Refresh with Skin Rejuvenation
Maintain your youthful appearance with a combination of injectable muscle relaxants and dermal fillers – a non-surgical approach to skin rejuvenation and prejuvenation. Dr Mike Thompson is a registered and reliable provider of facial injectables.
Effective Facial Skin Rejuvenation
Enjoy a More Youthful Looking Skin with Anti Wrinkle Facial Injectables
Facial Rejuvenation focusses on undoing some of the effects ageing has had on our skin. Non-surgical skin rejuvenation, also referred to as a “liquid facelift” or the “natural facelift”, may reduce signs of ageing without the downtime of surgery at a fraction of the cost. A combination of strategically placed injectable nerve-blocking muscle relaxants and dermal fillers are injected in tiny quantities to reduce fine lines, wrinkles, volume loss and sagging to achieve a younger, plumper-looking skin. The treatments may rejuvenate facial volume, support elastin function and increase collagen production.
Understanding Visible Signs of Ageing
Static Wrinkles
Static wrinkles are caused by a loss of hyaluronic acid, elasticity and collagen in your skin or lifestyle damage from sun or smoking. As we age, the body loses its ability to produce hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin, causing our skin to become less firm and lose its flexibility. As a result, dynamic wrinkles created from repetitive facial expressions are unable to bounce back and thus form permanent grooves beneath the surface of the skin over time.
Dynamic Wrinkles
Dynamic wrinkles are caused by repetitive muscle movements such as those when you smile, laugh or squint. Over time these lines begin to form deeper groves in our skin.
What is Skin Prejuvenation?
Prejuvenation is a preventative approach to reducing visible signs of aging caused by dynamic wrinkles. Prejuvenation treatments may keep the skin smooth as you age by preventing these grooves from being formed in the first place. Muscle relaxants injected into targeted muscles can block nerve signals that trigger the muscles to contract, preventing wrinkles from developing over time.
Injectable Muscle Relaxants
Injectable muscle relaxants is a common cosmetic treatment used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles caused by dynamic facial expressions. When tiny quantities are injected into targeted wrinkle-forming muscles it blocks these nerve signals, causing the muscles to relax.
Read about the pure solution used in our practice and how it works.
Injectable Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers may rejuvenate the appearance of your skin by smoothing out deeper wrinkles that are no longer able to bounce back naturally. The best fillers consist of hyaluronic acid, one of the naturally occurring elements in the skin responsible for around 50% of its structure. It can retain 1000 times its weight in water and effectively adds volume to the skin.
You can read more about the dermal fillers used at our practice and how they work.
Safe and Reliable Medical Professional
Dr Michael Thompson is a New Zealand dentist and member of the NZ Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. His familiarity and in-depth knowledge of facial anatomy, dental cosmetics and professional training in non-surgical cosmetic injectables make him a safe and reliable provider of facial injections to optimally rejuvenate your youthful facial appearance.
Booking an appointment
You can instantly book an “Injectable Facial Rejuvenation” appointment online with Dr Michael Thompson, or you can call or email us to make a booking.
How Anti-Wrinkle Injectables Work
Dynamic wrinkles are caused by muscle movement, such as those when you smile, laugh or squint. Common dynamic wrinkles include forehead lines and “crow’s feet” that form around your eyes. Tiny quantities of nerve-blocking “toxins” are injected into these targeted muscles causing the muscles to relax. Relaxing muscle activity can smooth out wrinkles to restore a more youthful appearance.
How Dermal Fillers Work
Untreated
Treated
The hyaluronic acid completely integrates into the natural structure of your skin adding volume to the skin tissue to create a smoother natural-looking skin tone while stimulating the production of collagen.
Injectable muscle relaxants are prescription medicines. Indications: In adults, for the treatment of cervical dystonia; blepharospasm; spasticity of the upper limb; upper facial lines: glabellar frown lines, lateral periorbital lines (crow’s feet), horizontal forehead lines. Injectable muscle relaxants have both risks and benefits, consult your doctor if Injectable muscle relaxants are right for you. Further information on the risks and benefits of Injectable muscle relaxants can be found in the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) available from www.medsafe.govt.nz or by calling 0800 822 310. Use strictly as directed. If symptoms continue or you have side effects, see your doctor, pharmacist or health care professional. Common side effects include: Headaches; nausea; tenderness, swelling, redness, numbness or bruising of the skin; dry eye; heavy feeling of eyelid/eyebrow/forehead; face/brow not symmetrical, dropping eyelids/eyebrows. Serious Side effects are rare and include allergic reactions. Injectable muscle relaxants is an unfunded medicine, prescription charge will apply. Normal doctor charges will still apply.
Belotero is hyaluronic acid dermal filler. It is used to improve the look of facial fold and wrinkles and restore volume, including contouring, shaping and volumising of the lips. Always read the label and consult your Healthcare Professional for more information. This medical device must be administered by a Healthcare Professional.
You should tell your practitioner and avoid treatment with BELOTERO® if you: have had an allergic reaction to any of the ingredients; if you tend to develop keloids or heavy scars; have any bleeding disorders, poor wound healing, inflamed or infected skin, or general infection; are under the age of 18; are pregnant or breastfeeding. Please inform your practitioner of any diseases you have or have had. These include in particular cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, epilepsy, liver or kidney problems, skin infections or severe allergies. If you take medication or vitamins, have had previous cosmetic procedures, or have been treated with other implants, please inform your practitioner.