Facial muscles are just under the surface of our skin. Our facial expressions such as smiling, frowning, and pursing our lips are controlled by these muscles. As these muscles contract, the skin on our faces moves. The overlying skin along the action lines of our facial muscles can also wrinkle as we age.
Facial injections can relax these muscle contractions and allow the skin to become smooth again. This results in a more youthful appearance. At Casuarina Dental, we offer injections to treat frown lines between the brows, horizontal forehead lines, and “crow’s feet”.
While your body eliminates the injection’s medication quickly, the relaxation’s effect may last up to six months. The muscles will be able to contract normally after this time. For all enquiries, please call our team in Casuarina.
A consultation for facial injections usually takes 30 minutes. At our clinic in Casuarina, you can talk to your dentist about the results you want to achieve and the areas of concern you have.
Our dental professionals will discuss aftercare, risks and potential problems, and you will have the chance to ask questions before proceeding.
First, mark and allocate the areas where injections will be made. The dentist will ask you to move the facial muscles in the area being treated. As an example, you may be asked to frown, smile, squint, or raise your eyebrows.
Following the marking process, the dentist will inject one or more units per site. An extremely fine, disposable needle is used to inject the medication into the target muscles. The injection may sting a little.
Tingling or itchiness, redness or bleeding briefly before feeling completely normal might happen. Treatment results will not start to take effect for 3-7 days and the full result of the injections may not be felt for up to two weeks.
At your review appointment two weeks after treatment, your dentist will assess the results and administer further doses should they be required.
The use of injections may be part of a patient’s treatment plan if they have been diagnosed with bruxism, TMD/TMJ, or facial pain.
Depending on the severity of the condition, your dentist can determine the dose of medication required.
By reducing the ability of these muscles to contract as strongly, the tension placed on the TMJ and surrounding tissues is thought to be reduced. Injection sites are selected specifically to target the muscles contributing to your condition. This leads to relief of symptoms, including a reduction in teeth grinding.
Dentists can use muscle relaxing injections as a diagnostic tool when trying to determine the exact cause of facial pain. These injections are reversible, temporary, and minimally invasive.
These injections may also be used in conjunction with splint therapy, which can further alleviate symptoms.
Facial injections are used for a variety of purposes, including reducing the appearance of wrinkles, plumping lips, and improving the overall appearance of the skin. Injections can also be used to treat conditions such as TMJ and bruxism.
TMJ, or temporomandibular joint disorder, is a condition that causes pain and dysfunction in the joints that connect the lower jaw to the skull.
Bruxism is a condition that involves clenching or grinding of the teeth. It can cause pain and damage to the teeth and jaws.
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