Cosmetic Injections
What are Cosmetic Injections?
Cosmetic Injections Type A is a neuro muscular blocking agent and is a protein that relaxes wrinkle-causing muscles creating a smoothed, rejuvenated and more youthful appearance.
Cosmetic Injections is a simple and quick, minimally invasive non-surgical treatment that delivers significant results. Prior to its approval for cosmetic use Cosmetic Injections had over 10 years clinical experience in a broad range of medical conditions. It has been available in Australia since 1993 with an established 10-year safety record.
Are Cosmetic Injections poisons?
Cosmetic Injections is a purified protein that is extracted from bacteria, similar to the way in which penicillin comes from a mould.
How do Cosmetic Injections work?
Cosmetic Injections works on “dynamic wrinkles” caused by repeated muscle contractions. It is administered through a few tiny injections directly into the muscle blocking nerve impulses that trigger wrinkle-causing muscle contractions.
The procedure takes approximately 10 minutes and the patient can resume normal activities immediately. The cosmetic effect of Cosmetic Injections becomes apparent after 3-4 days and can take up to 7-10 days before the full effect is visible. Cosmetic Injections results are temporary lasting up to four to six months.
Are Cosmetic Injections injections painful?
Many patients liken it to the sting of an insect bite.
What are the side effects of Cosmetic Injections?
In cosmetic applications, the most common side effect is tenderness and bruising at the site of injection. There is a very small risk (1-2%) of Cosmetic Injections causing a temporary weakness in nearby muscles such as a slight drooping of an eyelid or eyebrow lasting from 1-6 weeks. Some instances of temporary headache and nausea have been reported. In its 10 years of cosmetic use, there are no documented long-term or permanent side effects from Cosmetic Injections.
Full disclosure of any and all medications, supplements and natural therapies is recommended as some may alter the potency of Cosmetic Injections and the severity of any side effects.
Will my lines look worse if I choose not to continue treatments?
No. Your lines will gradually revert to their pre-treatment appearance.
Is Cosmetic Injections suitable for men?
Cosmetic Injections is equally effective on men and women.
When is Cosmetic Injections not recommended?
Cosmetic Injections is not recommended for pregnant or nursing mothers as its effects on a foetus, or its presence in breast milk, is not known.
When was Cosmetic Injections discovered?
Cosmetic Injections has a successful treatment history in a broad range of medical conditions since the late 1960s.
The early work of Dr Alan Scott of the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Institute in the 1970s demonstrated that Cosmetic Injections was a powerful therapeutic agent that could be used to treat ophthalmic disorders associated with muscle overactivity such as lazy eye, eye ticks and uncontrolled blinking. Cosmetic Injections stopped the excessive muscle contraction and spasm, allowing these patients to see – a major medical advance.
Physicians noticed the effect Cosmetic Injections had on lines while treating patients with eye disorders.
What other conditions is Cosmetic Injections used for?
Cosmetic Injections is used in children two years or older with cerebral palsy, and in adults with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) and cervical dystonia (mobility of the major neck muscles). Worldwide Cosmetic Injections has safely treated hundreds of thousands of patients over a number of decades.
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