As we get older, our skin undergoes changes

Crow’s feet +

‘Crow’s feet’ are the lines around the eyes that form when you enjoy life to the max. Smiling, laughing and talking will all contribute to small creases forming at the outside of the eye area. Over time, they can extend laterally and spread down to the cheek area. Anti-wrinkle injections (wrinkle relaxers) can soften the lines and make you appear more youthful as you smile. They can also be used to prevent superficial or deep lines forming around the eye area.

Frown lines +

Frown lines are the lines that appear between the eyebrows when you are concentrating hard or are present even at rest. They are also known as number elevens ‘11s’. Strong frown lines can make you look angry, sad or worried even when you feel fine. Anti-wrinkle injections (wrinkle relaxers) can soften the lines and restore a more relaxed, youthful look to your face.

Forehead lines +

Raising your eyebrows is one of the most common ways to show expression in your face. When you use this muscle (frontalis muscle) frequently, it can create horizonal lines running across your forehead that may appear when you talk or are present at rest. Anti-wrinkle injections (wrinkle relaxers) can soften the lines and restore a more relaxed, smoother appearance to your forehead. For deeper lines or lines that still appear at rest, dermal fillers may also be used.

Bunny lines on the nose +

The lines that appear on either side of your nose are called bunny lines. They start near the inner corner of your eye and extend down, inwards and across your nose when you wrinkle it. Bunny lines form when you laugh and may develop more strongly when facial movement is relaxed elsewhere on your face. Wrinkle relaxers can be used to smooth these lines and prevent the muscles from becoming overactive.

Upper lip lines and corners of the mouth +

Smokers lines or perioral lines are the lines around the upper lip. They are called smokers lines, due to the constant pursing of the lips, but they are also common in people who have never smoked. These lines often become more visible with age as the skin loses collagen and elastin. As a result, the skin starts to sag around the mouth. Dermal fillers can be used to restore lost volume, soften the appearance of lines and folds, and refresh and augment the lips. Anti-wrinkle injections can also be used above and below the lips to soften these lines without the use of fillers. However, these injections in the upper and lower lip area have a limited result.

Cheek enhancement +

Volume loss occurring in the mid face due to age or weight loss can be improved with dermal fillers to the cheeks. As well as providing cheek volume, contouring and supporting the lower eyelid area, cheek fillers lift the mid face and take pressure off the fall of skin that occurs in the lower face or jowl area.

Nasolabial folds +

When we age, the fat pads in the cheeks lose volume and fall downwards and inwards, worsening the appearance of the nasolabial fold (the fold between the corner of the nose and the corner of the mouth). Dermal filler to the area underlying this fold can decrease the depth of lines, however, it is most effective when paired with cheek filler to attain more lift and support.

Marionette lines +

Marionette folds and lines are caused by loss of volume, gravity and over-active muscles at the corners of your mouth. They take their name from a marionette puppet’s face and are more common as we age. They can make you look and feel older. Dermal fillers are can be used to restore lost volume, soften the appearance of lines and folds, to enhance your natural facial shape and contour.

Chin dimpling +

Chin dimples appear as an ‘orange peel’ texture on the chin. They appear as part of the ageing process but can make you look older as they become more noticeable. They are caused by the mentalis muscle moving and contracting. Chin dimples can be treated with anti-wrinkle injections to reduce the size and smooth the appearance of chin dimples.

Brow lift +

A need to improve the symmetry of the brows or provide a lift in the eye area is very common. Anti-wrinkle injections to the muscles in this area provide an effective pull and lift.

Chin enhancement +

Chin enhancement is a procedure that involves injecting dermal fillers into areas of the chin to change its appearance. For example, to increase the length, width or profile of the chin. If your chin is an area of concern, injectables are a safe alternative to traditional methods of chin enhancement, which would involve surgery. Dermal fillers are used in small amounts in precise locations to change the shape and contour of the chin to result in a more youthful or chiselled appearance.

Lip enhancement +

While some people naturally have lips that are thinner or asymmetrical, lips are also one of the first areas to show signs of ageing. Dermal fillers can be used to enhance and contour the natural shape of your lips to achieve a fuller, more symmetrical lip that compliments your face. They are used to increase fullness, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve symmetry, create a cupid’s bow or reduce the appearance of scarring. Our priority with any dermal filler in the lip area is to achieve a natural looking result that makes you feel more confident and beautiful.

Lip flip +

Some people prefer to enhance their lips without the use of dermal filler. A small amount of wrinkle relaxer is injected in the upper and lower lip area to slightly turn the lips outward creating an appearance of a fuller lip. It is important to note that there may be some degree of change in the ability to purse lips, whistle, articulate or smile.

Gummy smile +

Gummy smile has several clinical definitions and contributing factors, however, in simple terms a gummy smile is when your smile reveals more of your gums that you would like. The shape and natural movement of your lips is one of the most common things that contribute to a gummy smile. For example if your lips are thinner, shorter or move a lot when you talk or smile it can expose more of your gumline. Wrinkle relaxers are an effective non-surgical treatment for gummy smile by reducing the amount of movement in your lips to reveal less of your gum line.

Teeth grinding (bruxism) and jaw slimming +

Teeth grinding can cause the masseter muscles of the jaw to build up. It can also lead to headaches, facial pain and a range of oral health complications. An effective treatment for a widened or square jaw is to use anti-wrinkle injections to relax the muscles. It has the dual purpose of reducing the overactive ‘grinding’ action (and its related complications) and slimming the lower face by relaxing the large masseter muscles of the jaw.

Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) +

Some people experience excessive sweating in the underarms, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Sweating tends to be considered excessive when it occurs without the usual stimuli (exercise, stress or increased body temperature) or you sweat in abnormally high volumes over a normal day. It can be an embarrassing and limiting condition and it is important to rule out underlying causes of hyperhidrosis, which can include certain disease, medications and menopause. Where appropriate, muscle relaxing injections can be used to effectively reduce sweating and relieve the symptoms and distress of hyperhidrosis.