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Wrinkle Treatment
Wrinkles and facial lines may be induced by sun damage, ageing, and the constant action of strong facial muscles. Fine lines involve only the surface layers of the skin and respond well to retinoic acid and vitamin C creams. Our nurse aestheticians can give you information on medical grade skin care, these consultations are free of charge and very informative. Deeper lines which are present all the time (static lines), such as the line that runs from the nose down the side of the mouth (nasolabial lines) are best treated with dermal fillers, or by the use of laser or chemical peels to resurface the skin. Expression (or dynamic) lines occur when we smile, laugh or frown and the delicate muscles underlying the skin contract, producing "laugh lines" or "crow's feet", frown lines and horizontal forehead lines. Dynamic lines often contribute to a cross, unfriendly expression. It is these dynamic wrinkles that may be erased or dramatically reduced with the use of muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants have been used safely and effectively in the medical industry for over 20 years now. Initially they were used to treat eye problems of a muscular nature as well as muscle contractions in the neck and for cerebral palsy, where children have difficulty walking because of muscle contraction. The muscle relaxants work by blocking the release of a chemical (acetylcholine) at the neuro-muscular junction (where a nervous impulse crosses from the nerve to the muscle for it to contract). This effectively prevents the muscle from working, so it remains relaxed. Muscle relaxants have been used extensively to prevent facial lines since about 1998. Today an enormous percentage of the population in developed countries, over 30 years of age regularly have muscle relaxant treatments to keep them looking good.
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Recent research has shown muscle relaxant treatments to have two further uses. Hyperhidrosis, a disorder of excessive sweating, appears to respond very well to this treatment. Migraine sufferers often find complete resolution of their headaches when treated with this therapy. Research is still under way.
