Botox – Botox | Fillers

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Which is better Botox or Filler?

Botox is best for lines and wrinkles which appear or deepen when you smile, laugh, frown or narrow your eyes – “expression lines”. Filler is better for visible lines or wrinkles when your face is expressionless.

This is helpful as a ‘rule of thumb’ but it’s always best to have a consultation. We can discuss in detail the best option for your treatment.

Why do you get wrinkles and lines?

When you smile, laugh, frown or narrow your eyes you will be using different muscles in your face. These will gather the skin near or around them, causing lines and wrinkles.

Usually they will disappear when you stop smiling, laughing, frowning or narrowing the lines. Also known as dynamic wrinkles. However, over time, and as part of the ageing process you lose collagen and elastin in the skin.

Collagen and elastin give your skin it’s flexibility and ‘bounce-back’. As collagen and elastin reduce, your skin doesn’t bounce-back to a smooth surface. Lines and wrinkles start to appear.

Over time the line and wrinkles will deepen as your body produces less collagen and elastin. Other factors will also affect or even damage your skin. Such as your lifestyle, what you eat, how well you sleep, and exposure to the sun.

The bottom line is, this is part of the natural ageing process.

What does Botox do?

Botox is helpful in reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles. It also helps to smooth existing lines and wrinkles.

It does this by relaxing the muscles which pull the skin and create lines and wrinkles.

Botox is effective in areas such as the forehead, between the eyebrows, and around the eyes – particularly crow’s feet. It is used in other parts of the face and neck, but will require an assessment to see it’s the best option.

How do Fillers work?

Fillers add body, volume, and smooth lines and some wrinkles. Particularly in areas where lines and wrinkles can be seen when your face is expressionless.

As the name suggests, they fill the lines and smooth them out.

Fillers are used on areas such as:

around the nose
the cheeks
around the mouth
the lips
jawline

Can you use Botox and Fillers together?

This is something we would discuss at consultation. The short answer is – yes, you can have both. But it needs an assessment to see what treatments are needed.

If you want to find out which treatment would help you, then get in touch HERE.

OR check out my current PRICES for Botox and Fillers treatments

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Bunny lines Botox treatment

Bunny lines around the nose can be treated with Botox. It is injected under the skin around the nose. Several places are treated to relax the muscles which create bunny lines.

You can have bunny lines treated as a single area. Or you can also treat two other related areas, frown lines and crow’s feet, to make it more effective. As well as more cost effective!

What causes bunny lines?

You’ll notice bunny lines appear when you smile, laugh, or squint your eyes. In your younger years, bunny lines are called ‘dynamic wrinkles’. They appear when you flex the muscles around your nose and disappear when you relax them.

They are wrinkles, just like the rest!

Bunny lines and crow's feet appear when we smile, laugh, or squint our eyes. — Bunny lines

As you age, you lose collagen and elastin. These help your skin bounce back to a flatter surface without lines and wrinkles.

Bunny lines can appear early in life if you spend a lot of time in the sun. Sunshine has a lot of benefits for your wellbeing. But, too much sun, or intense sunshine will damage your skin over time.

Other factors, such as smoking, air pollution, and stress also affect the skin. Leading to permanent or deeper wrinkles and lines.

Too much stress speeds up the break down of collagen and elastin in your skin. When under stress, your body produces the hormone cortisol. This hormone is responsible for the break down of collagen and elastin.

How to prevent bunny lines

You can help to prevent or at least delay bunny lines from forming. I’m not going to tell you to stop smiling, laughing or squinting at things in the distance.

Being happy is good for your skin, body, and mind.

What you can do is regularly check your non expressive face. What I mean is to see if you have tension in parts of the face.

Sometimes, we develop a constant frown. Or slight, but constant, squint. It may not be pronouced, but it will cause muscles to tense and gather the skin into wrinkles or lines.

You may also find tension on other parts of your face. Around the eyes, cheeks, forehead, and the mouth.

Gently smooth the skin around these areas to release the tension. Do this daily. Several times a day would better..

Notice the difference as the muscles relax. Become conscious of when you are creating tension in your face and start to relax.

There are more things you can do to delay wrinkles and lines HERE

If you want a short chat about bunny lines or existing wrinkles and lines, please get in touch. Fill out your details below and I will be in touch as soon as I can.

