There’s not as much hush-hush around neurotoxins or dermal volumisers as there used to be. Now, asking, “Who’s your doctor?” has taken injectables out of the shadows and proudly into a sharable space. However, the fundamentals of these types of treatments remain important. It’s a question of “what’s the difference”? And that’s because there is a big one. Understand it, and you unlock the treatment choice right for your skin or perhaps why both options are needed to up your anti-ageing. Like with every skin treatment Skin Renewal practice, injectables are doctor-led, so even once you’re fully clued up, you’re still guided on your journey. However, knowledge is power (and we couldn’t agree more), so here’s what you need to know…
Big Energy Duo: The Difference Between Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler
Gold standards in age-proofing skin, Botulinum Toxin (neurotoxin) and filler (dermal volumiser) are both youth achievers. They’re also minimally invasive, and so in the world of aesthetic medicine, they are renowned for their surgery-free, transformative powers. However, don’t confuse the two; one smooth skin by relaxing facial muscles. The other fills in lost volume, evens out static wrinkles and enhances the contours of the face. Any guesses as to what does what? Botulinum Toxin is a dynamic wrinkle (like frown lines and crow’s feet) treatment and filler that works to restore fullness to areas such as under-eye hollows, lips, and cheeks, as well as static line therapy.
Choices, Choices: One, The Other Or Both?
This is where the Skin Renewal doctor-led approach means you’re not making the call on which injectable solves your skin issues. And also, why should this medical decision be on your shoulders? Sure you know your skin, but not crucial factors like exactly which facial point the needle should hit. Nor is the perfect recipe for natural yet decreased skin. Your doctor will recommend Botulinum Toxin for softening expression lines like forehead creases. This means putting the brakes on deeper wrinkles forming by relaxing overactive muscles. However, if a deep crease has already formed, and it’s static (like nasolabial folds or marionette lines) filler plumps it out and fills it up. This injectable also restores facial volume, improves symmetry, and enhances lips and cheeks.
When do you need both treatments? If you have more complex ageing concerns. To rejuvenate dynamic wrinkles and loss of volume in your skin, you’ll need these two types of injectables. Botulinum Toxin will smooth frown lines, and filler will restore mid-face volume and contour your jawline. Make sense?
We all want restored, fresh-looking skin via treatments that actually deliver on the promise of less pain and shorter downtime. Enter injectables, which enhance what you already have or prevent a fine expression line from becoming a deeper-set crease.
From enhancing lip volume with dermal fillers to correcting a downturned mouth or lifting sagging brows with neurotoxins, understanding how these treatments work empowers you to achieve optimal results.
After all, it’s your skin and your budget. Skin Renewal will expertly get you to that goal, but knowledge ultimately empowers you. And that’s exactly how to chase your best-looking, glowing and confident skin.