Smoothing Lines & Wrinkles

Botulinum toxin (BTX), often referred to as 'botox' after its first brand name, is a substance that, when injected into a muscle, will temporarily stop it contracting. This is why BTX is an excellent treatment for dynamic facial lines. It has been used in cosmetic treatments for more than 25 years now and in the right hands is a safe and highly effective non-surgical solution for certain types of wrinkles. The great thing about cosmetic BTX is that it works at the root cause of dynamic lines by preventing the muscle from doing the very over-movement that has caused the problem in the first place. For this reason, botulinum toxin also plays a useful wrinkle-prevention role in people who tend to over-use certain facial muscles.
It takes on average five days for the effect to start kicking in. The effect on the muscle is fully reversible and lasts about three to six months and patients usually come for top-ups two to four times per year. However, many patients report that in time the intervals between clinic visits get longer, as the muscles seem to 'learn' not to do that wrinkle-causing over-movement so much. We are essentially re-training your muscles.

Good indications for BTX treatment include for example 'crow's feet', 'frown lines' between the brows, 'worry lines' across the forehead and ‘bunny lines’ on the nose. We can also treat so-called ‘turkey neck’ strands on the neck, perform a gentle, non-surgical brow lift with botulinum toxin and soften the downward pull of the corners of your mouth, so you lose that grumpy look.

It's important to know that for BTX to be optimally effective, you should start treatment when the line is still dynamic and not yet static. You can test this in the mirror by stretching the wrinkle between two fingers. If it disappears completely, it's still dynamic and easily treated with BTX. But if stretching the skin only softens the line, then it's starting become static and additional treatment may be needed. In these cases we can offer a filler or HA skin boosters as a follow-up treatment two weeks after BTX.

In our clinic we use both traditional Botox® (also marketed as Vistabel® for cosmetic purposes) and a new generation botulinum toxin, called Bocouture® (which is the same as Xeomin®). This a purified form of botulinum toxin, developed in Germany.

BTX treatment can be done in different ways. It can be administered in comparatively high doses that ‘freeze’ movement completely, but this looks unnatural and we don’t advocate that here at Eudelo. Alternatively, lower (‘baby botox’) doses of BTX soften movement without freezing muscles completely. This low dose can be delivered via a series of multiple tiny injections at certain points all over the face – the ‘sprinkle botox’ method. If we lower the dose even more, you get ultra-low-dose ‘meso botox’. We prefer these low-dose BTX regimes at Eudelo. We want to normalize hypermobile muscles and want you to retain your natural facial movements. It’s that ‘no-one would know you’ve had botox’ look.

Usually, injections with botulinum toxin only cause very mild discomfort, if any, and an anaesthetic cream isn't routinely needed - unless you really would prefer one. But rest assured, our practitioners have a gentle injection technique to maximise your comfort.