Wrinkle Prevention FAQ: Common questions about Wrinkle Prevention injections and treatment

<body> <h1>Frequently asked questions</h1><br><br> <SPAN class="faqq">WHY ARE WE CALLING THIS TREATMENT "WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS" AND WHY ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO NAME THE PRODUCT?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Australian TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) regulations have prevented the naming of this well known treatment as it is deemed to be direct advertising of a "doctor only" medically prescribed S4 medication. It is an extremely safe treatment that has been used for 40 years in general medicine and over 20 years in facial cosmetic medicine, providing It is administered by a qualified doctor who has been well trained in the correct technique. For further information please telephone us.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">WHAT ARE WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections are a natural, purified protein that relaxes wrinkle-causing muscles creating a smoother, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance.<BR><BR> Wrinkle prevention Injections are a dilute, purified form of a protein, which is an extremely effective muscle relaxant. It is a medical protein derived from the a bacteria under special laboratory conditions.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Although wrinkle prevention injections is derived from a bacterium, as are many of our other commonly used medicines, it is able to be used for treatment because it is applied in extremely small amounts and when applied properly does not spread outside the immediate muscles into which it is injected.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">HOW DO THE WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS REMOVE WRINKLES?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention blocks impulses from the nerve to the tiny facial muscles that are related to expression lines. It relaxes the muscles so they do not contract. After treatment, the overlaying skin remains smooth and unwrinkled while the untreated facial muscles contract in a normal fashion, so that normal facial expressions are unaffected.<A name="who"></A><BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY CAN BE TREATED?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">The most common areas for the use of Wrinkle prevention are the “frown lines” between the eyebrows, the horizontal forehead lines, and the crow's feet or “smile lines” around the eyes.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">It is also being used to shape eyebrows, to produce an arched eyebrow or a flared eyebrow. It can be used in certain people for treatment of the vertical lines above the top lip, the “smoker’s lines”. Also for areas around the cheeks, nose and lower jaw muscles, under certain conditions.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention can be used where muscular activity causes an undesirable pull on the skin on the face or neck. Good examples of these are the ‘bunny’ lines on the nose, puckering of the chin caused by activity of the mentalis muscle and the platysmal bands, causing wrinkles in the neck.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention is extremely effective in treating local hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating). Treatment of the underarm area or palms will reduce sweating by more than 90% and lasts up to 9 months. It is also very useful for sweaty armpits for people who have an intolerance of antiperspirant deodorants.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">In addition to its use for cosmetic reasons, Wrinkle prevention Injections are also used to treat patients of most age groups in a variety of therapeutic indications where muscle spasm is a problem, including cerebral palsy in children, movement disorders of the head, neck, shoulder or face, in treatment of some types of headaches, in several eye muscle disorders in ophthalmology and in treatment of some oesophageal disorders.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">HOW IS IT USED?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">A tiny amount of Wrinkle prevention Injections are injected into the muscle that creates the dynamic (or movement) wrinkle.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">When Wrinkle prevention Injections are injected into a muscle, it blocks the nerve impulse from reaching that area, and as a result, the muscle relaxes. As the muscle relaxes, the dynamic wrinkle overlying the muscle is smoothed away.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections are administered using a very fine sterile disposable syringe and a fine-gauge needle to inject into the muscle. The number of injections required varies depending upon what part of the face is being treated.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">WHAT WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS ARE NOT!<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections are not magic. Wrinkle prevention Injections will not radically change your appearance or make you look like you've had a facelift. It will not freeze your facial expressions. It softens them and works where you want it to.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">It does not travel throughout the body and only affects the localized tiny muscle that it is injected into.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE TREATMENT</SPAN><BR><BR> <SPAN class="faqa">Your doctor will determine exactly where to use Wrinkle prevention Injections to achieve the best results. No anaesthetic is required. Treatment takes around 10 to 20 minutes. A tiny amount of Wrinkle prevention Injections are injected into selected facial muscles. Discomfort is minimal and brief - most patients describe it as an ant bite sting for a few seconds.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">It takes 2-3 days for Wrinkle prevention Injections to begin taking affect and around 7-10 days to see the full effect. Wrinkle prevention Injections lasts for up to four months. The result will "wear off" gradually and expression lines slowly return. This is because our body re-grows new nerve endings into these muscles. To maintain the effect you will require repeat injections 2-3 times a year.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">DOES IT HURT?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">A local anaesthetic cream is applied to the skin and ice is used to minimize the discomfort. Most people find the treatment quick and easy and not too uncomfortable.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">There may be an initial minor sting for the first few seconds at the injection site. The needles used are tiny micro needles and once the injection is complete, there is usually no discomfort. The patient will experience very mild discomfort lasting for only a few seconds as each muscle is injected. There is no pain at all afterwards, at the injection site. Some people can have a mild sensation of “fullness” or “pressure” for a while afterwards and some get a headache. This is usually easily relieved with panadol, but is usually not necessary.