Wrinkle Relaxants

Wrinkle Relaxants

Wrinkle relaxants, officially known as neuromodulators, can smooth the lines and lift the areas caused by muscle contraction. Frown, forehead and lip lines, neck creases, and crow’s feet can all be softened with wrinkle relaxing injections. When used to relax muscles pulling facial areas down, mouth corners, brows, and sagging jawlines are lifted.

In expert hands, even facial asymmetries produced by partial facial paralysis can be visibly improved using muscle relaxant injections.

Neuromodulator treatments are now the most common minimally invasive aesthetic treatments performed and there are currently five FDA-approved neuromodulator products that safely relax the muscles that cause wrinkles. These medications include Botox® Cosmetic, Dysport™. Jeuveau^®, Xeomin and DAXXIFY®. 

The differences between the wrinkle relaxants (neuromodulators)

All of the wrinkle relaxants contain a form of botulinum toxin but the formulations differ in their formulation and purification processes. Each of them has different proteins or a peptide to stabilize them, producing differences in their onset and duration of results.

Botox® Cosmetic was the first aesthetic neuromodulator approved by the FDA in 1989. It has also been used safely for a variety of medical conditions including migraine headaches and muscle spasticity for many years. The clinicians at Skinspirations have performed over 21,000 Botox® Cosmetic treatments and train many of the other providers in Tampa Bay.

Results from Botox usually become visible within 3 – 10 days and last an average of about three to four months. Pricing for Botox® Cosmetic ranges from $9 per unit up to $12 per unit, depending on the total number of units used.

Dysport™ is another neuromodulator FDA-approved in the U.S. in 2009 and is considered so safe that it’s now approved for spasticity in children. The effects of Dysport usually become evident within 2 – 5 days and results last an average of about three to four months. Dysport is priced to be equal to the equivalent price of Botox and Jeuveau.

Jeuveau is a neuromodulator that usually produces results within 2 – 3 days and has a duration of about three to five months. The price per unit of Jeuveau is equal to the price for Botox. Unlike Botox and Dysport, which have rewards programs that provide rebates after you accumulate points from purchases, Jeuveau provides $40 off every treatment (done at least 90 days apart) when you have the Evolus app. 

DAXXIFY® is the newest and longest-acting wrinkle relaxer that became available in 2023. Skinspirations was one of the few select practices chosen to offer DAXXIFY before its general release later that year. The results of Daxxify® last an average of about six months for many patients. Improvement with Daxxify™ is seen within 1 – 2 days vs 3 -10 days with other relaxants.

Daxxify® is the only neuromodulator manufactured in the USA and the only one free of any animal-based components. The price for Daxxify per unit ranges from $6.75 to $9 per unit depending on the total number used, and requires about 50% more units than Botox.

Neuromodulator Rewards Programs: 

Sign up for Allē rewards for Botox Earn points on Allē Brand products like Botox Cosmetic, Juvederm, CoolSculpting, and SkinMedica products, as well as a variety of other in-office products and treatments like microdermabrasion, laser hair removal, and more. When you’re ready to use your points, just let your provider know you’re an Allē Member and they’ll redeem them from your Allē Wallet. Every 100 points earns you $10 in savings toward a future Allē product or treatment.

The rewards program for Dysport and other treatments like Restylane and Sculptra is called Aspire Awards and you can save $60 on your first treatment when you sign up at https://www.aspirerewards.com/landing.

Get $40 off every Jeuveau treatment done at least 90 days apart when you have the Evolus app. Sign up at https://www.evolus.com/rewards/#signup

 

Call us at (727) 571.1923 or email us at info@skinspirations.com now to schedule your complimentary consultation to learn how we can help you look your very best.