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.
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