Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, and Jeuveau Wrinkle Reduction Treatments

Wrinkle reducers can minimize a wide variety of facial wrinkles, creases and imperfections, including:

Crow’s feet
Bunny lines
Forehead wrinkles
The 11’s
Large masseter muscles
Gummy smiles
Pouty lips
Drooping eyebrows
Excessive hand and armpit sweating

Wrinkle reducing injectables require zero downtime after treatment. Your results will be considered final within three weeks, though you may begin to see a difference as soon as four days after your treatment. These results can typically last up to three months.

Botox is just one of many brands of botulinum toxin – an injectable substance that is used as an anti-wrinkle treatment. It’s injected into the target area to reduce movement in the muscle, which leads to smoother skin with reduced lines and wrinkles.

Muscles contract when they get a message from a nerve 'telling them' to contract. Botulinum toxin prevents this massage from passing from the nerve to the muscle, so the muscle becomes temporarily paralysed.

This reduced the movement, folding and scrunching of the skin above the muscle, so the lines are softened.

In time, the toxin is broken down and movement returns.

The main benefit is its ability to smooth lines and wrinkles, giving a smoother appearance to the skin. However, it is also used medically for issues including migraines, TMJ, cervical dystonia and hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).

Anti-wrinkle injections are FDA-approved, meaning lots of research has been conducted on them to ensure they are safe for use. However, after anti-wrinkle treatment, it’s common to experience redness, pinprick marks and sometimes bruising, but these should subside relatively quickly. If you notice prolonged bruising, irritation or infection around the area, drooping or difficulty swallowing, call your practitioner right away, so they can provide you with the advice and aftercare you need.

Be sure to avoid exercise, alcohol, aspirin, and ibuprofen for the next 24 hours, and don’t rub the treated area as it can lead to the toxin moving.

The actual injections are relatively quick and straightforward, and take around just 15 minutes.

How long it takes for it to kick in varies from person to person, but it generally takes around 3 to 14 days before it kicks in. When this happens, you’ll start to see minimised lines and wrinkles.

Read more about when you should get botox.

There’s no downtime with anti-wrinkle injections, which means you can get on with your day as normal. However, because you might experience some redness or pin prick marks afterward, you might not want to do it right before a big event.

The needles used are extremely small, so shouldn’t be uncomfortable. Of course, everyone’s pain threshold is different, so if you have a particularly low pain tolerance, it may be worth taking a Tylenol around an hour before your appointment. You should avoid ibuprofen and other blood thinning medication, though, as this can lead to increased bruising. Occasionally, numbing cream may be used in cases where pain threshold levels are particularly low.

The effects vary from person to person as people metabolise it at different rates. However, on average, the anti-wrinkle injection lasts between 3–4 months, after which you’ll start to see lines and wrinkles return.

There's no time when you SHOULD get ANY aesthetic treatment, but people often start getting wrinkle relaxing treatments from their 20s+, when dynamic fine lines and wrinkles are more visible. This prevents the skin from folding and creasing, giving a younger look.