Botox recommendations Post Reply

[susies]

Hi there,

I just wanted to give my opinion as I do happen to know a lot of information in this field as I used to work with a major pharma who sells the UK's leading botox/filler products. ( which I will not mention here as I don't want to look biased, I just want to give advice)

I was really against it before I learnt about it, and let's face it, a LOT of women/men who have this treatment, don't tell their partners/friends about it, as it is such a taboo subject. I personally have met a lot of people who have had it, and it has honestly changed their lives ( so they tell me!) - it is not about looking different or taking years off, but what it does do, is give you a really natural ( if done properly!) look, so that people will remark 'how refreshed you look, and enquire about whether you have had a holiday" type look. It can do wonders for you confidence wise, which is great.

The key obviously is to find an expert who will give you great advice on what you might want done. They should never oversell you, and they should always be direct with you and talk you out of having something, should you ask for something to be done that will look fake/not suit your facial profile. It is a real art to do it properly.

I am sure that there are good people out there who have been properly trained, who offer it in dental surgeries, but in my experience, having something like this done, as it can last up to 18 months, it needs to be done by a fully trained professional, whose main job is in aesthetics, not in teeth!

There is also a lot of misinformation out there about botox/fillers etc, so really do your research and go and see a few consultants and go with the one that you feel most comfortable with. It might be that they recommend you have a mix of natural looking botox ( so that your lines are erased, but that you can still move your forehead, making it look natural) with some fillers, so that certain parts of your face get the hyaluronic facial injection ( the lovely plumpness that one gets when younger that defines cheekbones etc) - I have to admit, I was dead against it, until I saw an amazing surgeon who also does fillers/botox and has done for years, and he really explained everything right down to my face shape and how to get the most out of my features. The result was absolutely amazing, it was so natural, but everyone kept asking me why I looked so 'refreshed' and it boosted my confidence and how I feel about the way I was looking 'post mum' stage.

You will have to wait to get an appointment with recommended professionally trained medial aestheticians, but then, what's a few weeks of waiting, to ensure you get the best results from a professional, rather than a botch job from someone who has not been properly trained. it is your face after all!

After all this, I have heard via friends ( I did not get my treatment from her) that Alison Telfer at Glasshouse, off Northcote is amazing, and really puts you at ease, and so I would recommend her.
If you google the subject, the pharma companies who supply the different brands of botox; they have websites where you can book a consultation via, or go to an Open Evening to learn more about it all which I recommend you doing. These guys tend to be fully trained up, otherwise they would not be recommended by the pharma company.

I can give you more info if you want, just send me a pm.

Good luck in whomever you choose, I hope that you get the results you want.

Thanks

[Cleod]

Susie I found your post very interesting to read. And I agree you should really do your research and don't let someone who has little experience do such an important thing as inject into your face!
I would like to add though that although some dentists focus is just teeth- root canal and fillings etc, some dentists also are highly trained in aesthetics and fine needle work. Even at basic training at university level, anatomy of the muscles and vessels of the face is taught by doing fine dissection of cadavers; and dentists spend all day every day injecting into the patients face- by giving anaesthetic! Never mind all the extra training that is undertaken once they decide to focus on facial aesthetics.

[szerma]

Another vote for Alison at Glasshouse. Your first treatment should be "light" which is what good practitioners do the first time around. I think everyone will offer a free "touch up" a couple of weeks later depending on how happy you are with the result.

I don't think Botox gives you a plastic look - I think it is collagen fillers that do, I also have had restylene (so?) fillers for deep lines on my face and from my experience they look natural, mind you I never had any done on my lips. I sound like I had a lot done, which I didn't, but I was very pleased with the results (have been to Alison twice, and someone else before that back when I didn't live in SW London).

Botox is not a "cure all", it is more appropriate for forehead but not, for example, for the lines you have running from your nose to your chin, hence the mix of Botox and filler for me. A good practitioner will give you advice on what you should get, and how much.

Botox is easy to hide from hubby but filler less so as your face will be just a tad puffy and bruised for a couple of days (a bit like if you had the flu). You could always pretend to have hayfever and he would be none the wiser

All the best,

M

[lindseyj]

This fine hand skills learnt in dentistry and the immense knowledge of nerves and the face, I'm not sure why you wouldn't go to a dentist. You would trust them with your smile which is permanent but not with something that wears off in a few months? This is a strange review that is advertising Allison at Glasshouse dressing it up as information. How about scientific facts about what Botox is, does it affect shellfish allergy symptoms? Are there any ongoing trials regarding long term use? When to seek Botox for headache or migraine?

[Buzzbuzzbee]

Agree with Lindsayj- why suggest a nurse over a highly qualified dentist who has years of expert knowledge of facial anatomy and muscle and nerve structure and is well versed in surgery????nhavg seen alison herself I wouldn't say she's a good advert looks v obviously "Done"
I think a genuine review would offer unbiased options: I hear there is a good doctor in Wimbledon, plus Susan Mayou the dermatologist in Chelsea is excellent as is Neil bulstrode the plastic surgeon but I'm sure there are many good practitioners- it's a combination of word of mouth and research