Bototoxin & Collagen For Lines & Wrinkles

There has been a great advancement in cosmetic "no down time" procedures over the years. There are variety of minimally invasive treatments for the reduction of lines and wrinkles. These procedures can provide you with a fresher, younger and healthier look.

Bototoxin

After years of squinting, laughing, frowning, smoking and worrying, the skin around the eyes and on the forehead often develops deep lines and wrinkles. The wrinkles caused by these expression lines has been difficult. These lines make you look older, tired or stressed. By judicious use of Bototoxin, a well known medically established and approved muscle relaxing agent, these lines can be significantly reduced.

How soon the results will show and how long does the treatment last?

The effect of Bototoxin are visible within three days. Maximum benefits are reached between ten to fourteen days. Once the muscle relaxes and skin softens, you will have a relaxed and youthful appearance. The treatments are no substitute to facelift by surgery. But the optimum appearance may be achieved with bototoxin in conjunction with laser photo rejuvenation.

The effect of the treatments with bototoxin last usually for three to four months. You will see gradual appearance of the lines. The results, following several treatments , may last six to eight monts or more depending upon individual variation.

Temporary Collagen Dermal Fillers

One of the consequences of time, smoking,, the sun and gravity is a loss of dermal collagen in the skin resulting in wrinkles. Age related changes of the lips and mouth include thinning of both the upper and lower lips, loss of contour, and thinning at the corners of the mouth, causing a downturn of the corners of the mouth and a resultant aged appearance.

Collagen injection therapy offers immediate subtle improvements in the lips and their surrounding structure by rebuilding the structure around the mouth to regain more youthful looks and plump up the lips depending upon the treatment technique and the type of preparation used to enhance soft tissue augmentation.

How long does collagen last?

In general follow up treatments are required after 6-12months.The collagen get absorbed into the body and metabolised resulting in gradual appearance of lines, wrinkles and thinning of the lips. Clinical experience indicates that touch-up and follow up treatment will add to the duration.

Sclerotherapy

Thread veins of the lower legs are present in approximately 20 percent of the population. While these veins do not pose any major health problems, they may be unsightly, embarrassing and may cause discomfort.

Sclerotherapy is the direct injection of a concentrated saline in to the visible vein or telangectasia. The solution displaces the blood and irritates the inner lining of the vessel causing closure of the vessel, thereby preventing the blood re-entering the vein. The thread veins will gradually fade and within two to eight weeks following treatment some will completely disappear.

Several treatments sessions will be required to achieve optimum results. Following each treatment you are expected to wear medium support tights for approximately one week. For the first 48 hours after treatment it is recommended to avoid strenuous exercise, hot baths or saunas.

Sclerotherapy is relatively safe and effective and can be performed in the consulting room. Recurrence can occur over a period of one to five years. The treatment does not prevent new thread veins from forming. If the vein were bigger than 8mm in diameter the traditional better option surgical vein stripping would be

Laser Vein Therapy

There has been great advancement in medical lasers over the years. To day, lasers are safely used for wide variety of cosmetic non-invasive treatments. This exciting treatment is extremely safe and effective on leg veins, as well as veins visible on the face, neck and chest - just about anywhere!

Laser therapy also treats benign pigmented lesions such as age spots and birthmarks. These non-invasive treatments are increasingly popular because there are very few side effects, and you can resume your regular activities immediately following the treatment.

Laser therapy treats many types of leg veins; spider veins and veins under the skin that measure 0.1 to 1mm in size. The laser treatments work by causing the selective thermal damage to the targeted vessel without damaging the surrounding tissue. The laser treatments have to be tailored to patients skin type, and the size and location of the vascular lesion to be treated.

Treatment may vary from 15-30 minutes each time. The number of treatments can vary depending upon above factors. The beauty of the treatment is there is no down time involved. You can resume your regular work immediately. Pain is generally mild. Swelling and bruising can occur, but limiting sun exposure will greatly minimise the risk of complications.