Wrinkle Reduction Consultations

Consultations for wrinkle reduction will discuss the aging process and how wrinkles form. If you are deemed a suitable candidate for treatment, treatment options will be discussed.

What to expect during a consultation for wrinkle reduction

Michelle will discuss the consultation form you filled out - your medical history, motivation for treatment, your concerns and expectations with treatment outcomes. You will be handed the mirror to show her the area/s of your concern and she will discuss treatment options (if applicable and you are deemed a suitable candidate for treatment), risks, pricing, downtime and aftercare. She will often mark your face with a pencil and discuss the aging process with you and advise how a treatment option may help address your skin concerns to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. If you're deemed a suitable candidate for treatment, and time permits on the day, you will be given consent forms for your specific treatment and your 'before' photos will be taken. Consultations are practitioner-led and do not guarantee treatment. Individual results for treatments vary from person-to-person and from treatment-to-treatment.

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FAQ

Due to the TGA's recent changes to the advertisement of prescription medicines, we are unable to mention what treatments are able to be performed, if you're deemed a suitable candidate for treatment. Information for treatment options can now only be discussed during an face-to-face consultation with Michelle.

If you're deemed a suitable candidate for treatment, and time permits on the day of your consultation, treatment may be performed. If time doesn't permit after the consultation, an additional appointment will have to be made for treatment to proceed.

Due to the new TGA guidelines, we are unable to advertise prices. Treatment costs can now only be advised during an face-to-face consultation with Michelle.

If you're deemed a suitable candidate for treatment and time permits for treatment to proceed on the day of your consultation, the $250 deposit is redeemable off the total cost of your treatment. If treatment does not proceed on the day, for any reason, the $250 deposit is processed as a consultation fee and is non-refundable and non-transferable.

- Please do not wear make-up to your appointment
- Avoid alcohol for the day before and the day of your consultation
- If you’re taking any blood thinning medication (e.g. fish/krill oil, ginseng, green tea, ibuprofen, anti-inflammatories) that isn’t under the direction of your GP, it is advised to avoid them for 2 weeks prior to your consultation to prevent the increased risk of bleeding and bruising
- Avoid exercise on the day
- Do not have any invasive facial treatments prior to your consultation. We cannot treat broken skin, or skin where the barrier is impaired
- Avoid sun exposure. Sunburnt skin cannot be treated

- Avoid alcohol for the day of and after
- No make-up until the next day
- Do not lay facedown on a massage bed for 4 hours
- No facial treatments for 2 weeks
- Do not apply pressure to the treated areas
- No strenuous exercise for 24 hours

Please allow 2 weeks for bruising. Immediately post treatment, pink "mosquito bite" appearances may be visible for up to 1 hour.

Possible risks/ side effects:
Common side effects include: headache, swelling, bruising, redness, pain during injection, eyebrow “spocking” (excessively raised eyebrow/s), asymmetry (unevenness), allergic reaction, crooked smile, eyelid or eyebrow ptosis (drooping), eyelid oedema (swelling), infection, incompetence with eating, drinking and talking, weakness when chewing, paradoxical bulging of the masseter/ cheek when chewing.

Less common side effects include: Nerve twitching, itching, numbness, double vision, dry eyes, injury to other body structures, unknown long-term side effects, difficulty closing your eyes, eyelid ectropion (outward turning of the eye), neuritis (inflammation of nerves), strabismus (crossed eyes), diplopia (double vision), decreased tearing, antibody formation to Botulinum Toxin Type A, xerostomia (dry mouth), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), worsening of TMJ symptoms, alteration of vision and visual disturbances (including scotoma), difficulty opening the mouth with the jaw, dyspnea (difficulty breathing), worsening of the jowls, loss of dimples, incompetence when talking, eating, drinking, muscle atrophy (degeneration), "floppy neck syndrome" (difficulty raising the head when laying down and holding the head up in an upright position), stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, vision loss, permanent muscle weakness, distal spread of botulinum toxin, botulism