We’ve all heard of Botox and dermal fillers, and we all know they’re injectable treatments for the face and occasionally body, but there are very many differences between the two treatments? In fact, you’ll find that both are very different from what they’re made from, how they work in the skin, and the results they achieve. Here at Life Should Be Beautiful, we provide both treatments and give you an insight on what’s more suitable for you.
What they’re made from
Both of these treatments work in very different ways in the skin and face. Dermal fillers, for example, are a gel that is placed in your skin’s soft tissue. They don’t migrate from the area and work to immediately plump and restructure the treated area. They add volume to areas of the face to change its appearance. Botox is injected not into the skin, but directly into the muscle. The toxin is injected into muscle to stop it contracted as aggressively, limiting its animation and therefore preventing the muscles from creasing the skin during expression.
Where they treat
Because dermal fillers are used for soft tissue augmentation, they’re very popular in areas such as lips, cheeks and jawline. They can also be placed to lift certain areas that have thinned and are therefore creating facial folds, such as nose-to-mouth lines or marionette lines. Botox is used in expressive areas of the face to limit wrinkles and fine lines, so its main treatment areas include areas like the crow’s feet and laughter lines.
Alternative uses for both dermal fillers and Botox
Dermal filler treatment areas continue to expand as new training and procedures are developed every day. More advanced areas include the tear troughs, jawline, hands, and even injections in the areas between the chest, breast and collarbone. Botox has also developed into alternative uses though these are more medical uses. For example, Botox injections are used to treat localised excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis. Using the same treatment process, small amounts of Botox are injected into treatment areas such as the underarms and hairline to limit the excessive sweat production.
Who performs the treatments
In theory, these treatments should only be performed by medical professionals, since they are using injectable substance within your skin. Botox use Botulinum Toxin A, a substance only available through prescription, and therefore can only be performed by medical professionals and independent prescribers. Dermal fillers in the UK are a non-prescription treatment because of the natural components they use, which means that technically anyone can perform them, but it is very unsafe to receive treatment from a non-medical and non-prescribing professional. Regardless of whether you are considering dermal fillers or Botox, you should always seek a medical professional or independent prescriber for your treatments.
Dermal fillers and Botox are available here in Portsmouth by the medically trained hands of the Life Should Be Beautiful team. If you would like to begin either treatment journey, then please do not hesitate to get into contact today.
