Muscle Relaxing, Anti-Wrinkle Treatments

Botox is probably the best-known anti-ageing injectable treatment. It is a very popular option for addressing lines and wrinkles, particularly in the ‘upper face’ including frown lines, forehead lines and those lines around the eyes, which are also known as laughter lines or crows’ feet.

Botox is chosen by millions of people worldwide and many consider it as one of their regular maintenance treatments. It is highly effective and results last for months at a time. When results start to wear off, it can be repeated.

All You Need to Know About Botox

Botox is the brand name for botulinum toxin. This is a very powerful biological substance that has a host of uses in medicine.

Botox anti-ageing treatment works by relaxing the fine dynamic facial muscles. It doesn’t act on the muscles themselves but stops the signal between the nerve and the muscle. This allows the muscle to relax and the skin to drape more smoothly over it. The result is that wrinkles and lines soften for a younger look.

In the UK, Botox can only be prescribed by a doctor or qualified prescriber who has seen the client face to face. At Cosmedics, all our Botox practitioners are doctors or surgeons who can consult, diagnose and deliver treatment all in the same appointment. This is our ‘See & Treat’ service.

What Types of Botox Are There?

Brow Lift Botox

The brow is the area above the eyebrows. As we age, the area can appear to flatten, lower and even sag. It isn’t just about the development of lines and wrinkles, but also a certain heaviness can develop. Advanced use of Botox can create a ‘lift’ effect by selectively working on key muscle dynamics. This can turn flat eyebrows into a more youthful and feminine arch, as well as smooth out the lines and wrinkles that appear with time. The Botox brow lift is a key component of the non-surgical facelift.

Gummy Smile Botox

Many people dislike their smiles due to the way their gums are exposed. This is known as a gummy smile. Rather than feeling you need to hide your smile, Botox treatment is an option that limits muscle movement so that less gum is exposed. You can smile and laugh with confidence.

Crow’s Feet Botox

Crow’s feet are those lines that appear around the eyes. They’re accentuated when you smile or laugh, but lines can stay even when the face is at rest. This can make you tired or angry as well as ageing. Reducing the appearance of crow’s feet is one of the most common uses of Botox. It is a quick treatment that has excellent results.

Nose Wrinkles Botox

Nose wrinkles or ‘bunny lines’ can often appear or be accentuated as a result of inexpert Botox treatment. These are the lines that appear at the top of your nose when you scrunch up your face. However, careful placement of botulinum toxin in key fine dynamic facial muscles can soften the appearance of these lines. At Cosmedics, our doctors and surgeons take full account of nose wrinkle treatment to ensure that you get a great all-around result.

Forehead Lines Botox

Lines and wrinkles in the forehead area can be particularly ageing and noticeable. Botox to smooth out forehead lines is one of the most commonly carried out non-surgical procedures. It is highly effective at reducing both horizontal forehead lines (frown lines) as well as the vertical lines that run between the eyebrows (medically known as the glabellar, which can make you appear to be cross or confused).

Pebble Chin Botox

A pebble chin refers to the dimpling or crinkling of the chin. It is exaggerated when you turn an ‘upside down smile’. The effect can be caused by excessive facial expression and can be inherited to a certain extent. It can also be a result of ageing as the muscles deteriorate and any excess fat in the area tends to exacerbate the effect. Botox can work to remove the unpleasant dimpling and wrinkling effect.

Chronic Teeth Grinding Botox

Grinding your teeth, also known as bruxism, is an annoying habit; but it is also one that can cause medical issues ranging from headaches and migraine to teeth damage. Botox injections can calm the overactive muscles in the area, reducing or even stopping the habitual grinding. This is the medical use of Botox which not all clinics can offer. Cosmedics are fully registered with the CQC and able to offer this treatment.

Frown Line Botox

Many women and men are concerned to see frown lines develop and deepen. It is part of the natural ageing process, but Botox is a very effective treatment option that can reduce the appearance of these lines. Overuse of Botox in this area can virtually eliminate lines for a result that can look fake, frozen or waxy. Our doctors and surgeons specialise in creating results that are natural-looking without going too far. Frown line treatments are one of the most popular uses of Botox and many patients have them every few months to maintain the results.

Excessive Sweating Botox

Excess sweating is also known as hyperhidrosis. It is a condition that causes great embarrassment as well as physical discomfort from the damp patches that appear, even on cool days. Botox is a great way of breaking the cycle. It works by inhibiting the nerve signals that cause sweating. Sweat takes just a few days to dry up. Patients can literally go from having to change their clothing regularly to not even needing antiperspirant at all. Cosmedics Skin Clinics even provide a guarantee with their underarm sweating treatment.

Jawline Slimming Botox

As we age, the facial profile tends to drift from a youthful V to more of a U shape, losing the definition around the jawline and chin area. Botox can help to restore the more obvious V- shape by partially relaxing the masseter muscles. This has the effect of slimming the jawline and helps to make the face appear slimmer. It can also help to emphasise the cheekbones.

Find What Botox Clinic Is Near to You Below

At Cosmedics we have 5 clinics conveniently located across London and Bristol that are possibly near you. All our clinics offer a range of services however for botox for anti-ageing is the most popular by far. As the treatment only takes 10-15 minutes to have a location near you is helpful but you also must remember that is also worth travelling for the best botox clinics so as to have the greatest possible results and no side effects and only doctors performing the treatments.

Our London clinics are based in central London at Harley Street, West London in South Kensington, South London in Putney and East London in the City and the Bristol clinic is located in the Clifton area.