The muscles in your face contract every time you smile or frown. Over time, the constant movements of the muscles create lines and creases in your skin that become deeper and more noticeable as you age. This is where both the wonders of Botox and the capable hands of Alison, our aesthetician with years of knowledge about injectables, come in.

When you receive a Botox injection, the Botox prevents the muscle from receiving signals. Even though everything is working as it did before, with the brain sending the signal through the nerves that tells acetylcholine to be released, when the chemical is released it has nowhere to go. The muscle essentially ignores the signal.

Because of this action, Botox is most helpful in treating the deep wrinkles and creases that appear when the muscles on the face move, allowing over time skin remodelling and rejuvenations. While it may not completely treat the lines that are left on the face as a result of the muscle contractions over time, it can soften them so that they are not as noticeable.

Botox results can be drastically good, but you need to have realistic expectations about your results. This is a medication- so what will work well for one person may not work so well for another. Botox generally lasts from 3-6 months. This is dependent on each individual.