How it Works

Anti-wrinkle injections are simple, quick, non-surgical treatments that can reduce lines and wrinkles in the upper face. The injections can treat crow’s feet, forehead lines and the vertical frown (‘glabellar’) lines between the eyebrows. Anti-wrinkle injections are different from dermal fillers both in the way they work and in their composition. Anti-wrinkle injections contain a protein that causes the injected facial muscle to relax, helping to smooth lines and wrinkles in the areas where they’re injected. Most dermal fillers, on the other hand, are gels that mimic a naturally occurring sugar compound in our skin that attracts moisture and creates volume. Dermal fillers will show instant results, while anti-wrinkle injections deliver rapid, noticeable improvements within one to two days. While both products are temporary, dermal fillers can last up to 24 months, while anti-wrinkle injections last between three and four months. Anti-wrinkle injections relax only the muscles beneath the lines where product has been injected and the muscles responsible for other aspects of your facial expression stay active. If you have no further treatments, the muscles return to normal and lines gradually go back to how they looked before treatment.

Anti-wrinkle injections target one of the underlying causes of frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines, the repeated muscle contractions from frowning, squinting, smiling and raising the eyebrows over the years. We inject these muscles to temporarily reduce muscle activity and you will begin to notice a visible smoothing of the frown lines between your brows, your crow’s feet lines and your forehead lines.

Anti-wrinkle injections are most commonly used on the wrinkles between the eyebrows (glabella) to eradicate the horizontal lines of the forehead. They can also be used on crow’s-feet area to elevate eyebrows and to make the face more symmetrical. On the lower part of the face ‘bunny lines’ (lines on the nose), jaw-line, chin and neck may also be treated. They can even be used to treat excessive sweating.

You may begin to notice results within 24 to 48 hours, with results lasting up to 4 months for moderate to severe frown lines.