This non-invasive method uses the combination of Botox injections and dermal fillers to plump up and lift the facial features, helping to create a more voluminous and youthful appearance. The “facelift” helps to restore hollow features, sagging, expression lines, and enhance features to contour the face.
There's no recovery time necessary after a Botox treatment, so you can resume your normal activities quickly. Depending on the number of treatments, Botox can be a more cost-effective option than surgery. The effects can last three months or more.
Botox requires less time for treatment and recovery and is less costly than a face lift. However, in order to maintain a wrinkle free appearance patients will need to continue injections over time, the results being only temporary. For this reason, a face lift is a better choice for achieving long lasting results.
Although Botox can be considered a non-invasive alternative to facelift for minor issues like fine lines and wrinkles, it cannot completely replace facelift. Botox cannot remove sagging skin or provide a more permanent solution to wrinkles.
Results will be visible immediately and can last anywhere between six and 24 months. The duration is largely dependent on the type of filler used in the treatment, the amount of filler used, and the location of the filler injections.
Dermal fillers can smooth out wrinkles and restore facial fullness that happens with age. Aging leads to sagging skin and wrinkles. While minimally invasive fillers and injections can work for a short time, patients should consider a facelift to reverse the signs of aging and improve self-esteem.
The 8-point face lift uses advanced dermal fillers not to restore volume but to lift the tissues and structure of the face to produce a more youthful profile. Sophisticated techniques require working across 8 injecting points on each side of the face.
Botox will smooth out wrinkles and reduce fine lines, but it can't reduce the amount of skin you have or remedy serious sagging.
Botox reduces sagging jowls by tightening and lifting the jaw area. This pulls back the excess sagging skin that creates jowls in the first place.
It is important to give your face enough time to heal and recover after a facelift before undergoing any additional treatments. You should obtain clearance from your doctor before resuming BOTOX injections after a facelift, which can usually be done around 4 –6 weeks following surgery.
Keep in mind that facelifts are more expensive than Botox injections. It's more invasive and requires significantly more time to perform and recover from than Botox. However, for some patients, a facelift may be the procedure to deliver the results they want.
A mini facelift involves the placement of incisions in front of the ears which extend from the hairline to the bottom of the earlobe. The surgeon will then gently pull the skin and tissues up and outward the ear. Excess skin and tissue are removed to tighten the appearance of the skin.
Will it cause you to look older? From a medical point of view, once the effects of Botox wear off, your face will NOT look older. Actually the opposite happens with certainty. Botox injections help you get rid of some of the unwanted wrinkles around the eyes, forehead, chin etc….
With topical anesthetic, a Botox® procedure can be virtually painless. Even without a numbing agent, pain is minimal, and you may only feel a little pinch. Injections are very quick and with a trained medical professional, you may not even notice when they happen.
The results from Botox last anywhere between 2-6 months; the average result lasts about 3-4 months. Why does Botox eventually stop working? Your body makes new neurotransmitters all the time, so the “blocking” effect of Botox gradually wears off as these chemicals start circulating in your body again.
BOTOX has been used widely with great success to eliminate frown lines and crow's feet. It has also proven its effectiveness as a non-surgical neck lift treatment. When injected into the problem areas (turkey neck, double chin) it lifts and narrows the lower face, therefore gives you a more youthful appearance.
The Nefertiti neck lift is a technique whereby multiple injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A are administered along the lower jawline as well as down the side of the neck along the platysma muscle in order to improve the definition of the jawline, rebalance the underlying muscles and provide 'lifting' in the neck and ...
When Botox Can Help
Certain cases of hooded eyes are due to low eyebrow position or slight brow drooping (sometimes due to genetic factors). In these cases, Botox can be used to lift the outer tail of the eyebrow; elevating the brow subtly lifts the upper eyelid and reveals a small amount of eyelid skin.
There is no definite age when you should start BOTOX®—it's more about the state of your skin, and everyone's timeline is different. For wrinkle treatments, it's best to start when you notice forehead lines, frown lines, or crow's feet even when your expression is neutral.
When used alongside a filler, botox can freeze the muscle to prevent the wrinkle from worsening while the filler fills the wrinkle to tighten skin. Botox works best when it is utilized immediately at the early signs of aging.
Botox relaxes facial muscles to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and is particularly suited for lines around and between the eye (crows feet), eyebrows, and forehead. Voluma restores fullness and volume to the cheek area for an instant cheek lift, giving an overall fuller, more youthful appearance.
"Liquid facelift" is the phrase used for a combination of injectable procedures that can address some of the issues associated with aging – like loss of volume or the appearance of wrinkles – without going through invasive surgery or recovery.
Does the 8-point facelift hurt? You might experience a bit of discomfort, but anaesthetic is generally either applied topically or the dermal fillers themselves contain it, so it shouldn't be too painful. But this may vary from person to person as we all have different pain thresholds.
The 8 Point Face Lift is a long lasting, subtle way to give a more natural youthful appearance to your facial features. The result of a single treatment can be seen instantly and can last for up to 18 months.