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">IS THERE ANYTHING TO SEE AFTER TREATMENT?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">No. There is usually no obvious sign to see on the skin. Most people can go straight back to work. Occasionally there may be a slight and transient bruise or faint pin prick mark and this can be easily covered with makeup if required. Sometimes and only when treating the smile lines under the eye, a bruise may appear which will stay in this softer skin area for a week, but can again be covered with makeup.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Muscle relaxation will not start for a day or so and will not be complete for a week.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">ARE WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTION TREATMENTS SAFE?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections has been used medically for over 30 years and cosmetically for about 20 years and there have been over a thousand published medical studies and trials around the world involving treatment using Wrinkle prevention Injections .Thus Wrinkle prevention Injections are an extremely well studied and understood treatment that has been around for a very long time.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Its use in cosmetic medicine is extremely widespread all over the world with millions of people having treatment each year. There have been no dangerous long term side effects known to be caused by Wrinkle prevention Injections.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections have been used safely for treatment of muscle spacticity in children from the age of 3 & 4 with cerebral palsy for many years and in much larger doses than we use for cosmetic applications in facial muscles. These young children usually have more than 10 times the amount than used for facial muscles.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">PProvided that Wrinkle prevention Injections are administered by a practitioner with adequate medical training, there should be no serious risks. Any side-effects are minor and temporary, as discussed above.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Although research to date has not shown any risk to the developing foetus caused by exposure to Wrinkle prevention Injections, in the interests of good medical practice, it is best avoided in pregnant or breastfeeding women.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">ARE THERE ANY SIDE-EFFECTS?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">In the amounts used for wrinkle therapy, the most common side effects are temporary and localised to the area of injection. There have been no permanent side effects of Wrinkle prevention Injections reported.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">The vast majority of patients experience no side-effects whatsoever.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Occasionally, a small bruise at the injection site may occur which will disappear after a few days and can be covered up with makeup. This is relatively rare however, and should be prevented with a careful injection technique including ice and local pressure.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Mild headaches have been reported in a very few instances, but are again rare. On the contrary, many people who suffer “tension” headaches caused by “tight” muscles usually loose these with Wrinkle prevention treatment.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">In extremely rare cases a reversible condition known as Ptosis, heaviness of an eyelid, or brow droop may occur. Proper regard to dosages and location of injection in susceptible muscle patterns should avoid this condition. Lid ptosis is reversible also, by using eye drops for the few weeks if it may occur, which is extremely unlikely.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">DO WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS FREEZE MY FACE?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">No. Wrinkle prevention Injections only relaxes the overactive muscle underneath the dynamic wrinkle. The other elements of facial expression remain normal.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Our smile is created by the muscles around our mouth and cheeks. These muscles are not treated with Wrinkle prevention Injections by us, and thus our smile is unaffected and natural.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">HOW LONG DOES THE TREATMENT TAKE?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">A typical treatment of the frown lines, forehead or crow's feet area takes approximately ten to twenty minutes, although we allow at least thirty minutes for a consultation involving a detailed explanation of what to expect. We like you to be fully informed and confident to proceed with treatment.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">We ask you to sign a “Consent to Treatment Form”, after having satisfied yourself that you have been adequately informed.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">HOW LONG DOES THE TREATMENT LAST?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">You will begin to see noticeable effects within two or three days, as the muscles begin to become weaker. The effect will be complete in 7 to 10 days.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">We generally like to review all new patients one to two weeks after injections to ensure that the desired effect has been achieved. We guarantee to completely relax the muscles that were injected. If not, then a free top up at this follow-up will be given. We want the procedure to work well for you so that you will be happy to continue on with this wrinkle prevention treatment. Sometimes, residual movement in a nearby area will occur and it may be desirable to add further Wrinkle prevention Injections to other nearby muscles. There may be a charge for this additional Wrinkle prevention Injections if it is considered to be a separate area.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">The effect lasts for 3 (to 4) months initially, with the muscle strength gradually returning to normal as the muscles grow new nerve endings. The second and subsequent treatments, should ideally be repeated before the muscle strength returns to normal again, thus ensuring a recruitment effect producing an enhanced and longer lasting result each time. It is usually suggested that Wrinkle prevention Injections be given three times in the first few years and if kept up, will probably only require further Wrinkle prevention Injections for maintenance twice a year.