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Procedure Time
20 minutes (estimated)
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Back to Work
Immediate (estimated)
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Used to treat
Lines on the upper face, lift brows or correct brow asymmetry, asymmetrical jaw, correct bell's palsy, smooth bands on the neck, treat lines on the nose
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Suitable for
males and females, all skin types and all ethnicities
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One off treatment or course
One-off treatment. You can repeat it when the result wears off if you wish
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Anaesthetic
No anaesthetic required
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Immediate results
No- results take 10-14 days
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Duration of Results
3 to 4 months, after which the treatment can be repeated if you wish
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Risks & Complications
Infection, bruising, drooping brow, blurred vision, allergic reactions

ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTABLE TREATMENTS WITH DR LEAH CLINICS

At Dr Leah Clinic, patient safety is our priority. We use only Allergan anti-wrinkle injectable, and it is performed only by our doctors (GMC/GDC registered) who are highly experienced, performing tens of thousands of anti-wrinkle injectable treatments every year.

The benefit of seeing a Dr Leah doctor is that they are highly experienced and conduct tens of treatments every single day.

The doctors will be able to adjust the dose and positioning of your Allergan anti-wrinkle injections to give you the result you desire. This will be discussed with you before treatment and means you have the choice of removing all movement or you can have it injected in a way that does not freeze the upper face entirely. Our doctors can also adjust eyebrow position to lift or arch brows for a injectable brow lift or give more brow symmetry. Our doctors can use anti-wrinkle injectables for forehead lines and even smooth outlines at the side of the forehead above the brows, which other less experienced practitioners are often not confident to treat. If you have had issues with the brow feeling heavy in the past after anti-wrinkle injectables, our doctors are skilled at performing the treatment to prevent this.

Our doctors can also use anti-wrinkle injectables to treat other concerns such as using gummy smile injections to reduce the look of an overly visible gum line, Masseter injections which slim the jaw and aids teeth grinding, or to stop excessive underarm sweating.

 

WHAT ARE ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS?

Our anti-wrinkle injections involve injecting small quantities of  Toxin into specific muscles using a tiny needle; this smooths lines and wrinkles by stopping the muscle from moving. As the muscle no longer contracts to cause crease lines, it creates a natural softening to dynamic lines and wrinkles and gives you a natural, fresh, and rejuvenated appearance.

While this muscle relaxant is working, these lines cannot get any deeper as you are not repeatedly creasing the skin, which is why people often have this treatment to prevent the formation of wrinkles.

Anti-wrinkle injections do not remove deep, fixed lines, they may reduce them slightly, and they will stop them from getting worse. Still, if they are deep, you will also require either dermapen, laser resurfacing, or dermal filler. Your Dr Leah cosmetic doctor will be able to advise you on the day of your appointment if this treatment is the right option for you or if another treatment is required to remove your lines.

Anti-wrinkle injections are the treatment of choice to smooth lines on the upper face but do not work to smooth lines on the lower face. For lines on the cheeks, between nose to mouth, lines on the top lip, or marionette lines - dermal filler is the best treatment option for the areas. 

Antiwrinkle injections is regarded as being safe and has been used to treat tens of millions of patients worldwide for both medical and cosmetic reasons over the past two decades. It is recognised as a medicine and is used widely in the NHS to treat medical issues such as irritable bladder, muscle contracture and spasms in much higher doses than we use it for cosmetically and as it is not a new treatment, we have long-term data on its safety profile.

When administered correctly, this injectable will typically last for 3 – 4 months (however individual factors apply and some clients get a longer or shorter duration than this) The treatment is not painful as ultrafine needles are used. However, it can be mildly uncomfortable, and if you would like, then we can apply a numbing cream to the area 10 minutes before treatment, which will make it entirely pain-free.

It is a quick, easy, and very effective treatment with little or no recovery time.

 

WHAT AREAS CAN BE TREATED?

Antiwrinkle injections is the treatment of choice for people who have lines on the upper face; you may hear people talk about having  3 areas," which refers to:

  • forehead lines
  • Frown lines
  • Crow's feet  - Wrinkles around their eyes

This treatment is not used to smooth lines on the lower face – lines between nose to mouth or on lip or cheeks should be treated with dermal filler.

 

Results

Crows feet - Dr Leah Clinic

Before

Crows feet - Dr Leah Clinic
Crows feet - Dr Leah Clinic

After

Crows feet - Dr Leah Clinic

WHAT DOES HAVING ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS INVOLVE?

