If you’re searching for Botox® treatments in Tauranga, you should know about Xeomin®, an anti-wrinkle treatment that is double-filtered to remove unnecessary proteins, so you get only what’s needed for smoother frown lines, treatment after treatment.
Botox® is a well-known form of anti-wrinkle treatment, but a newer alternative, Xeomin®, is relatively unknown.
For Shape Studio’s Managing Director, Jorgi Lee, Xeomin® was an obvious choice to add to her range of treatments. This is because Xeomin® offers more benefits but with fewer drawbacks.
Keep reading to learn more about Xeomin® and why Shape Studio is introducing this new, effective injectable treatment.
What is Xeomin®
Xeomin® is a product that works like Botox® to relax facial muscles and reduce wrinkles.
While Xeomin® and Botox® are both anti-wrinkle treatments, there are differences in their chemical structure that change how they work.
Botox® is the brand name for the drug botulinum toxin, which has been in use for more than 20 years.
Xeomin® is a newer, purified form of botulinum toxin type A, only containing the proteins necessary to be an effective treatment, while Botox contains other additives.
Like Botox, Xeomin® is injected just below the skin and works by blocking nerve signals to targeted muscles. This relaxation of the muscle causes wrinkles to reduce or disappear.
Benefits of Xeomin®
Compared with Botox, Xeomin offers several important benefits for people seeking a more youthful appearance.
Xeomin is more pure
With no unnecessary proteins, Xeomin only contains the ingredients needed to work as an anti-wrinkle treatment. This makes it the purest form of anti-wrinkle treatment available.
Non-invasive procedure
Xeomin injections are non-surgical and relatively painless, with minimal risk of complications. The effects wear off in three to six months, so there’s no long-term commitment.
Xeomin is ideal for those seeking a subtle, natural-looking result. It can be used to treat both deep and fine wrinkles, including the frown lines between the eyebrows, forehead lines and crow’s feet at the corners of eyes. It is less likely that Xeomin will stop working after multiple treatments
In other words, you are less likely to become immune to the active ingredient that is used to treat frown lines. Xeomin ®’s purified* formulation means that, unlike other anti-wrinkle treatments, Xeomin ® is free from unnecessary additional proteins (called complexing proteins*) that may, over time, cause your anti-wrinkle treatment to stop working.
FAQ's
Both Xeomin and Botox will ultimately achieve the same anti-wrinkle effect, but the ingredients are different. Xeomin is made up of Botulinum toxin Type A, a purified form of the Botulinum toxin, which is the active ingredient in Botox. Xeomin is a purer alternative to Botox.
Like Botox, the possible side effects of Xeomin include headache, pain, swelling or infection at the injection site, local muscle weakness including drooping eyelids, lack of feeling and nausea. If you are interested in this procedure in appearance medicine, you should speak with your specialist about its benefits and risks.
Whilst the product is metabolized within 24 hours, the effects of Xeomin treatments last for up to 4 months, although there are a number of contributing factors that may lead to a shorter or perhaps even a longer duration. Further treatments may be necessary.
Compared with Botox, it is less likely that you will become immune to Xeomin. Because of its purified ingredients, Xeomin doesn’t contain any additional proteins that could, over time, cause the treatment to stop working.
The treatment is used to reduce frown lines on the forehead, lateral periorbital lines, and horizontal forehead lines in adults. Xeomin should only be administered by a trained medical professional.
After treatment with Xeomin, you will begin to see results within 2 to 3 days, with the maximum effect visible after approximately 14 days. Generally, results last about 4 months depending on the individual.
For treating frown lines, Xeomin is a more pure alternative. With no unnecessary proteins, Xeomin only contains the ingredients needed to work as an anti-wrinkle treatment. This makes it the purest form of anti-wrinkle treatment available.
