Anti-Wrinkle Injections at AARVA

It starts with a consultation. A doctor looks at your lines while your face is moving and at rest, and works out whether they come from muscle movement, skin quality, sun damage or lost volume. Lines from muscle movement can be treated with a prescription-only medicine, which can only be prescribed after that face-to-face assessment. Lines from changes in the skin usually respond better to skincare, laser or a skin booster.

The consultation covers frown lines between the brows, horizontal forehead lines, crow’s feet around the eyes, bands and lines on the neck, and finer lines across the face. Which option suits each one depends on what is causing it, and some areas are better treated in other ways.

Treatment for expression lines can suit adults with lines they find bothersome. We do not offer it during pregnancy or breastfeeding, over an infection, or to people with certain nerve and muscle conditions, such as myasthenia gravis. We also ask about the medicines you take and any previous treatments. Your consultation confirms what is right for you, and sometimes the answer is to start with your skin.

It depends on the treatment in your plan. Any treatment with a needle can cause redness, small bumps, tenderness and bruising where it goes in. A headache is sometimes reported. Less commonly, a brow or eyelid can feel heavy or droop, which is usually temporary. Before you consent, the prescriber talks you through the risks that apply to you, in person.

We take your medical history, including medicines, allergies and any previous treatments. The doctor examines your face at rest and while you frown, smile and raise your brows, takes photographs, and talks through what you would like to change. At the end you have a written treatment plan with clear pricing, to consider before you decide.

Injections for expression lines use a very fine needle, and people usually describe a brief scratch at each point. Numbing is rarely needed. If your plan includes laser or a skin booster, we explain how those feel at your consultation.

Small marks and redness from the needle tend to fade within an hour or so, and most people return to work the same day. For the rest of that day we ask you not to rub the area, lie flat or do strenuous exercise. The details are in your written aftercare.

Treatment for expression lines is not a one-off, and any effect fades with time. How often it is repeated varies from person to person, and the prescriber discusses it with you at your review. Nothing is rebooked unless you ask for it.

It varies from person to person, and any change is gradual. Your review, at around two weeks, is where the doctor checks how you have responded and whether anything needs adjusting.

They do different jobs. Treatment for expression lines works on lines caused by muscle movement. Dermal fillers add volume, for example where the cheeks have flattened or a fold has deepened. Many faces have a bit of both, which is why a doctor looks at the cause first.

Sometimes. Vertical bands on the neck can come from muscle, while horizontal lines and crepey skin usually come from the skin itself. Depending on the cause, we may suggest treatment for the muscle, a skin booster, radiofrequency or laser, and we explain which, and why, at your consultation.

We see patients about lines and wrinkles at our practice on Midland Drive, Royal Sutton Coldfield, which is easy to reach from Four Oaks, Walmley, Erdington, Lichfield, Tamworth and north Birmingham. Parking is available nearby.

The price of anti-wrinkle treatment at Aarva is set at your consultation. It depends on your plan, and you receive it in writing at the consultation, before you agree to anything.