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Reduce pain and muscle tension, enhance your quality of life
Medical Aesthetics
Facial enhancement injections are well known. The same medication can be used too for
helping to treat migraine, jaw clenching and excess sweating.
Dr James Willis has been providing these treatments for the last twenty years and they are now all available at Alison Miller Skincare & Aesthetics
Migraine, Headache Relief
The way the that Botulinum Toxin works for migraine sufferers is not clearly understood but it is thought that Botox inhibits the release of a neurotransmitter that transmits pain signals to the brain. A secondary symptom involves muscles of the head and neck going into spasm which tends to make the headache and nausea feel worse.
For many this approach is after inadequate results from migraine medication.
The treatment involves a number of small comfortable injections into the forehead neck and shoulders to relax the affected muscles. The majority of our patients experience a marked and sometimes complete resolution of their symptoms for up to four months at which time the treatment can be repeated.
Jaw Clenching
Clenching ( Bruxism ) effects many people some of whom are unaware that their tooth grinding is the cause of facial pain or discomfort.
Dr Willis's background in dentistry together with his extensive experience with muscle relaxing treatments places him in an ideal position to provide relief from symptoms.
A thin bite guard worn over the lower teeth at night may be the first treatment option and we can advise on this.
Then in addition or as the primary treatment, relaxing injections into the muscles that close the mouth produce a very marked relief of symptoms.
Jaw clenching is often associated with the lower face and jaw becoming enlarged and so the treatment also slims the lower face giving a more feminine and youthful appearance.
Some people can produce up to forty times more sweat than others and this can be a very real social handicap. Botulinum medication ( Botox ) effectively reduces perspiration for between three to six months. The areas usually treated are armpits, forehead, soles of the feet and palms of the hand.
The treatment involves several small injections in the areas affected sometimes preceded by the use of a dye to identify the sweat glands.
Improvement of symptoms occurs after a few days and the results last from three to six months.