  • Anti-wrinkle injectable is a doctor-only treatment. Your first step will be to book a complimentary consultation with one of our experienced cosmetic doctors.
  • You will either be booking in for a anti-wrinkle injectable London treatment or  Essex treatment at our respective clinics.
  • On the day of your consultation, your doctor will explain the treatment and advise if it is suitable for you. They will also recommend other treatments that you may benefit from. For example, if your lines are very deep and will not be removed by anti-wrinkle injectables alone, you may benefit from dermapen or i-pixel as this would decrease the wrinkle depth. If you have lines on your lower face, you may benefit from dermal filler as anti-wrinkle injectable cannot remove lines on the lower face.
  • Your doctor will also be able to recommend which skin care products will work best to enhance your anti-wrinkle injection result.
  • Providing there are no contraindications, and after the consultation, you wish to go ahead, you will be able to have your treatment on the same day, or if you prefer, you can re-book and come back another time to have the treatment.
  • If you wish to go ahead, consent will be taken, and pre-treatment photography will be accepted. Photography is strictly confidential and is used for medico-legal reasons so that we may compare the photograph to one which will be taken at your follow-up appointment. This will enable us to assess how you respond to anti-wrinkle injectables, which will help us establish the correct dose for you.
  • The treatment is not very painful as the needles we use are very fine, so we don't routinely numb clients; however, numbing cream can be applied for 10-15 minutes if you would like. Please request this either at reception on arrival at the clinic or when you enter the room for your consultation.
  • You will have a series of injections into the area you are having treated; the injection time is very quick and takes only around 5 minutes. Our doctors are highly experienced and perform this treatment tens of times per day to perform it quickly and effectively to reduce your discomfort.
  • Immediately after, there will be small marks / tiny lumps on the face where the product has been injected; they will go down after around 10 minutes.
  • We will be able to apply a cover-up to the area, which is approved and will not cause infection, but you should not apply any of your products (including makeup) over the area treated for at least 6 hours.
  • Your aftercare advice will be given – do not apply any makeup to the site for 6 hours, avoid exercise for 24 hours and avoid any blood thinners, including alcohol, for 24 hours.
  • If this is your first time having treatment with us, you will be booked for a follow-up appointment in 2 weeks, where your treatment can be topped-up free of charge if required, or any adjustments (drop brow or raise a brow, for example) can be made.

WHAT CAN DR LEAH CLINIC TREAT WITH MUSCLE RELAXING INJECTIONS? 

  • brow lift – to lift eyebrows to help brows look less heavy
  • forehead – to smooth lines across the forehead area
  • frown lines – to smooth lines between eyebrows that become pronounced from frowning or squinting
  • Crow's feet – to smooth fine lines on either side of the eye corners
  • Masseter – to slim, bulky jaw
  • Gummy smile  – to reduce a gummy smile
  • frown lines
  • Brow asymmetry – to even eyebrow alignment
  • droopy mouth corners- to upturn mouth corners (will nearly always also require dermal filler to see significant improvement)
  • Bell's palsy treatment – to help correct facial asymmetry caused by Bell’s palsy  (Dr Leah only)
  • Neck lines – One of the best methods for those questioning how to get rid of necklines. This treatment helps to smooth platysmal bands on the neck - these are the muscles that run downwards on the neck (Nefertiti lift)
  • Bunny lines – Bunny lines which are lines on either side of the nose when smiling can be softened.
  • Marionette lines –to help treat downturned mouth corners
  • Orange-peel skin / Chin dimples - to smooth dimples on the chin area
  • Teeth grinding (bruxism) – for those looking for how to stop teeth grinding this is the perfect treatment.
  • Nose-prevent Nasal flaring and nose dipping
  • armpits to stop excessive sweating
  • headaches – some clients report an improvement in headaches after having treatment


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Treatment Price

Baker Street Clinic
1 Area
£250.00
2 Area
£325.00
3 Area
£400.00
Moorgate Clinic
1 Area
£250.00
2 Area
£325.00
3 Area
£400.00
Essex Clinic
1 Area
£230.00
2 Area
£295.00
3 Area
£360.00
Hyderhidrosis
Armpit (80u)
£500.00
Masseter (for jaw slimming or to prevent teeth grinding)
£450.00
Bunny lines on nose/ turn up mouth corners
Treated only as “additional area” available only if having in upper face
£50.00
gummy smile correction/chin
£199.00
1 area Dr Leah
£300.00
2 areas Dr Leah
£375.00
3 areas Dr Leah
£450.00
Trapezius (for neck slimming)
1 Vial
£550.00


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More about Anti-wrinkle and Muscle relaxing injections

COVID VACCINATIONS NOTICE –Disclaimer

SARS –COV-2 (Covid –19 infection), as well as the Covid –19 vaccinations, are both highly challenging to our immune system by over-stimulating its response. Therefore both (Covid-19 infection, as well as the vaccine) can lead to complications after injection. Nodules and local reactions can occur within weeks, months, or even years after the treatment when our immune system is challenged.

So far generally there is a low incidence of such cases reported. Your safety is paramount to us and therefore we are advising you the following:

Do not have Dermal Filler, Profhilo, or Muscle relaxing injections 2 weeks before your planned vaccination or 3 weeks after.
If you have been infected with Covid-19, do not have Dermal filler, Profhilo, or Muscle relaxing injections for the first 3 weeks of being symptom-free.
If you develop any symptoms after the treatments, please contact our Clinics immediately. Our doctors will advise you further. As medical practitioners, our doctors can prescribe the necessary medication if required.

Do these injections hurt?

