Botox is a protein complex derived from a bacterium called clostridium botulinum. In usual cases, Botox treatment lasts for 10 minutes and no recovery time is needed. However, results are known to vary from person to person, depending on their medical history and lifestyle.

The most common use is to reduce the appearance of wrinkles that appear on the lips, neck, eyes and forehead area. While Botox treatment is seen as a cosmetic procedure, it can also be used as part of a treatment for excessive sweating, migraines and failure of the lower esophageal sphincter.

Overall, a Botox treatment is safe and effective, but it should always be performed by an experienced and qualified doctor.

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Excessive sweating can cause severe discomfort and embarrassment. If you are looking for a relatively painless, extremely safe and effective method to treat excessive sweating you should consider Botox®. It is seen and has been proven as one of the best treatments for sweating. No anaesthesia is required and the treatment can be done within 30 minutes. Micro injections are made at the target areas such as the armpits. The treatment helps to prevent excessive sweating for a period of up to six months. Twice annual treatments for sweating can thus provide relief without having to use additional treatment methods.

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Wrinkles, Lines, UV Damage: Peels, Botox and Other Skin Solutions

At the Melrose Aesthetic Centre, skin is our business. If you have lines, wrinkles, freckles, scarring, pigmentation or visible UV damage, we are able to assist. We specialise in non-surgical, non-invasive procedures that range from superficial face peels, using fruit acids, deep chemical peels and laser peels/resurfacing to Botox™, non-surgical fillers and lipolysis, the pleasant answer to liposuction. In sunny South Africa, UV damage is a reality and once your face ravaged by the sun it needs prime attention. Deep wrinkles can be easily sorted out with Botox™, which lightly ‘paralyses’ the underlying muscles, leaving the outermost skin plumped up and smooth. Contact us today and speak to one of our aesthetic consultants about what Botox™ and other treatments can do to eradicate the results of UV damage and ageing.

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Hello Botox, Goodbye Fine Lines and Wrinkles

No matter how well you may take care of your skin: you use sun block; cleanse, tone and moisturise religiously; eat fresh fruits and vegetables; drink gallons of water and get a good night’s sleep every night, the fact remains that, quite simply, you age. And when you do, you start to notice fine lines and wrinkles that deepen every day. This is when Botox™ is an optimal solution. Aside from it’s use for fine lines and wrinkles, Botox™ can be used for a myriad other functions, such as plumping up your lips and even for hyperhidrosis, otherwise known as excessive sweating. Contact us today to find out about how we can use Botox™ to iron our your fine lines and wrinkles – and more.

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Removing Frown Lines with Botox

Lines and wrinkles are an inevitable part of ageing, but it has to be said that of all of these, frown lines are the most disturbing.  Even when you are feeling happy, you tend to look cross if you permanently have a crevice between your eyes or deep furrows on your forehead!  The good news is that removing frown lines with Botox is quick and painless – and highly effective.  The procedure for removing frown lines with Botox is easy: small amounts of Botox are injected under the skin, where they gently paralyze the underlying muscles, resulting in the smoothing out of wrinkles, crow’s feet, laugh and frown lines.  Contact us today to find out how we can assist you in removing frown lines with Botox for a calmer, happier appearance!

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