What are Cosmetic Injections?
- Who is a candidate?
- What is involved in the treatment?
- What can you expect after the treatment?
What are Cosmetic Injections?
Over time our skin reacts to ageing and climatic elements, particularly the sun. Years of muscle actions like frowning and squinting cause us to develop frown lines, forehead lines and crows feet around the eyes. These lines can give us an unwanted tired or angry appearance. As the skin loses its resilience over time, we also develop lines in the lower face particularly around the mouth, on the cheeks, and between the nose and corners of the mouth. Now there are simple non-surgical techniques to relax our muscles and smooth out facial lines and wrinkles. These techniques are so versatile they can even be used to achieve slight eyebrow lifts and enhancement of the lips.
Due to government regulations we are unable to name the products used for cosmetic injections.
Who is a candidate?
Most people can benefit from cosmetic facial injections. Some people have very few facial lines but still like to minimise the actions of frowning and squinting. By limiting these actions they will also slow down the further development of these lines. Other people who have developed facial lines over the years can have them erased in a matter of days with these simple non-surgical treatments.
The typical areas treated by cosmetic injections include:
- * Crow's feet at the corners of the eyes
- * Frown lines between the eyebrows
- * Worry lines which run horizontally across the forehead
- * Deep smile lines which run from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth
- * Smoker's lines or lipstick bleed lines which run vertically around the mouth
- * Marionette lines at the corners of the mouth
- * Lip enhancement
In some people facial lines or folds have developed over the years due to skin laxity. In these cases, surgical options may be more appropriate than cosmetic injections.
What is involved in the treatment?
Cosmetic injection therapy is considered a simple walk in/walk out office procedure that takes between 30 and 60 minutes of your time. The procedure is simple, however, the results are dramatic. A consultation with our Nurse Aesthetician allows us to ascertain which areas you would like treated and the best product to use in your case. There are many products available, but essentially, the use of very fine injections are made into the areas to be rejuvenated. A local anaesthetic is sometimes used to decrease the level of discomfort, before and during the procedure. Depending on the desired effect, initially treatment is usually maintained with periodic follow-up treatments.
What can you expect after the treatment?
With some forms of cosmetic injection therapy there are no immediate after effects. Occasionally, very slight redness or swelling can occur immediately after the treatment but this is short-lived and can be easily covered with make-up. In these cases our Nurse Aesthetician may apply the Jane Iredale Skin Care Makeup. Most of the products will give instant and dramatic results, others may be more effective within the following 3-10 days.
What are the potential risks?
Cosmetic injection therapy is a very safe procedure. Due to the temporary nature of the products used, there are no permanent side effects. Consultation with our Nurse Aesthetician prior to the procedure to discuss the results you would like to achieve and also to discuss minimization of any temporary side effects is a very important part of the overall treatment plan.