Like the eye area, the forehead is one of the most dynamic and expressive areas on the face. We use the muscles in our forehead to create hundreds of expressions everyday.

These repeated facial expressions (or muscle movements) eventually cause the skin to fold and wrinkle, resulting in horizontal lines running across our forehead and vertical lines between our brow.

As we age, these lines (frown or worry lines) are quite often very prominent.

Treatment

The optimum solution is the use of an Injectable Muscle Relaxant, which works to minimise muscle movement in the forehead, which results in the smoothing away of lines across the forehead and between the brows. As little as 2-3 treatments a year are required.

For deeper lines which are visible when the face is at rest (static lines), the Injectable Muscle Relaxant can be supplemented with an Injectable Dermal Filler. The Dermal Filler plumps the skin, filling in static forehead creases to create a fresh youthful appearance.

How do Injectable Muscle Relaxants work?
The Muscle Relaxant Injections cause the injected muscles to "relax" so that they no longer contract (squeezing out tiny amounts of precious collagen and hyaluronic acid) and cause lines and wrinkles to form. Muscle Relaxant Injections also block nerve impulses from the nerve to the tiny facial muscles that are directly related to expression lines. After treatment, the skin overlying the treated area becomes smooth and unwrinkled. The muscles that went untreated contract as usual and leave normal facial expressions unaffected.

Cost: On average, injectable muscle relaxant treatments cost $350

How do Injectable Dermal Fillers work?
Dermal fillers are injected into the skin in tiny amounts - using an ultra fine needle. Dr.Bakaric may massage your skin gently to optimize contouring of the gel. This treatment works in 2 ways: once injected into the "mid to deep dermis" (middle layer of skin), the dermal filler gel adds volume and fullness which smoothes out facial wrinkles and folds. Then, the gel integrates into dermal tissue, attracts and binds to water molecules and helps to maintain volume.

Injectable dermal filler is made from the body’s own material "hylauronic acid or collagen" and provide instantaneous, long-lasting natural enhancement

Cost: Injectable Dermal Fillers start at $300 per treatment