Aesthetic Medicine
Botox
Botox, also known as Clostridium Botulinum toxin, is injected in small doses into specific muscles. It is injected directly into the muscles, and it works by blocking the signals between the nerves and the injected muscles, thereby reducing the activity of muscles (through temporary paralysis) which is responsible for wrinkles and lines. Botox works only on the muscles it is injected into, with surrounding muscles functioning as usual. Normal facial expression is retained, just with less wrinkles. The pain involved in Botox treatment is minimal, and no anesthesia is required, so the patient may return to usual activities right away.
Lines and wrinkles smoothing injections will usually take about 15 minutes, depending on how many areas are being treated. Results following treatment will take from 2-3 days to become visible, and the full effect will come in 14 days at the minimum. The Botox therapy is out used to smooth down lines between the brows, forehead lines, crow's feet, and frown lines between the eyes. The effect of Botox treatment lasts for about 6 months, depending on the patient. The treatment can be repeated several times.
Effects of each consecutive Botox treatment will last longer, so the time stretches between treatments also get longer with the number of treatments.
Side effects - the most common undesirable side effects include tenderness and bruises around the place where Botox was injected. Sometimes Botox affects also the surrounding muscles, making them work less efficiently, however this condition passes with time. Seldom a reversible eye lid droop disorder occurs, lasting for a week or two. Directly after the treatment you may suffer from a short headache.
Precautions
The patient should not bend or lie down for four hours after the treatment, and should not use sauna or go swimming for a week.
Medical peelings
- glycolic acid (70-90%)
- A, B Complex*
- Yellow Peel
- TCA
- Cosmelan
Peelings exfoliate skin layers at various levels.
Well selected peeling improves the look of the skin, regenerates it, makes it suppler and firm, visibly reducing the wrinkles. Peelings consist in exfoliation of different layers of epidermis, depending on the preparations which are selected to suit the skin problems.
Peelings are used to treat acne, scars and spots. They also help to improve the skin condition, and to rejuvenate and regenerate the skin.
If your skin needs just freshening up and no deep lines are visible, the so called medical peelings may prove beneficial. When skin undergoes a peelings treatment, it must be protected against Sun and no medications containing Vitamin A are to be used.
Peelings may be used to treat:
- acne and acne marks
- hyper pigmentation
- sun damaged skin
- seborrhagia and enlarged pores
- callosity
- lack of skin elasticity
- small wrinkles
- age spots
- stretch marks
Medical peelings result in:
- improved elasticity of the skin
- reduced lines and wrinkles
- even colour of the skin
- less skin imperfections
- closing of the pores
- improvement of the face oval
Hyaluronic acid - it fills in wrinkles
- Juvederm ultra 3
- Kontur
This product models the epidermis using the substance found naturally in the skin, namely the hyaluronic acid, which keeps the epidermis hydrated and smoothes out facial lines. It makes the skin firmer and suppler. c
Hyaluronic acid is perfect for filling in labionasal folds, the lines around the nose and lips, and wrinkles on the cheeks; it enhances and re-sculpts the lips, making them look fuller and reducing wrinkles around.
The treatment consists in injecting small portions of gel into the skin. Before injections, the skin is anaesthetized with EMLA cream. The treatment lasts for about 30 minutes. Afterward, the face may be swollen; redness may appear, as well as itching and over-colouring. These symptoms are over in 2 - 4 days. The effects last for about a year.