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Frown. Also known as the ‘glabella’, when we treat the very outermost part of the frown it is quite sensitive as we have to inject very superficially.
Lower crows feet. Again, we have to inject superficially but this time to avoid bruising.
Facial slimming / tooth grinding – injection into the masseter (bite muscle) is probably the least painful area on the face to treat.
We use ice to numb the frown, crows feet and bite muscles. Forehead is not particularly painful to treat so we just whizz across without numbing with ice. When we treat the upper lip we use anaesthetic for approx 10 mins + ice the area to help reduce sensitivity.
We use lignocaine numbing gel before treating most areas of the face with dermal filler.