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Eye Wrinkles / Crows Feet

Crow’s feet are wrinkles at the sides of the eyes. These wrinkles occur when a person smiles, using the outside part of their orbicularis oculi muscle. Over time, these lines etch in permanently and are there even when the person is not smiling.

Despite the happy reason for their development, these lines can end up making us look older or more ‘weathered’ than we really are. Targeted muscle-inhibiting treatments act to soften and smooth the lines around this area, leaving you with a noticeably youthful appearance.
Immediately after eye wrinkle treatment, sometimes there is nothing to see. Sometimes there can be bruising, redness or small lumps, which can look like mild acne and usually resolves quite quickly.
The effect will not start to occur for 3-8 days.
The maximal effect of the muscle relaxing injections will be at 4 weeks, so a review should be booked in at 4 weeks.

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Risks & Complications

Anti-wrinkle injections are not recommended for:

Patients who have disorders of nerve-muscle signal transmission such as Myaesthenia Gravis or Eaton Lambert Syndrome.
Patients who are currently pregnant, breast-feeding or trying to become pregnant.
Patients with an active infection, cold sore or other breakout at the site of intended injection.
Patients with a previous reaction to these injections

General Risks

General risks of antiwrinkle injections include

Bruising
Discomfort
Swelling
Headache

Specific Risks

Specific risks of antiwrinkle injections include

Insufficient effect – the dosing produces effect but not to the degree desired. In some ways this is performed intentionally to titrate the dosing to the required effect. The dosing varies widely between patients and it is therefore safer to titrate up to the effect desired.
Over-paralysis or unwanted blockade. In rare circumstances blockage of unwanted muscle groups can produce an unwanted appearance in unexperienced hands:
- Injections near the eyebrow can cause upper eyelid droop (ptosis)
- Injections in the forehead could cause brow heaviness (ptosis)
- Injections of the crows feet can block muscles that aid in smiling to produce uneven smiling appearances
- Injections near the angle of the mouth/lower lip can block other muscles causing drooling or uneven smiling appearance.
Asymmetry
Note with any unwanted outcomes, all care prior is made to avoid these unlikely outcomes. If you have any concerns please discuss during your consultation.

Hyperhidrosis

Procedure information

In hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), these injections block the nerves that supply the sweat glands.
The injection is placed within the dermis of the skin and is very effective for areas such as the armpits, palms, and soles of the feet.
The average length of treatment duration is 7 months.
Injections of the armpit can be performed in the clinic (with anaesthetic cream), however a general anaesthetic is required as a day only procedure if the injection is for hyperhidrosis of the hands or feet.
A starch iodine test may be conducted prior to injection to exactly determine the area of sweating that needs to be treated.

Prodcedure cost

This depends on the total number of units

The standard fee for axillary (armpit) hyperhidrosis is $992(for standard number of units per armpit) – this is rebatable from Medicare under item no 18362 which may allow one to claim $185 for a total out of pocket cost of $805.
Please note that additional units required after the first visit will be charged at our standard rates, and these will not be rebatable from Medicare.

Procedure FAQs

What is the cost of anti-wrinkle injections?

Please visit our price list for further information.

I am concerned that a plastic surgery clinic costs more for my anti-wrinkle injections.

In general the cost per unit is often more at a plastic surgery clinic. This is because the injections are being performed by experienced plastic surgery nurses under the supervision of a plastic surgeon. In many ‘cosmetic’ clinics there is often little to no oversight by a medical practitioner.
However the overall cost may not be all that different to other ‘cheaper’ clinics due to the following:
- the skill of injections is in targeting the exact facial muscles to produce the desired effect. You may receive more product elsewhere to achieve the same effect versus precise placement of toxin, which can reduce the dose needed.
- We believe in gentle titration of effect – so rather than give you a big dose upfront, we will give you a smaller dose at the first visit (therefore reducing cost) and will ask you to return at the two week mark. If you require additional dosing, you are only charged for the units used. By titrating the effect, we aim to reduce the cost for you.
- We will happily suggest to you that antiwrinkle injections are not warranted if it will not produce the results you desire. Being a surgical practice, we can indicate to you if the benefits of surgery may outweigh the benefits and cost of nonsurgical treatments.

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At your first consultation, Dr Aggarwal will explain a personalised treatment option for your desired results. A comprehensive medical history and examination is followed by discussion of surgery, examination of before and after photographs and trial of implants in the case of breast augmentation. Please remember that a GP referral is now mandatory for both reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery appointments.

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To help achieve your goals, we will tailor treatment options to what you actually need. We will never recommend surgical or non surgical treatments if its not going to achieve what you want. We will always be honest with what you can realistically achieve, and endeavour to deliver beyond our promise.