BOTOX

What is Botox?

Put simply, Botox is a medication injected into muscles in order to temporarily smooth crow’s-feet around the eyes and frown lines and other lines on the forehead. It contains a highly purified botulinum-toxin protein.

Whenever you frown, laugh, or squint, certain facial muscles contract, creating lines on the face. Botox temporarily reduces this muscle activity by paralyzing these facial muscles, which helps to visibly smooth crow’s feet lines and frown lines.

How long does it take for Botox to work and how long does it last?

Botox is known as a lunchtime procedure—the actual injections take only 10 minutes. That said, results generally don’t show up for 24–48 hours. Faces look noticeably smoother within a week, with optimal results showing up after a month. In the manufacturer’s clinical studies:

  • 9% of people had mild or no crow’s-feet on the 30th day after treatment
  • 80% of people had significantly softened frown lines. The effects typically wear off in three to four months.

Where can Botox be used?

BOTOX can be used on the forehead lines, frown lines, crow’s feet, bunny lines (lines in the nose), chin (for dimpling), skin bands on the neck, and around the mouth (for smoker’s lines and down-turned corners of the mouth).

Botox for Erectile Dysfunction

What It Is

Botox injections (botulinum toxin A) administered directly into the corpus cavernosum – as an add-on therapy to standard ED treatments like PDE‑5 inhibitors or PGE1 intracavernosal injections – are emerging as a promising solution for men whose erectile function remains insufficiently managed by conventional approaches.

How It Works

Botox relaxes smooth muscle within the penis, enhancing arterial dilation and improving blood flow – crucial factors for achieving and sustaining erections, can significantly improve erectile function, with therapeutic effects lasting several months – often up to 6–11 months – based on dosage and patient response.

HarmonyCa Treatment

Overview

HarmonyCa is a next-generation hybrid dermal filler developed by Allergan Aesthetics. It combines Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and Calcium Hydroxyapatite (CaHA) to deliver both instant volumization and long-lasting collagen stimulation for facial rejuvenation.

How It Works

  • HA (Hyaluronic Acid): Provides immediate hydration and plumpness, restoring youthful volume upon injection.

  • CaHA (Calcium Hydroxyapatite): Micro‑spheres stimulate natural collagen production over time, reinforcing skin structure and providing sustained lift and firmness.

Benefits

  • Immediate visible results with a natural lift and improved texture

  • Long-lasting outcomes – effects may persist for 12 to 18 months depending on area treated and individual metabolism.

  • Minimally invasive with quick treatment time and minimal downtime – ideal for busy patients seeking effective yet discreet options

Fillers

Types of fillers

Early permanent fillers include silicone and Articol. They aren’t used that often anymore.

The new-generation biodegradable fillers last reasonably long and there’s negligible trauma involved.

The current gold standard are fillers produced from a crystal-clear gel form of hyaluronic acid (HA), a sugar that occurs naturally in the body.

What are these new-generation fillers? 

Cosmetic surgeons in South Africa inject hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers to reduce facial lines and to make lips fuller.

Some HA products are more effective than others. Products which have undergone a patented stabilisation process, have a longer-lasting effect. One should opt for the reputable brands that meet certain criteria and safety standards.

HA fillers are not treatments for skin damage – they are strictly tissue fillers which have a lifting effect. They can also be used to add volume to the tissue in the cheeks, chin and lips.

HA is a substance that occurs naturally in the body. It holds water, thereby hydrating and giving volume to the skin. Because the effect is non-permanent, it is absorbed naturally over time.

What can fillers be used for?

  • Fine superficial lines;
  • Wrinkles;
  • Deep wrinkles or folds;
  • Chin and cheek augmentation;
  • Augmenting lips and defining the lip border
  • Hand rejuvenation

Is there any down time?

Injecting fillers into the grooves of wrinkles on the face at a superficial level can do much to decrease the signs of facial ageing.

The procedure takes a few minutes and the patient can return to work – even though the injected site might be a little red and puffy for a few hours. The mild swelling is usually gone within a day or two.

Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP)

What is Platelet-rich Plasma?

Platelet-rich plasma or PRP is the part of the blood that is rich in growth and repairing factors (active proteins) essential for tissue regeneration and healing. These growth factors mimic the body’s natural wound healing process. During this process collagen, elastin and new blood vessels are increased, and damaged skin repaired and regenerated.
Plasma is what gives skin a youthful appearance but as we age collagen production is reduced causing wrinkles and fine lines. To rejuvenate your skin these growth factors must be injected into your skin to create vibrant skin that looks refreshed and glowing.

How does it work?

PRP is a revolutionary technology, using ingredients of your own blood, which can help regenerate and rejuvenate your skin providing you with age-defying results. A small amount of your blood is taken and the Plasma is extracted from your blood. This is then injected into the desired areas to help healing and rejuvenate your skin.

Plasmatek

How does it work?

An instrument that uses the voltaic arc (Plasma) generated by the high safety tension between the needle electrode and the patient’s skin to sublimate the superficial tissues is used to clear away excess skin tissue.

Plasma is ionised, gas-energised electrons, creating small electrical arcs. These arcs increase the temperature to the target area, causing excess skin tissue to shrink and evaporate without affecting the deeper skin layers.

IV Treatments

What can IV treatment be used for?

IV therapy can be used to treat a broad variety of health conditions ranging from fatigue to intestinal malabsorption, thyroid problems, osteoporosis, and more. Intravenous vitamin therapy is also simple, fast, and produces minimal side effects. It is a powerful shot of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that is delivered directly into the bloodstream bypassing the digestive system and therefore increases absorption and increases the result of treatment.

Hair Growth Rejuvenation

What is Hair Growth rejuvenation?

Researchers have discovered a new way to activate the stem cells in the hair follicle to make hair grow. The research may lead to new drugs that could promote hair growth for people with baldness or alopecia, which is hair loss associated with such factors as hormonal imbalance, stress, aging or chemotherapy treatment.

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