Botox combats wrinkles that are created when nerve cells within the muscles beneath the skin release a chemical called acetylcholine. This chemical triggers a muscle contraction that creates wrinkles. The Botox product, medically known as Botulinum Toxin Type A, is an injectable compound that disrupts the release of acetylcholine, which essentially paralyzes the muscle and stops the contraction. Results are fully evident within one week after treatment and remain for a minimum of three months.

Botox typically reduces wrinkles by 80 percent. Patients are typically between the ages of 35 and 60. Results vary among individual cases, and the results are temporary. You will need to plan for additional injections, depending on your long-term treatment goals.

Botox injection is performed in the doctor's office, usually without anaesthesia. However, a numbing cream may be applied to the treatment area. Patients may experience some minimal discomfort from the needle injection. Depending on the extent of treatment, the procedure can take a few minutes up to 20 minutes. Generally, patients return home shortly after the treatment is complete.

The selection of injection points is critical to the success of the procedure. The points of injection are first scored with a marking pencil. The doctor may select numerous injection points for each location to be treated. These points may not be located on the wrinkle itself, but at the area where the muscle contracts. Antiseptic is also applied.

The doctor will then determine the amount of Botox to be used for the procedure.

The Botox filler is then injected into the marked points beneath the skin. The toxins in Botox fasten to the muscles' nerve endings, which inhibits the release of the chemical acetylcholine. This will stop the muscle contractions that wrinkle the skin.
Results are usually evident within one week and last about three to five months.

The most common side effects of Botox include headache, nausea, flu-like symptoms, and redness and pain at the injection points. Infrequently, patients may experience muscle weakness or drooping of the upper eyelid muscles. This side effect usually resolves itself within days, or in rare cases, months after the procedure. Normal activities can be resumed immediately. However, patients are advised to stay out of the sun. Unmanageable pain or any symptoms that are progressive or abnormal should be reported to your doctor immediately. Talk to one of our doctors to fully understand the risks, complications, and remedies.

In 30 minutes you will smile . . .

Restylane® enhances your looks. Whether you would like to smooth out wrinkles, create fuller, more sensuous lips or add definition and volume to your cheeks or chin, there’s a Restylane treatment for you.

The benefits of treatment with Restylane

A Restylane treatment program represents a modern, innovative and exciting addition to your everyday beauty regimen.

Restylane® provides volume by supporting the skin’s structure. Treatment benefits can be seen immediately and are long lasting but not permanent. Restylane works from beneath the skin to lift and smooth away lines and restore your skin’s appearance.

Restores fullness to lips

Restylane Lipp™ is specially designed to create the beautiful looking lips you desire. Whether you’d like to have softer, fuller lips – or just add a touch of volume in the lip border to give a more sculpted look – Restylane Lipp is the perfect treatment for you.  

Enhancing facial shape and definition

Rediscover your cheekbones!

While there is no such thing as the perfectly shaped face, we do know that better definition of the central triangle formed by the eyes and lips enhances the perception of beauty. 

With Restylane® you can draw attention back to your cheekbones. By replacing lost natural volume in the skin, Restylane can create fuller cheeks, lifting the skin over your cheekbones to restore shape to the upper part of your face, or add emphasis to your chin to improve your profile.  

Restoring smoothness to your skin

Restylane Vital™ is the latest development in skin rejuvenation and hydration, countering the effects of sun damage and the natural aging process of the skin. It improves skin elasticity, making the skin look hydrated and feel smooth to the touch. It is perfect for difficult-to-treat areas, such as the backs of hands or décolletage, as well as the face.

Restylane Vital provides deep dermal hydration, moisturizing from within to improve skin tone and health. It diminishes the fine crêpey lines caused by sun damage and the natural aging process and smooths the skin to give a plump and hydrated look.

The benefits of a Restylane Vital treatment generally last for several months and can be maintained by repeated treatment once or twice a year. However, there are no restrictions on how often you can be treated.

Before you have a Restylane® treatment, it is important to be well informed and familiar with the procedure and the results you can expect. A selection of the most common questions follows.

What is Restylane?

Restylane is an injectable gel that should always be administered by a trained, medically qualified practitioner.

Restylane enhances your natural looks by restoring your skin’s volume, creating softness and revitalizing your appearance.

Who makes Restylane?

Restylane is produced by Q-Med AB. Q-Med is a Swedish biotechnology/medical device company with headquarters in the city of Uppsala, near Stockholm, and offices all around the world. After a decade of clinical use, more than 10 million treatments worldwide, continuous research and safety as top priority, Restylane has today been proven to be safe, effective and long lasting. The company continues to invest in research and development in the interests of further improving patient safety.

What are the benefits of Restylane?

Restylane can instantly soften telltale aging lines or improve your looks by enhancing your natural features, such as your cheeks or lips. RESTYLANE restores volume, improves skin elasticity, and smooths niggling lines and imperfections. Long lasting but not permanent, Restylane allows you to stay in control of your looks.

What is the clinical experience behind Restylane?

How does Restylane work?

Restylane is a crystal-clear gel produced biotechnologically using stabilized, nonanimal hyaluronic acid and water. The hyaluronic acid is a tissue-friendly substance closely resembling the hyaluronic acid that occurs naturally in the body. By replenishing nature’s supply of hyaluronic acid, Restylane revitalizes and plumps up the skin, instantly diminishing the appearance of lines and giving a softer look.

What does Restylane treatment involve?

Restylane is injected into the skin in small amounts using a very fine needle. The gel provides hydration and structure and gives natural volume to smooth away the appearance of lines, enhance facial shape, or create fuller lips.

The treatment is very quick and often takes less than 30 minutes. The treatment benefits can normally be seen instantly and Restylane does not affect facial expression. No skin test is required because Restylane does not contain any animal-derived ingredients. 

What areas can be treated?

Restylane treatments can be used to smooth out facial lines, create fuller lips and shape facial contours, such as cheeks and chin. It is a subtle approach to enhancing looks naturally.

The most common areas treated are:

• from the nose to the angle of the mouth (the nasolabial folds)
• lips (enhancement)
• cheeks and chin (shaping)
• back of the hands, décolletage, face (skin rejuvenation)
• between the eyebrows (the glabellar lines)

How much does a Restylane treatment cost?

During your pretreatment consultation, you should discuss the cost of the treatment with your practitioner.

How long does Restylane treatment effect last?

One of the great advantages of Restylane is that the effects are long lasting but not permanent. You are always in control of your looks.

• Facial lines and facial shaping : follow-up treatment is usually needed after 6-12 months
• Lip enhancement : follow-up treatment is normally needed in about 6 months
• Skin rejuvenation and deep hydration : after the initial intense treatment of 3 treatment sessions every 2-3 weeks, follow-up sessions are normally recommended around every 6 months

Does Restylane treatment hurt?

Some people may experience the treatment as a mild discomfort. A local anesthetic cream is often used. Another form of anesthesia, a dental bloc, is used to numb the area when enhancing lips.

Can Restylane be used if I have had laser treatment or a chemical peel?

If you have recently had some kind of cosmetic treatment, it is recommended you wait until the area is totally healed and the skin is back to its normal condition. This usually takes 4 to 6 weeks.

Is there any downtime with Restylane?

Are there any risks with Restylane?

Are there any side effects with Restylane?

Most people can benefit from Restylane treatment.

Restylane should not be used in or near skin sites where there are or have been active skin disease, inflammation or related conditions. Nor should it be injected into an area where a permanent implant has been placed. Restylane has not been tested in pregnant or breast-feeding women.

During your pretreatment consultation, you should thoroughly discuss your medical history with your practitioner.