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">If you choose not to have further Wrinkle prevention treatments your muscles will eventually return to normal activity and your wrinkles will gradually revert to their pre-treatment levels. The only thing is that your wrinkles will recommence to age in appearance again. However, if you have had 5 or 10 years of Wrinkle prevention treatment say, you will look 5 to 10 years younger than you would have looked, without the Wrinkle prevention treatment. So, why would you want to cease it!<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">IS IT SUITABLE FOR MEN?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention is equally effective on men and woman. Because it is effective for stress (frown) and angry, worry lines, it is popular for many businessmen. It leaves them looking more refreshed, less angry and more approachable.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Most men need slightly more Wrinkle prevention Injections to achieve the same result due to their larger muscle mass.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">WILL MY LINES LOOK WORSE IF I CHOOSE NOT TO CONTINUE TREATMENTS?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">No. Your lines will gradually revert to their pre-treated appearance. As stated above, your age-lines will then continue to develop, but you will have the benefit of having slowed down the ageing process for the number of years that you did have the Wrinkle prevention Injections.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">CAN WRINKLE PREVENTION TREATMENTS BE COMBINED WITH OTHER PROCEDURES?</SPAN><BR><BR> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections are often used in combination with all the dermal fillers and ideally should be used to prolong their duration of action. Similarly, it is best to use it in combination with the new self-generating "new-collagen" production treatments.<BR><BR></SPAN><A name="why"></A><SPAN class="faqq">ARE WRINKLE PREVENTION INJECTIONS USED INSTEAD OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY DERMAL FILLERS OR SELF-GENERATING COLLAGEN TREATMENTS?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">These treatments all do different things. Each of the above treatments has their own, specific advantages.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Wrinkle prevention Injections are often combined with permanent and temporary filling agents, especially where deep permanent creases have already formed.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">The collagen regeneration treatments such as New collagen volume is also best given in conjunction with ongoing Wrinkle prevention injections to prevent further wrinkles and prolong their effectiveness. The effects of IPL Skin Rejuvenation<A name="cost"> are enhanced by Wrinkle prevention Injections, preventing further skin creasing.</A><BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqq">HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">The cost is variable depending on the number of units of Wrinkle prevention Injections required to achieve the desired result.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Beware of the discounters offering "cheap" Wrinkle prevention treatments. Often inadequate units of Wrinkle prevention Injections are used in a diluted amount that may not produce the desired result or last as long.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Most areas need at least 20 to 25 units each.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">It is cheaper per unit if two or more areas are treated at the same time.<BR><BR></SPAN> <SPAN class="faqa">Each person will be quoted according to their requirements, at the time of consultation.<BR><BR></SPAN><h1><a href="../home/default.asp">Facial Rejuvenation home Sydney</a><br></h1> <br> <h2>Sydney Acne treatment clinics</h2> <a href="../ipl/acne.asp">Sydney Acne treatment clinics</a> <a href="../ipl/acne_faq.asp">Acne treatment FAQs</a> <a href="../ipl/acne_more.asp">Real-life acne photo-therapy treatment photos</a> <h2>Collagen treatments</h2> <a href="../collagen/new-collagen-volume.asp">New collagen volume Dermal Filler treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../collagen/new-collagen-volume_faq.asp">New collagen volume Dermal Filler frequently asked questions Sydney</a><br> <a href="../collagen/new-collagen-volume_more.asp">Before and after New collagen volume Dermal Filler treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <br> <h2>Dermal filler treatments</h2> <a href="../dermal/permanent-dermal-filler.asp">Permanent dermal filler treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/permanent-dermal-filler_faq.asp">Permanent dermal filler frequently asked questions Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/permanent-dermal-filler_more.asp">Before and after Permanent dermal filler treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/temporary-dermal-filler-c.asp">Temporary 'human' treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/temporary-dermal-filler-c_faq.asp">Temporary 'human' treatments frequently asked questions Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/temporary-dermal-filler-r.asp">Temporary dermal filler treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/temporary-dermal-filler-r_faq.asp">Temporary dermal filler frequently asked questions Sydney</a><br> <a href="../dermal/temporary-dermal-filler-r_more.asp">Before and after Temporary dermal filler treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <br> <h2>IPL treatments</h2> <a href="../ipl/default.asp">IPL treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/ipl_hair.asp">IPL hair treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/hair_more.asp">Before and after IPL hair treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/hair_faq.asp">IPL hair treatment FAQ Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/ipl_face.asp">IPL face treatments Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/ipl_face_faq.asp">IPL face treatments FAQ Sydney</a><br> <a href="../ipl/ipl_face_more.asp">Before and after IPL facial treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <br> <br> <h2>Newsletter subscription</h2> <a href="../newsletter/default.asp">Newsletter subscription Sydney</a><br> <br> <br> <h2>Other cosmetic medicine treatments</h2> <a href="../other/default.asp">Other cosmetic medicine treatments Sydney</a><br> <br> <br> <h2>Anti-Wrinkle treatments</h2> <a href="../wrinkle/wrinkle-prevention.asp">Anti-Wrinkle Injections Sydney</a><br> <a href="../wrinkle/wrinkle-prevention_faq.asp">Wrinkle prevention frequently asked questions Sydney</a><br> <a href="../wrinkle/wrinkle-prevention_more.asp">Before and after Anti-Wrinkle treatment examples Sydney</a><br> <br> <br> <h2>Contact details</h2><br> <a href="../contact/default.asp">IPL / Facial Rejuvenation clinics contact details Sydney</a><br> <br><br> Your browser does not support frames. 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