About us

At Fineline physicians we feel the treatment you choose should be as unique as you are.

We offer a wide range of treatments  to soften lines and wrinkles as well as plump up facial contours.  These include dermal fillers and muscle relaxants such as Botox®.

Your treatment will be given by your own dedicated physician who will spend time guiding you through the range of options, to produce an individually tailored treatment plan ensuring you achieve the look you want.

"Listening to our clients helps us to understand how apprehensive they can be about facial treatments"
                                                                            Dr Nick Pulman MBChB MRCGP
                                                                            Lead physician for Fineline physcians

All treatments are performed by experienced doctors at our leading teaching practice.


     Dermal fillers

Dermal fillers are products that can be injected to plump up fine lines and wrinkles, enhance the outline of the lips or create non-permanent fullness in certain facial areas by restoring volume and definition.

Their main use is on the lips. Ageing causes the lips to lose their definition and they become feathered; their structure gradually shrinks. Dermal fillers create a fuller look.

At Fineline physcians we use Restylane® and Perlane® dermal fillers.

 

     The procedure

Restylane® is a family of fillers based on hyaluronic acid, a natural polysaccharide found in the body's connective tissues.  Hyaluronic acid keeps our skin firm, supple and looking healthy. As we age, our skin cells lose their ability to produce this substance resulting in skin that is drier, thinner and lacking in volume.  Restylane® is a non-animal, bio-engineered hyaluronic gel that gently replenishes hyaluronic acid and the most widely used filler worldwide. 

The products used at our clinic include

Each product is injected into a different layer of the skin and may be combined with another in the Restylane® family for longer-lasting effects.

A session takes, on average, 30-45 minutes. For wrinkle treatment, no pain relief is necessary.  However, when enhancing lips, pain relief in the form of a local anaesthetic is often used.  During treatment, tiny amounts of crystal clear gel are injected into the skin with a very thin needle.  The gel then gives natural volume and smoothes wrinkles.  This natural product integrates with the adjacent tissues allowing the free passage of vital nutritive elements, and the result looks healthy and natural.

 

     Advantages

No pre-testing is required.  Restylane® and Perlane® bind with water to give a very smooth and natural result.  The effects of these dermal fillers are seen almost straight away. 

Restylane® is natually broken down by the body over time and is considered to be very safe,  If any lumps should occur, they can easily be treated with an injection of hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid quickly in the body.

These treatments are long-lasting (6 to 9 months or longer, depending on which product is injected, where, and in what quantity) but not permanent, and they offer a safe alternative to surgical correction.

 

     Time to heal

As with all fillers, there may be some swelling, bruising, redness, pain, itching, discolouration and tenderness at the implant site. These symptoms typically resolve spontaneously within 1-2 days after injection into the skin, and within a week after injection into the lips.

A very small number of patients have experienced localised reactions, thought to be of a hypersensitive nature. These reactions have either started after injection or after a delay of 2-4 weeks, but, in general, are moderate and self-limiting with an average duration of 2 weeks.

 

     Treatment programme

Follow-up is at the discretion of the client.  How long the treatment holds its effect is very individual, depending on many factors such as age, skin type, lifestyle and muscle activity, as well as the injection technique. The effect lasts, on average, between 6 and 12 months.

 

     Muscle relaxants

Botox® is used to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the upper face - on the forehead, between the brows and around the eyes.  The material used is Botulinum toxin A, a purified protein made from botulism bacteria, which binds to the nerve endings, preventing the release of the chemical transmitter which activates muscle's.

When diluted botulinum toxin is injected into specific areas of the face, it temporarily paralyses the small underlying muscles that cause frown lines, forehead lines, or 'crow's-feet' around the eyes and, as a result, lines appear less noticeable or disappear altogether.

The effects are not permanent because the nerves begin to grown new connections to the muscle within 3 to 6 months and the muscle activity returns to normal.

 

     The procedure

The procedure is performed whilst you are sitting upright.  This helps the doctor achieve the best possible result as some of the facial creases and contours are altered if you are lying down. The skin is lightly cleaned, and small amounts of diluted botulinum toxin is injected into the areas likely to give best results.

It will take 4-5 days on average (and sometimes a little longer) for the muscle weakening to begin after treatment. Once established, the effects usually last for 3 months - occasionally longer.

If it is your first treatment, you will be seen 2 weeks later to assess the cosmetic effect.  Every face is different and, very occasionally, some refinement to the dose used or additional treatment may be necessary to achieve the desired effect.  Thereafter, many patients prefer to return for re-treatment at the first sign of return of muscle activity; others prefer to leave it until the muscles are fully active again.

 

     Advantages

The treatment is quick and causes minimal discomfort.  The safety of this drug is very well documented worldwide and has been used in the USA since 1990. In fact, it is used in children with neurological disorders. 

Lines are less noticeable or disappear altogether giving a more relaxed appearance to the face.

 


      Free initial consultation

We offer a free pre-treatment consultation for you to make clear your expectations so we can match your requirements with the best available treatments.  The consultation will allow you to make sure all your queries have been answered before your treatment commences.

Call 01530 560953 to book your free initial consultation....

 

     Prices

 

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Anti Wrinkle Treatments

 
Anti Wrinkle Treatment - 1 area £250
Anti Wrinkle Treatment - 2 areas £275
Anti Wrinkle Treatment - full face £300
   
Facial Fillers  
Restylane 0.5ml £200
Restylane 1ml £270
Perlane 0.5ml £240
Perlane 1ml £300
Restylane Touch 0.5ml £200
Restylane Touch 1ml £300
Restylane Vital (course of 3 treatments) £530
   

 

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