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How much does Botox cost?

The cost Botox treatment for one area of the face is between £100 to £350. Usually treatment involves treating 3 areas of the face. The cost for treating 3 areas can be between £220 to £900!

There will always be exception to the pricing I have given above. There are some factors to be aware of when looking at the price of treatment from different practitioners.

Quality of Botox

There are different types and qualities of Botox produced. The highest quality is more expensive than the rest. The quality of Botox will also determine how effective it is and how long its effects last.

The better the quality of Botox, the longer its effects are likely to last.

I use the best quality Botox available.

Number of areas treated

This depends on the treatment you need. Typically, three areas on the face are treated in a single consultation. This will reduce the overall cost of the treatment.

The cost of treating three areas (12-15 injections) is very cost effective. See my price list.

The treatment includes a follow-up session. I can check to see how the results and if it needs a Botox ‘top-up’. The follow up session and any Botox ‘top-up’ is free.

Experience of the practitioner

Experience of the practitioner is a key part of Botox treatment. Their knowledge and expertise grows with each treatment. They get to know how best to treat different types of skin, lines, and wrinkles.

Botox is classed as a medicine and needs to be prescribed. Meaning, it needs a prescription from a medical doctor or an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist.

The cost of treatment will reflect the expertise of the practitioner, and whether they are able to independently prescribe Botox.

Location of the clinic

Where the treatment clinic is located in the UK also has an influence on the cost. A clinic in the heart of London will have much higher overhead costs.

Thankfully, I am not based in London! You can find me in Clanfield, and covering other parts of Hampshire, including Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Havant, and Petersfield.

I appreciate cost is a big factor, but please do consider what other elements will make your treatment effective.

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What Age Should You Get Botox?

This is a difficult question to answer!

It comes down more to when you believe you have too many lines and wrinkles. Or when they start to become deeper and more pronounced. This will vary from person to person. Some can start to see prominent lines and wrinkles in their late 20’s or early 30’s. Others may not see a wrinkle well into their 40’s or 50’s.

It’s important to note Botox is only available and approved for people 18 years or older.

Ideally, it helps to prevent lines and wrinkles developing or becoming deeper and more prominent.

Preventing deeper wrinkles and lines

First thing to note is there is a difference in lines which appear and disappear when you move muscles around the face. These are ‘dynamic wrinkles’.

They only appear when you smile, frown, squint or are caught by surpise. They also disappear as soon as you stop making these facial gestures.

When you do start to see permanent lines this would be a good time to have a consultation with your aethestics practitioner. The first step would be to see if the lines can be managed through natural ways.

I have a post which covers how to avoid wrinkles naturally, you can read it here.

If Botox treatment is an option then it can help in smoothing existing lines and wrinkles. It will also help in delaying the lines and wrinkles from becoming pronounced and deeper.

It is important to remember Botox is a temporary treatment which lasts between 3 to 6 months. It relaxes the muscles which lead to lines and wrinkles, and over time will wear off.

If you have visible lines or wrinkles and want to see if Botox is an option for you, then get in touch for a consultation.

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What areas can botox treat?

In aesthetics, Botox, is mainly used on the face. The three main areas for Botox treatment are:

the forehead
between the eyebrows
and around the eyes.

Other places Botox is also used is around the lips, mouth, nose, chin, and jawline.

The Main Treatments

Forehead. The muscles in the forehead contract often. Over time forehead lines will appear. The treatment relaxes the muscles in the forehead, reducing tension in the skin.

‘Frown Lines’. Along with the forehead lines you may also develop ‘frown lines’. These are the vertical lines which appear between the eye brows. There may be one, two , or several frown lines.

‘Crow’s feet’ are the lines spreading out by the side of the eyes. Sometimes referred to as laughter lines. When we smile, laugh, or squint the lines tend to appear.

‘Trough lines’ appear on the lower eyelid. They can be short or longer spreading to the top of the cheek.

Other parts of the face are also treated with Botox. But it may be other treatments are better suited. A consultation will help to determine the best treatment for you.

If you want a short chat about treatments for wrinkles and lines, please get in touch. Fill out your details below and I will be in touch as soon as I can.