Dermetics – Skin * Beauty - Burlington and Oakville: What We Offer

At one time, women had few non-surgical choices for turning back the hands of time. When wrinkles and facial lines became too noticeable, a woman was forced to choose between a face lift, or she could simply live with the wrinkles. Not anymore. These days’ women (and men) have a variety of non-surgical options to choose from. Some of the more popular ones are dermal fillers, Botox, IPL, microdermabrasion and chemical peels. All of these anti-aging procedures are non-surgical and require little or no downtime. That’s a big advantage when you don’t have the timeto hide your face for weeks until it heals. Dermetics offers all of these procedures and more to their Burlington and Oakville patients looking to rejuvenate and refresh aging skin.

Advantages of Botox for our Oakville and Burlington Clients

One of the most popular ways to treat facial lines is with Botox injections. Botox is not only used to soften facial wrinkles, it works for treating medical conditions such as migraine headaches,chronic pain, overactive bladders and excessive sweating. Most importantly, the FDA has deemed Botox to be safe and effective.

What is Botox?
Botox is a protein produced by bacteria that cause botulism. People are sometimes concerned when they learn this, however Botox has been used safely in the medical profession for over 20 years and the amount used is very small, and it’s diluted down to a concentration just high enough to relax facial muscles and keep them from contracting. This makes facial wrinkles that appear when smiling, frowning or raising the eyebrows less prominent.

Botox at Dermetics– Burlington and Oakville: The Two Types of Facial Lines

Botox works best on dynamic wrinkles. There are two types of facial wrinkles or lines, dynamic wrinkles and static ones. Dynamic wrinkles are ones that appear only with facial movements. You may have noticed how some people look wrinkle-free, but when they smile or frown wrinkles appear around the sides of their eyes or their forehead. These are dynamic lines.They are usually the first kind of wrinkles to appear with aging.

Static wrinkles are wrinkles that are visible even when there’s no facial movement. Botox works well for dynamic lines, but it doesn’t effectively treatstatic facial wrinkles. For static lines, dermal fillers are a better choice. Fillers are medically-approved substances injected just underneath the skin to fill in wrinkles and scars and add volume to the face. Like Botox, the results are usually temporary, and the injections will eventually need to be repeated, although some fillers can last for months to years.

Not only does Botox effectively treat dynamic wrinkles, it may prevent static wrinkles from forming. This is because dynamic facial wrinkles eventually turn into static ones as facial muscles are repeatedly contracted, putting stress on the dermis of the skin. Botox relaxes the muscle and reduces stress on dynamic facial wrinkles. This helps to keep them from becoming static.

Botox at Dermetics Burlington: Other Procedures We Offer

Botox can take years off of a person’s face, but it’s not the only option for anti-aging skin care at our Burlington skin care clinic. We also offer dermal fillers, laser hair removal, IPL, microdermabrasion and chemical peels. Our goal is to enhance your appearance - not drastically change it. These non-surgical skin care treatments are both safe and effective, and they can be customized to meet your needs. These days, there’s no reason to live with visibly aged skin. There are ways to safely and affordably get younger looking skin.