Wrinkle Correction

Wrinkle correction treatments can help rewind the hands of time, freezing fine lines and wrinkles in place and leaving the skin looking younger, fresher, and more radiant.

Wrinkle correction treatments are a popular, safe, and effective way of achieving younger, healthier-looking skin. This non-surgical treatment can be applied across the face and neck, smoothing out worry lines and addressing issues caused by ageing and sun exposure.

We can also use this treatment in other ways to address such issues as excessive sweating, a gummy smile, and the appearance of a wider jaw. Some of the areas and issues our skin professionals use wrinkle correction treatments on include:

Excessive sweating/hyperhidrosis

Excessive sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, mostly affects the armpits, hands, feet, and face and can become a serious burden to those who suffer from it. By using cosmetic fillers, we can help treat this medical condition by reducing the amount of sweat being produced. Safe and effective, there is no downtime associated with this treatment and patients will be able to return to their life as normal.

Platysma neck band reduction

Also sometimes known as the ‘Nefertiti neck lift’, this treatment uses wrinkle correction to reduce the appearance of a sagging neck or ‘turkey neck’. The platysma muscles in the neck lose flexibility as we get older, leading to a shortening of the muscle, which in turn leads to sagging. By using cosmetic fillers, we can effectively reduce this contraction in the neck, reducing the vertical neck bands, and leaving a more youthful-looking neck.

Jawline/masseter

A wide, heavy-set jaw can cause the lower half of the face to take on a more ‘masculine’ appearance and is often caused by enlarged masseter muscles. These are the muscles that sit over the jaw – cosmetic fillers can effectively shrink these muscles, reducing the size and width of the jaw and helping the lower half of the face to appear slimmer.

Anti-wrinkle treatment

Cosmetic fillers are able to stop wrinkles in their tracks. This safe, effective, non-surgical treatment is one of the most popular cosmetic treatments in the world and can help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, leaving you looking younger, and fresher, with more radiant-looking skin. Applied across three areas of the face, anti-wrinkle corrections work by stopping the muscles in those areas from making the repetitive movements that lead to the most obvious fine lines and wrinkles.

Gummy smile

A ‘gummy smile’ occurs when there is more gum on show when you smile. There’s no official clinical definition of this condition, but it is often caused by having a short upper lip, a hyperactive upper lip, enlarged gums, or small teeth. Cosmetic fillers is used to address this issue can be extremely effective – it is treated into the Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi (LLSAN) which is the muscle that runs along the side of the nose and controls the upper lip. By using a muscle relaxant on this muscle, the LLSAN will not lift the lip as high, thereby reducing the appearance and visibility of the gums when you smile.

Depressor anguli oris

These are the muscles that run along either side of the mouth, and can be the cause of a downturned mouth, resulting in a glum or upset look. They are very active muscles, which means they respond well to the cosmetic fillers, which can effectively minimise their action, allowing the corners of the mouth to appear more upturned, and therefore for the overall look of the patient to appear happier.

Bunny lines

We can use cosmetic fillers to treat bunny lines. These are the lines that form when we scrunch up our nose, and they can deepen as we age and the skin stops producing as much collagen, leading to a lack of volume and elasticity in the skin. By using cosmetic fillers, we can effectively smooth out these lines, leaving the area, and the rest of the face looking younger and more refreshed.

Mentalis muscle

The mentalis muscles are found in the chin area, and cosmetic fillers treated in this area can help address unwanted dimpling of the chin, sometimes referred to as an orange peel or ‘peau d’orange’ look. Contraction of the mentalis muscles increases the appearance of this pebbled look which many patients dislike and want to avoid. The cosmetic fillers will effectively halt this repetitive action, allowing for the chin to appear much smoother and less dimpled.

Under-eye

Lines and wrinkles around and under the eyes can become more and more pronounced as we age. We can help smooth out these lines and wrinkles with cosmetic fillers which will effectively stop the muscles in the undereye area from making the kind of repeated movement that go on to cause these fine lines and wrinkles. The area, and the face, will be left looking smoother and younger, leaving you free to smile and laugh without worry lines again.