BOTOX® / Dysport® for fine lines and wrinkle treatment

At Face Value Dr Frost is an advanced injector of both BOTOX and Dysport, two preparations of botulinum predominantely used for wrinkle treatment.

What is BOTOX or Dysport?

Both Botox and Dysport are purified proteins produced by the Clostridium Botulinum bacterium, which stops muscles from contracting, allowing the creases, lines and wrinkles they created to smooth out.

BOTOX for fine lines and wrinkle treatment

Cosmetically we use BOTOX / DYSPORT treatments to relax the muscles in the face that create fine lines and wrinkles and to prevent further deepening of lines. It is a simple 10-minute procedure, with a few tiny BOTOX injections directly into the muscles we want to treat. There is an art to BOTOX therapy - to achieve the best, most natural looking results the BOTOX must be placed in the right muscle, in the correct place, at an ideal dose, by an experienced doctor. The most common areas we treat with BOTOX are the frown line, or ‘grumpy lines’, the horizontal ‘worry’ lines on the forehead, and the ‘crow’s feet’ around the eyes.

BOTOX will not "freeze" your facial expressions because it only works where you want it to, BOTOX can be used in a pattern that retains your natural look.

What areas can be enhanced through BOTOX treatment?

Lines and wrinkles on the upper face, including frown lines (between the eyes), ‘Crow’s Feet’ (lines on the sides of the eyes) and horizontal brow lines, may all be targeted by BOTOX treatment. BOTOX can also be used to slightly upturn the mouth corners, reduce 'bunny scrunch' lines, adjust eyebrow shape, soften lip lines and smooth a 'popply' chin. BOTOX can reduce neck bands and jowls and slim down a wide jaw (masseter muscle). It can be used to stop excessive sweating of the armpits or palms of the hand. BOTOX is even used to treat migraines.

BOTOX treatment Safety

BOTOX has a very good track record of safety in over 20 years of clinical use and now tens of thousands of New Zealanders are having repeated BOTOX wrinkle treatments each year. Interestingly it is now commonly used in a large number of medical specialties such as treating the unstable bladder and in treating cerebral palsy where much greater units of BOTOX are very safely injected.

Bruising and slight tenderness at the site of BOTOX injection can occur but quickly settles over a few days.  Rarely BOTOX or Dysport can migrate and cause unwanted weakness in nearby muscles.  After frown and forehead injection there can be temporary heaviness of an eyelid or eyebrow lasting two to three weeks.  Rarely temporary double vision and dry eyes have been described after BOTOX treatment of crows feet.  Neck weakness and difficulty swallowing or speaking have been reported with high dose treatment of the neck.  High doses of BOTOX around the lips may prevent whistling or drinking through a straw for generally only a week or so.  You may experience reduced bite strength after BOTOX treatment of the jaw (masseter) muscles.

BOTOX treatment Cost

The cost of BOTOX varies depending on the number of units used. BOTOX is charged at a current rate of $17.50  per unit. On average the frown or crows feet use twenty units so the cost per site is $350.

At Face Value Dr Frost will work out the right number of BOTOX units for you and will advise the total cost before proceeding.   He generally reviews all patients at one to two weeks post BOTOX treatment free of charge, and on the rare occasion that a further top up is needed, he will  charge a nominal fee for any additional units needed.

Who is bested suited to this treatment?

Both men and women can benefit from BOTOX treatment. People who dislike the effects of ageing on their face, have a stressed, cranky or tired look due to fine lines and wrinkles, will find this treatment beneficial.

How long does it take to see results?

Generally the onset occurs after a few days of having BOTOX treatment, with maximal results seen after one week. BOTOX effects generally last three to six months  with the first treatment, but often  these results  last even longer following several treatments.

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