Botox® and Fillers ideal for the summer
Summer is once again upon us and this can be quite hard on your skin, especially with the effects that ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun have on the skin.
The ageing process is accelerated by UV rays and preventing sun damage is ideal, but there are alternate ways to alleviate the effects of aging. Treat yourself this spring with Botox® and Fillers done by the Belladonna Rejuvenation Centre in Knysna, to safeguard against fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin during the summer months.
Botox® and fillers are a great choice because there is no skin resurfacing or peeling involved, which can leave your skin more susceptible to sun damage. Exposing your skin to the sun after a treatment will not lead to problems such as hyperpigmentation (dark patches on the skin).
Botox® and Fillers are simple procedures – a little topical anaesthetic can be applied if you are nervous, and the Botox® injection itself, with the finest needles, only takes a few minutes. A purified form of botulinum toxin A is used, which means there is no botulism risk if used properly.
Here are some lesser-known uses of Botox® and fillers:
- The upper-lip lines can be softened.
- Targeting specific muscles can alter undesirable features, eg. “Gummy smiles” – in which too much gum is exposed when smiling; spasm in the masseter muscle which causes jaw joint pain and teeth grinding and a square face; a hooked nose tip and a prominent chin.
- Forehead and laugh lines are smoothed
- Frown lines and ‘bunny’ and snarl lines on the nose can be reduced.
- Botox® can also be used to prevent excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) and to treat neck spasms, which cause tension headaches.
- Horizontal neck lines and décolletage creasing can be softened.
- Prominent vertical neck ligaments can be softened.
- New research suggests that Botox® injections may actually promote collagen and elastic fibre production.
- Fillers fill, Botox® prevents the muscles pulling the skin into creases. Skilful combination of the two can put back the clock.
- Fillers in ageing hands is particularly youthful.
Belladonna Rejuvenation Centre is an aesthetic medicine and facial rejuvenation centre, offering botulinum toxin injections (BOTOX®) and Fillers in Knysna. Skin care advice, treatment of lesions without freezing or burning, and provision of fine skin care products are available. The products include Intense Retinol Serum, Intense Hyaluronic Serum (plumping and hydrating), and Solar Shield (sun protection). A good antioxidant supplement is hugely protective against UV damage and pigmentation.
Run by anti-ageing expert, Dr Francey Lewer Allen – a qualified medical doctor and surgeon, with a MBBCh degree from Witwatersrand University, (1975). She is registered as an independent practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and worked exclusively for 27 years with the highly respected plastic surgeon who introduced Fillers to South Africa.
Dr Lewer Allen is situated in Knysna in the Western Cape and sees patients from all over the country, including the surrounding areas, such as Sedgefield, Wilderness, Plettenberg Bay, George, Oudtshoorn and De Rust. She treats many ’swallows’ and other visitors to Knysna. Her offices are conveniently situated within the Knysna Private Hospital grounds, as your safety is always her first priority.
For further information check out her website or to book an appointment contact DR Lewer Allen via email or on 0824547728.