Facial Injections

How Does it Works

It is injected into the facial muscles and, within a few hours, it attaches itself to the nerve endings of the motor muscles, thereby affecting the nerve transmission to these muscles. It takes anywhere from two to ten days to block the nerve transmitters which innervate the muscles where it was injected. There is no loss of sensory feeling at all during the time that botulinum toxin A is effective. Once these motor nerve endings are interrupted, the muscles cannot contract. When the muscle does not contract, the dynamic motion that causes wrinkles in the skin will then cease. The only reason there are wrinkles in the skin in the first place is because the muscle is moving underneath it, thereby these are called dynamic wrinkles. Approximately three to ten days after treatment, the skin above these motor muscles becomes nice and smooth. The effects of Wrinkle free lasts approximately three to four months depending on various factors including the amount of botulinum toxin A injected, metabolic activity of the patient and lifestyle choices, which may cause the Wrinkle free treatment not to last as long. When the patient sees the wrinkles reappear, the patient needs retreatment.

This is one of the reasons that Wrinkle free has such an incredible safety record. Botulinum toxin A treatment by its nature is a temporary treatment and when the treatment effects are gone, they are gone completely. This is a little different than the usual mindset of dentists. Dentists don’t usually think of our treatments as temporary. The most common dental treatment that is like Wrinkle free therapy is teeth whitening. Teeth whitening is a temporary procedure that needs to be refreshed from time to time.
Botulinum toxin can be used to

• Smooth crow’s feet, forehead furrows, frown lines, lip lines and bunny lines
• Diminish neck bands
• Improve the appearance of skin dimpling of the chin
• Lift the corners of the mouth
• Soften a square jawline
• Correct a gummy smile

The FDA has approved the use of Wrinkle free for the frown lines and crow’s feet, while Dysport® and Xeomin® are approved for frown lines only. All other uses are considered “off label.”

Creating that rich plasma begins by taking about 2 ounces of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge that separates components by their weight. The red blood cells are at the bottom of the tube, plasma with very few platelets is on the top, and in between, there is a “buffy coat,” where the platelet rich plasma is to be found. injects you with your own blood platelets or stem cells to stimulate your body to grow new, healthy cells and promote healing. These treatments promote your own collagen to grow and regenerate tissue, resulting in naturally smoother and tighter skin and hair growth stimulation.

This treatment is good for

• improving skin texture and thickness
• reducing fine lines and wrinkles
• increasing volume via the increased production of collagen and elastin
• stimulating hair growth
• diminishing the appearance of scars

Areas typically treated for aesthetic purposes and skin rejuvenation include:

• around the eyes
• cheeks and mid-face
• neck
• jawline
• chest and décolletage
• backs of hands
• lips
• scalp (hair growth treatment)

also known as autologous conditioned plasma, is a concentrate of platelet-rich plasma protein derived from whole blood. Creating that rich plasma begins by taking about 2 ounces of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge that separates components by their weight. The red blood cells are at the bottom of the tube, plasma with very few platelets is on the top, and in between, there is a “buffy coat,” where the platelet rich plasma is to be found. PRP can mean just pure platelets, or it may include white blood cells and/or fibrin, the product of fibrinogen. So overall there can be four different forms of PRP based on how long and fast the blood spins in the centrifuge. But once made, in less than an hour in the doctor’s office, they are “activated” causing them to release their signals and growth factors and injected into the problematic body part.

PRP’s value is where this aid to healing is applied. Bones, cartilage, and tendons have poor blood supplies compared to other tissue. As a result, all the cellular goodies necessary for healing transported through the blood have difficulty getting to these tissues, and healing is slowed.

Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy is a technique that uses microinjections of a serum containing vitamins, hormones, minerals and proteins into the deeper layers of the skin called the mesoderm to rejuvenate and tighten skin, as well as remove excess fat.

The serum feeds the rapidly dividing skin cells in the mesoderm. This helps promote growth of new, healthy skin and hair cells and help increase collagen and elastin production which has an anti-ageing effect.

Indication and Action

• remove fat in areas like the stomach, thighs, buttocks, hips, legs, arms, and face
• reduce cellulite
• fade wrinkles and lines
• tighten loose skin
• recontour the body
• lighten pigmented skin
• treat alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss
  • corrects hormone imbalances in and around the hair follicle
  • delivers nutrients to the hair and improves blood circulation
• Melasma & Striae
• hyperpigmentation
• Active Acne
• Pink Cheek or Lips

The technique uses very fine needles to deliver a series of injections into the middle layer (mesoderm) of skin. The idea behind mesotherapy is that it corrects underlying issues like poor circulation and inflammation that cause skin damage.

There isn’t a standard formula for the substances injected in mesotherapy. Doctors use many different solutions, including:

• prescription medicines like vasodilators and antibiotics
• hormones such as calcitonin and thyroxin
• enzymes like collagenase and hyaluronidase
• herbal extracts
• vitamins and minerals

Mesotherapy in a nutshell

Relatively pain free especially if numbing creams are applied to the skin beforehand.

• Natural ingredients = natural results
• No downtime
• Lasting results
• Perfect anti-ageing recipe when combined with anti-ageing injectables; Wrinkle free and fillers and skin peels.

In summary, mesotherapy involves injecting a cocktail of vitamins, minerals and proteins into the areas of the skin that is most needed.