You will of course know that the search to cure wrinkles has occupied men and women for milenia.

Creams and potions have existed since history has been recorded.

A life time of wrinkling the skin

There are, quite simply four main ingredients:

1.Avoidance of Sun and smoke

2. Moisture and skin fullness

3. Good genetics

4. Avoidance of muscular contracture

… and this latter is where Botox is so effective. But there are dangers, and you need to be fully aware of Read the rest of this entry »

Hi – Dr Raymond Lister here.

Botox doesn’t have a huge place in the lips. This is mainly the region for fillers.

However, Botox can be very useful in tiny doses around the lips to soften and weaken the transverse lines that smokers so often get. This is because the lips are surrounded by a muscle called Obicularis Oris, and when this contracts, the lips crinkle.

Lip lines - the result of repeated puckering

 If you keep crinkling the lips (smokers!) you shouldn’t be surprised to find that you are getting lots of lines that make your lipstick bleed.

You can sort this with a few Botox injections, but you need to very careful since Read the rest of this entry »

Hi – Dr Raymond Lister here.

I have been injecting Botox for many years and have seen all sides of the ‘Botox Industry’.

In the right hands Botox injections will make a huge difference to your lines and wrinkles.

In the wrong hands, you will wish you had kept well away! You need to be empowered to make the right decisions – to see the right physician, to select the correct treatment, to pay the correct cost, and to ask for additional treatments that othere smay not have even heard of. It is essential that you are well informed and be a responsible and empowered patient. Find out more here.