Facial Injectables

Your smile doesn't end with beautiful teeth, nor should your trip to the dentist! Do you know about Facial Injectables?

When you look in the mirror do you feel like your face has aged beyond your years - making you look older on the outside than you feel on the inside? Or do feel like the features around your mouth are a little thin and could use some help? Do the corners of your mouth droop downwards making you look sad even though you're happy?! Too much time in the sun left you with deep lines and dull skin? We may be able to help!

Look in the mirror and see if your top lip is still there. If you take a side profile picture of your face, can you see your top lip? Or is it totally flat? Are you wondering where it has gone?! Or have those grooves between your nose and lips become more depressed so the folds of skin droop down? Is there a deep groove like a puppet line that connects your lips to your chin?! You are not alone! These are a few examples of the complex 3-D process of facial aging! Do not fret - there are ways to reduce these signs of aging without invasive surgery!

YES!

If you answered Yes to any of the above questions you may be a great candidate for cosmetic injectables. At Wellington Road Dental Care we take a global approach to facial rejuvenation.

The way your face ages is not just due to changes in your skin. Changes in your muscles, fat (yes fat in our faces is a GREAT thing) amount and distribution and underlying bone structure also contribute to facial ageing. Essentially, certain muscles can get overworked, and everything else deflates and droops downwards. We take all of this into account when we plan what's best for your face.

Doctor Them Tran has been trained by Dr Myles Holt of the prestigious Australasian Academy of Dento-Facial Aesthetics. Click the AADFA logo to visit their website!

There are three facets to facial aging and we offer four targeted approaches to help

Micro-needling Wrinkle Relaxers Dermal Fillers Thread Lifts

Micro-needling

Micro-needling for Skin

The largest organ in the body is our skin - and it greatly influences our perception of 'health'. If your skin is lovely, clear and radiant you will feel more confident with less makeup! Healthy skin can significantly enhance any other cosmetic injectable treatments you have.

What is micro-needling is good for?

Fine lines and wrinkles, especially those hard to budge smoker's lines!
Acne, trauma and surgical scars.

How does micro-needling work?

1000's of tiny punctures are made into your skin to stimulate your body's own repair mechanism. As the skin repairs and heals it also tightens and remodels - reducing fine lines and scars. All these tiny holes in the surface of the skin provide access for repairing and plumping gels to be applied. During your mico-needling treatment, the gels are absorbed far more than topical application to the skin. As there's no chemical or heat trauma to your skin, the down time (recovery time) is very quick. Immediately after your treatment your skin will be very red. This can be masked with breathable makeup. Three to four days later your old layer of skin will peel revealing your new tighter, healthier skin underneath. We offer treatments in packages of three. The treatments are 4-6 weeks apart. Your skin's baseline health will determine how many treatments you need.

Is micro-needling painful?

Don't worry, it doesn't hurt! Before your treatment you will have topical numbing cream applied, so you can hardly tell you're having any treatment at all.

What else should I know about Micro-needling?

Micro-needling is a fantastic component of facial rejuvenation. Here are some things to keep in mind in order to prepare your skin and to get the most out of your micro-needling treatments.

Sun protection. As lovely as a summer glow can be, harsh UV ages your skin prematurely. Moisturiser with SPF is a must for skin health in Australia.
Hydration. Keep your skin well hydrated by drinking lots of water throughout the day and protect your skin with hydrating moisturisers.
Quit smoking! This goes for all cosmetic treatments - smoking is one of the largest determinants on the outcome of your treatment.

Wrinkle Relaxers

Some facial ageing can be attributed to repetitive, strong contraction of certain muscles. Relaxing these muscles can lessen the pull these muscles have.

Wrinkle relaxers are perfect for:

Downward droopy smile.
Reducing excessive gum when you smile.
Smokers' lines.
Tooth grinding.
Other lines and wrinkles around the face.

How do wrinkle relaxers work?

We use Botulinum Toxin A, which is a purified protein. This is injected into the offending muscles and over two weeks the muscle reduces its ability to contract. This gives the skin time to relax and repair as it's not getting folded and compressed constantly. The strength of your muscles and what kind of lifestyle you lead will affect how long the relaxers last for. A general guide is 3-6 months. The more regularly you have your wrinkles treated the less often you will need to have them redone.

What's the down-time for wrinkle relaxers?

Wrinkle relaxers are administered via a very fine tip needle. Generally, they appear like a tiny mosquito bites for about 15 minutes before disappearing. For the 6 hours following your treatment, it's very important that you stay cool, calm and relaxed, to allow the relaxant to become absorbed into the right muscles and not moved around.

Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers restore volume to our faces that has either been lost or shifted due to aging - or to areas we are naturally deficient in and would like a little enhancing!

Areas that will benefit from dermal fillers include:

Lips
Nasolabial fold (drooping from the cheek)
Marionette lines (lines connecting lips to chin)
Jaw line definition
Other areas of the face

Dermal fillers can be extremely effective in rejuvenating your face - they don't have to be obvious and results should appear natural.

What exactly is dermal filler?

Dermal Filler is a component of our skin's natural scaffold called hyaluronic acid. The filler comes in a gel form - different areas of our face benefit from different firmness of gel. For example, you would want something quite soft in your lips and firmer along your jaw line. The firmness of the gel determines how long they will last - 6 months to 12 months is a general guide. As with the relaxers the more you have your filler maintained the less frequently you will have to have it replaced between visits.

Do dermal fillers hurt?!

Different areas of your face are more sensitive than others. We will always completely numb your lips as they are a sensitive area.

What is the downtime?

We advise you not to make any grand social plans for at least two weeks after your treatment, especially if you're having your lips treated. There can be localised bruising (coverable by makeup) and often there is swelling of the lips because they are so vascular. Other areas don't usually swell so much.

Thread Lifts

If you have sagging skin but aren't ready for a surgical face lift then this may be an option for you!

Using the latest technology in resorbable sutures (stitches that your body breaks down over time) that are placed below the skin, Thread Lifts can give you a subtle enhancement without scars or significant down-time.

If you have stubborn jowels or marionette lines then a thread lift may be a suitable minimally invasive option for you.

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