The procedure is done using a very fine needle, so it feels more like acupuncture than very painful, and most clients do not need numbing cream. If, however, you are needle-phobic or have any anxiety around pain, then numbing cream can be applied - if you would like this, please request this either at reception on arrival at the clinic so you can be numbed while waiting to see the doctor.

Are Muscle relaxing injections safe?

This form of Toxin is regarded as being safe and has been used to treat tens of millions of patients worldwide over the past two decades. This treatment is consistently the most popular cosmetic treatment performed globally with 7.7 million treatments performed in the US alone in 2019. It is recognised as a medicine and is used widely in the NHS to treat medical issues in a much higher doses than we use it for cosmetically and as it is not a new treatment, we have long-term data on its safety profile. At Dr Leah clinics safety is our priority and we minimise any potential risk by ensuring we use the premium Muscle relaxing injections available - we use Allergan and ensure all our Muscle relaxing injection treatments are performed by our in clinic doctors / dentists (GMC/ GDC Registered) who have extensive clinical training and each has a minimum of 4 years experience and perform thousands of Muscle relaxing injections treatments per year.

Who can not have Muscle relaxing injections?

You should not have this treatment if:

• The injection site is infected.
• You are allergic to any of the ingredients.
• You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• You have a neuromuscular disorder (e.g., myasthenia gravis)

A full list of side effects cautions, and contraindications will be discussed during your face-to-face consultation.

What is the Aftercare?

You can carry on with your day as usual. However, we recommend the following:

• No makeup except that applied by your doctor on the day of treatment
• no exercise on the day of treatment (the next morning is fine)
• stay awake / not laying down for 4-6 hours after treatment (if possible)
• avoid saunas, hot baths on day of treatment
• Do not consume any alcohol or anti-inflammatory pain medication (NSAIDS or aspirin) BEFORE or After (on day) of your treatment; this is related to your increased risk of bruising
• If you are prone to bruising then please commence arnica tablets, 5 per day for 3 days before your treatment
• No other facial treatments in the same area as you have had Muscle relaxing injections for two weeks after treatment e.g. facials, dermapen, laser (however it is fine to have dermal filler on same day as Muscle relaxing injections as often they are done in the same consultation)

What areas can benefit from anti-wrinkle injections?

Muscle relaxing injections injections are most effective when used to reduce signs of ageing in the following places:

• Forehead
• Brow
• Crowsfeet

However, they can be effective in other areas; Dr Leah Clinics are also able to use Muscle relaxing injections to:

• brow lift – to lift eyebrows to help brows look less heavy
• forehead – to smooth lines across the forehead area
• frown lines – to smooth lines between eyes
• Crow's feet – to smooth fine lines either side of the eye corners
• migraines – to reduce jaw clenching and resulting migraines
• Masseter – to slim, bulky jaw
• Gummy smile – to reduce a gummy smile
• Brow asymmetry – to even eyebrow alignment
• Bell's palsy treatment – to help correct facial asymmetry caused by Bell’s palsy (Dr Leah only)
• Neck lines– One of the best methods for those questioning how to get rid of neck lines. This treatment helps to smooth platysmal bands on the neck (Nefertiti lift)
• Bunny lines – Bu–to help treat downturned mouth corners
• Orange-peel skin - to smooth dimples on the chin area
• Teeth grinding (bruxism) – for the looking for how to stop teeth grinding this is the perfect treatment.
• Nose -prevent Nasal flaring and nose dipping
• Excessive sweating underarms

What are the side effects of treatment?

Most side effects are short-lived and mild, the most common being mild bruising to the injection site. Some patients also report mild headaches shortly after the treatment, but these usually subside within 24 hours.

At Dr Leah Clinics, you’re in safe hands


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Dr-Leah-Totton
Dr Leah Totton
Medical Director
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DR-DEEPA-PANCHALINGAM
DR DEEPA PANCHALINGAM
Associate Medical Director
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DR-SIDRA-SHAKIR
DR SIDRA SHAKIR
Senior Cosmetic Doctor
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DR-MARIAM-MICHAIL
DR MARIAM MICHAIL
Senior Cosmetic Doctor
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-Dr-Cian-McLoughlin
Dr Cian McLoughlin
Senior Cosmetic Doctor
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Dr-Dara-Chameli-Seebaran-Suite
Dr Dara-Chameli Seebaran Suite
Senior Cosmetic Doctor
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DR-NAZISH-MANSOOR
DR NAZISH MANSOOR
Dermatologist
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Dr.-Jenny-Theodorakopoulou
Dr. Jenny Theodorakopoulou
Plastic Surgeon
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KATIE-BARRETT
KATIE BARRETT
Head Aesthetic Therapist
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JENNA-BUGEJA
JENNA BUGEJA
Advanced Aesthetic Therapist
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RASA-CERNOVA
RASA CERNOVA
Advanced Aesthetic Therapist
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EWA-SKOWRON
EWA SKOWRON
Advanced Aesthetic Therapist
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SEYHAN SEKLIZER
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