Injectables

Botulinum Toxin is a neurotoxin that works by relaxing the facial nerves that cause the muscles in the face to contract, thus smoothing wrinkles from forming.

Botulinum Toxin can also be used to treat excessive sweating under the arms, hands and feet (hyperhydrosis). It is also used for treating headaches especially those caused by grinding, Tempero- Mandibular Joint disorders and temporal headaches.

Common facial areas where Botulinum Toxin can be used:

• Frown lines or glabellar lines
• Crows feet or wrinkles around the eyes
• Horizontal creases in the forehead
• Lines at the corners of the mouth
• “Cobblestone” skin or puckering of the chin
• Gummy smile
• Bruxism

Use of Botulinum Toxin should be avoided during pregnancy or breastfeeding

Most common side effects include mild pain, swelling or bruising around the injection site.

How it works:

Anti-wrinkle injections target muscles that contract and allow them to relax temporarily while creating a visible smoothening of lines/wrinkles created by a contraction of these muscles.

People who use a lot of facial expression when conversing tend to develop lines around the eyes called Crows Feet. This also occurs with aging. Anti-wrinkle injections work amazingly for these lines as they give a smooth effect at rest, but you will still have fine; natural and softer dynamic lines.

The glabella or frown is the main indication for anti-wrinkle injections.  Removing the frown, creates a more approachable, relaxed look versus an ‘angry’ look which most people are not aware of.

You will notice results between 3 to 14 days. Results last between 3 to 6 months.

Fillers form part of a “liquid face-lift”.  They are minimally invasive aesthetics treatments. Dermal fillers are gel-like substances that are commonly injected into areas where deep lines, wrinkles and loss of volume occur such as the jaw, the mid-face, around the eyes, lips and forehead. They restore volume, fill lines, reduce wrinkles and contour the face enhancing your natural features to give you a younger, refreshed-looking face.

What can fillers do for you:

• Smooth out lines around the nose and mouth (ie marionette and smile lines) and nasiolabial folds
• Liquid Rhinoplasty (nose)
• Facial shaping and softening
• Enhance and restore volume to sunken cheeks and temples
• Diminish vertical lip lines (smoker’s lines)
• Plump and define the lips or volumize the lips
• Lengthen or projecting the chin
• Contouring of the jawline (Jowls)
• Contouring and defining the face to look less saggy and heavy
• Correcting eye deformities such as tear troughs, volume loss or sunkeness of the eyes.

What are fillers made up of:

Most used fillers contain hyaluronic acid (HA) which is a naturally occurring substance that is already found in the skin.  It helps keep skin plump and hydrated. HA fillers are typically soft and gel-like.  The results are temporary lasting 6-12 months or longer before the body gradually and naturally absorbs the particles.

The use of Fillers has evolved over time.  It is no longer about filling in lines and over volumizing ageing faces.  The new era of Fillers targets millineals, middle aged and the more mature males and females.

Young millineals are image makes and thy realise that beauty is a science.  With expert opinions (Doctors at CMC)and small amounts of filler in strategic areas (lips; chin)they can stand out and get noticed. Your ‘selfies’ and IG Posts will definitely move up a notch!

For our Mums and Dads who are life shapers, we are available to give you advice and address your concerns.  Our focus for you is to restore and enhance facial features; lend support to sagging structures and improve the emotions that you may be perceived as…….For example, helping remove your tired, sad, angry saggy look while keeping you looking feminine and beautiful.

Our time changers who never want to look their age!! We have Fillers and Skin Boosters for you to keep you looking great and feeling good in your skin so that you always radiate beauty!

Aesthetic threads are medical sutures that are injected using a needle underneath the skin to lift it upwards, rejuvenate and tighten sagging skin tissues.  While there are many different types of thread lifts, the PDO threads are amongst the most popular.

PDO stands for Polydioxanone.

Once introduced the threads produce 3 effects in the skin:

• Instant skin lifting through mechanical effects
• Cellular renewal through collagen stimulation and neovascularisation to improve skin texture, fine lines and elasticity
• Skin tightening by contracting fat tissue

Procedure:

Thread lifts are a minimally invasive procedure. After numbing with local anaesthetic, the threads are inserted via sharp or blunt tip needles into the different layers of the skin. Once inserted the threads anchor the skin and life it upwards.  The excess threads are then cut off.

Which areas can be treated:

This is a very versatile treatment that can be used in any part of the face and neck to treat sagging brows, nasiolabial lines, vertical and horizontal forehead wrinkles, drooping cheeks, marionette lines, sagging jawline, wrinkles and sagging or double chins, neck bands and fine lines around the eye area.

What results can be expected:

Thread-lift treatments result in an instant and natural looking improvement in the appearance of the skin.  A process of natural protein synthesis then begins after 10 – 14 days. Over the subsequent weeks results will continue to improve peeking at around 6 months and lasting for up to 2 years as your own body produces collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, making this form of non-surgical facelift a very long -lasting treatment.  The thread itself is completely biodegradable and dissolves within 12 weeks after which new collagen has formed around the thread to continue to support results maintaining a smooth and supple texture of the skin.