Muscle Relaxing Injections
A Series of Muscle-relaxing Injection is the treatment of choice for dynamic wrinkles caused by repeated muscle contractions. They are commonly used to eliminate or reduce the appearance of existing lines and wrinkles and slow the progression of today’s expression lines into tomorrow’s permanent wrinkles.
Muscle-relaxing Injections inhibit muscle contractions, thus keeping your wrinkles and lines “turned off”. They are quick, minimally felt and an affordable procedure with reproducible results. Muscle-relaxing Injections have been used on millions of patients worldwide with virtually no side effects apart from minor, temporary bruising.
The use of ice or topical numbing cream can desensitize the area prior to treatment and the use of tiny needles means any discomfort during the procedure is minimal.
The relaxing effect is not instantaneous. It starts after 2-3 days and is fully effective in two weeks. The effect usually lasts about 3 to 6 months and the duration of effectiveness increases with subsequent treatments.
All injections carried out at River City Cosmetic Clinic are performed only by our cosmetic physician. The results will smooth and refresh your face without freezing your natural features.
Where are Muscle-relaxing Injections Used?
- Frown lines
- Worry lines
- Crow’s feet
- Brow asymmetry
- Chemical Brow Lift
- Bunny lines
- Down-turned mouth corner
- Neck lines or bands
- Chin contraction or dimpling
- Teeth Grinding (bruxism)
- Reshaping of lower face
- Excessive underarm sweating
- Chronic migraine headaches
- Sweat Reducing Treatments
Sweat Reducing Treatments
Hyperhidrosis with Muscle Relaxing Injections
Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating is a condition that affects millions of people around the world. Muscle-relaxing Injections successfully target the specific glands in the underarms responsible for excessive sweating by temporarily blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands.
The procedure takes around 30 minutes. On average, you will notice a reduction in sweating in 3-7 days following the treatment. Full effectiveness is achieved after 3 weeks. Most people notice a slow return to sweating approximately 7-8 months following treatment, but it is not uncommon to have 11-12 months of relief. However, the amount of time the injected substance remains effective may vary. If you don’t have the treatment regularly, sweating will gradually return to the level it was prior to the treatment.
Side effects, if they occur, are usually temporary and very rare. The most common side effect with muscle-relaxing injections for Axillary Hyperhidrosis is a perceived increase in sweating in areas other than underarms.
“The Nefertiti Lift”- A new technique for specific recontouring of the jaw line.
The “Nefertiti Lift” is a procedure designed to rejuvenate a sagging jawline. The jaw is an important cosmetic area of the face. Young women have a taut, smooth jawline, but as we age, jawline skin has a tendency to sag. With time, gravity pulls the skin on our face lower, leading to saggy jowls. The large muscles of our lower jaw and neck make matters worse by contracting to this downward pull.
Muscle relaxing injections into the jaw line and upper neck relax this downward pull. The result? A net upward movement of the skin, leading to a sharper & younger looking jawline and face. So what is an “ideal” female jawline? Look at Nefertiti (whose name means “the beautiful one has arrived”).
The Nefertiti Lift improves the definition of the jawline border and angle, elevates the corners of the mouth, and drapes the skin of the jawline contour giving the visual effect of a “mini lift”.
The Nefertiti Lift with muscle relaxing injections and dermal fillers provides complete facial rejuvenation in a minimally invasive way.