As a medical beauty project that can quickly reduce the size of the face in a short period of time, face-slimming injections have long been popular all over the country. Almost all plastic surgery hospitals and medical beauty clinics in London, UK, also offer this project. So how much does it usually cost, and what are the pitfalls?
First of all, the main ingredient of the face-slimming injection is botulinum toxin type A, which can block the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, produce a temporary, reversible cholinergic nerve conduction block, and relax and paralyze the muscles. It should be noted here that the face-slimming injection only acts on the masseter muscle, and the principle is to gradually atrophy the masseter muscle to achieve the purpose of thinning the face. Therefore, the face-slimming injection is only suitable for cases where the face is enlarged due to hypertrophy of the masseter muscle.
You need to do more research on whether you are suitable for face-slimming injections. There are generally three types of girls with big faces: those with hypertrophic masseter muscles can get face-slimming injections, those with a lot of fat and baby fat can get facial lipolysis injections, and those with large bones can only get bone shaving. The easiest way to determine whether you have hypertrophic masseter muscles is to press your cheek under your earlobe, bite your back teeth hard, and feel whether the muscles are well developed. Or choose a regular medical beauty clinic for a face-to-face consultation and ask the doctor to make a judgment. Don’t be fooled into getting face-slimming injections without considering the situation. It is likely to be ineffective and wasteful.
Secondly, the specific price of face-lift injections varies according to the level of the hospital and the level of the doctor who injects the face-lift injections. In regular medical beauty institutions in London, the price of face-lift injections is generally between 300 and 450 pounds.
The objective difference is mainly due to the different face-lift injection drugs used. Common botulinum toxin brands allowed for use in the UK include Germany’s Bocouture/Xeomin, the UK’s Azzalure, and the US’s Botox. Affected by market fluctuations, the current price of Botox is slightly higher. If it is lower than this price, then you need to pay attention. In the UK, all drugs need to pass the EU CE certification before they can be used legally, so it is difficult for some small clinics or informal institutions to have a complete range. Therefore, the safety and authenticity of the drugs cannot be guaranteed. Three-no botulinum toxin brands are often too diffuse, not only with poor effects, but also easily diffuse to other parts such as the temples, causing unexpected depressions. Therefore, the choice of regular drugs still depends on the regular medical beauty institutions.
As for the subjective factors that affect the price of face-slimming injections, it depends on the hospital and doctor you choose.
For medical beauty institutions that charge lower prices than this, everyone needs to pay attention to the formality and legality of their hospitals. Often, such institutions belong to small medical beauty clinics or studios, and both the hospital and the doctors may not have professional qualifications. The “one-week training for face-lift injection crash courses” that are often reported in the news are the doctors here. They are not familiar with any medical knowledge such as anatomy, and it is easy to make mistakes in injection level and dosage control. In mild cases, facial depression, drooping eyebrows and eyes, and local swelling may occur. In severe cases, it may cause dysphagia, facial paralysis and other serious medical accidents. The consequences of their cheap face-lift injections are very scary.
On the contrary, if it is higher than this price, then be aware that you are likely to be overcharged, that is, you paid a price that exceeds the market price. This kind of situation is still relatively common in London. In fact, in the UK, the market price of drugs such as Botox is relatively open and transparent. In order to improve competitiveness and profitability, good merchants, that is, what we often call “good quality” medical beauty clinics, will choose to optimize and improve services, environment, experience and other aspects, so as to improve competitiveness and satisfaction and attract more customers; while bad merchants, that is, some “vicious competition” medical beauty clinics, will consider using crooked ideas in marketing and publicity, such as using all kinds of exaggerated effects and unnecessary brand effects to raise the market price and attract attention. If the clinic you go to charges you far higher than the market price, you need to consider whether your money is spent on the services you receive or the so-called marketing gimmicks.
In addition, there are some price traps for face-lift injections that novices don’t know about. Even in London, England, where various types of supervision are relatively strict, there are still some medical beauty clinics that like to “take advantage of loopholes.” For example, before getting a face-lift injection, you must ask whether the price given is “sufficient.” Regular medical beauty clinics generally inform the corresponding price and injection dosage, while some clinics with lower prices are likely to have insufficient injections. Ai Beauty Clinic’s regular injection dosage for face-lift injections is 50u, while insufficient face-lift institutions can often only give 20u or 30u. When you ask for an additional dosage on the spot, you will naturally need to pay again. There are also some clinics that only give the price of botulinum toxin for face-lift injections, and additional fees such as injection fees may be charged on site. These are some legal but unreasonable price traps. Everyone must ask clearly in advance before making a decision. If you are worried about language barriers, you can also choose a regular Asian medical beauty clinic like Ai Beauty. The full Chinese service can provide better consultation and communication.
Finally, the saying that three injections of face-lifting injections are finalized is not so absolute. The metabolism time of botulinum toxin in the human body is 8-10 months, which is also a manifestation of safety. The peak of drug efficacy is 3 months after injection, and the masseter muscle will gradually rebound. During this period, the effect can be consolidated. After more than 3 consecutive injections, the masseter muscle will find it difficult to return to its original position, but it will not disappear. With the chewing movement and drug metabolism, the masseter muscle will slowly “grow”. The so-called permanent effect is of course one of the traps of “false propaganda”.
In short, although face-slimming injections are a very low-risk and mature medical beauty project, you must choose a regular and reliable medical beauty institution to achieve perfect face-slimming success without wasting money.