Injectables
Dr. Benjamin Chang is a Cosmetic Doctor with over 7 years experience and he is also an accredited member of the NZ Society of Cosmetic Medicine.
Botulinum Toxin
BOTULINUM TOXIN CAN BE USED TO
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Smooth frown lines, forehead lines, and crow's feet
Botulinum Toxin injection pricing
$ 17/unit, 50 units above $15/unit
Botox® is a prescription medicine for the treatment of frown lines , horizontal forehead lines and crow’s feet round the eyes. Botox® has risks and benefits. Ask your doctor if Botox is right for you. If you have side effects, see your doctor. You will need to pay for Botox® and clinic fees will apply. For details on precautions & side effects consult your healthcare professional or the Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) at www.medsafe.govt.nz .
Botox® treatment lasts about 4 months and further courses of treatment may be necessary. Should only be administered by trained medical professionals. (contains botulinum toxin A 50,100 & 200 units)
Allergan (NZ) Limited, Auckland.
Xeomin® is a Prescription Medicine containing 50, 100 units of incobotulinum Type A, purified Botulinum toxin type A complex for injection. It is used for the treatment of frown lines on the forehead, lateral periorbital lines and horizontal forehead lines in adults. It should be administered only by trained medical professionals. Talk to your specialist about the benefits/risks of this procedure in appearance medicine. Xeomin treatment lasts about four months and further courses of treatment may be necessary. Cautions: people receiving blood thinning medicines, care at the proposed injection sites, pregnancy and lactation. Possible side effects: headache, pain, swelling or infection at injection site, local muscle weakness including drooping eye lids, lack of feeling & nausea. Treatment last for up to 4 months.
You will need to pay for this medicine. Discuss with your specialist if Xeomin is right for you. For more information or for a copy of CMI please contact the NZ distributor: Merz, Sydney. Distributed by Healthcare Logistics, Auckland
Dermal Filler
Dermal fillers like Juvederm® and Restylane® are the most effective way to improve facial sagging, short of surgery. They can be gently injected under the skin to restore your lips to a youthful shape, soften lip lines, reduce hollows under your eyes, make facial folds shallower and enhance your chin.
Dermal Filler pricing
$750, buy 2 get $50 off of full price
Juvederm Ultra™ & Juvederm Ultra Plus™ are medical devices Class III for the filling of medium size and deep facial wrinkles by injection into the skin and for creating definition and volume in the lips. Contains 24mg/mL. cross-linked hyaluronic acid. Juvederm has risks and benefits. Cautions: Use in an area that has been treated with another dermal filler, people with autoimmune disease, or who are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18 years of age or have an increased susceptibility to keloid formation and hypertrophic scarring. People on blood thinning medicines.
Possible side effects: injection site inflammatory reactions (redness/swelling, itching/pain on pressure) induration or nodules; discolouration; weak filling effect. If you have side effects or concerns speak to your doctor.
Product and treatment costs will apply. Note: Juvederm treatment lasts about 12-24 months.
For product information check with your doctor or product information at Allergan (NZ) Limited, Auckland.
Restylane® is a gel containing hyaluronic acid and lidocaine that is injected by a healthcare professional into or below the skin to smooth facial wrinkles and enhance lips by restoring volume and fullness. Restylane is a Class III medical device and has risks and benefits. Restylane® treatment may result in some redness, swelling, pain or tenderness, itching and/or bruising which may last a few days. Inflammatory reactions can begin up to two to four weeks after treatment in rare cases. See your healthcare professional if any side effects concern you. Exposure to excessive sunlight or extreme cold should be avoided until redness or swelling has resolved. Restylane® should not be used in an area where there is a nonresorbable implant or in irritated or infected skin, Restylane® should not be used in people taking blood thinning medicines or who have an allergy to hyaluronic acid, lidocaine or other local anaesthetics. Caution if you take medicines that prolong bleeding time. Treatment lasts 12-24 months.
Restylane has not been tested in pregnant or breast-feeding women. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU ARE GIVEN. Galderma, Auckland. Distributed by Healthcare Logistics, Auckland
Profhilo
Profhilo® is used to treat skin laxity on the face and neck and helps remodel wrinkled, sagging and crepey skin. It hydrates the skin and has a stimulatory effect on the cells producing collagen and elastin to help tighten and lift the skin, improving skin quality giving a more youthful look. The results of Profhilo® treatments can last up to 6-9 months, however, this may vary by patient and depends on skin type and age.
Profhilo Filler pricing
$900, buy 2 for $1700
Profhilo®, containing low & high molecular weight hyaluronic acid, is a Class III medical device for the treatment of the face and body for contours redefinition and laxity remodelling where skin laxity is a problem.
Profhilo has risks and benefits.
Do not use with treatments such a laser resurfacing or medium deep skin-peeling.
Caution in people on blood thinning medicines.
Do not inject into inflamed areas or intravenously or intramuscularly.
Possible side effects: pain and swelling at injection site.
Accelagen Pty. Ltd. Whanganui.
Belkyra / Deoxycholic Acid
Belkyra / Deoxycholic Acid Fat Reduction injection destroys fat cells in the area under the chin to improve your profile. Belkyra contains a synthetic version of deoxycholic acid which imitates naturally occurring deoxycholic acid. When injected under the chin, it works by bursting the fat cells like a balloon. The fat released by the fat cells is then removed by the body’s repair system and transferred by the blood stream into the liver where it gets excreted out of the body.
Pricing From
$900-$1500, buy 2 times from $1500-2700
BELKYRA® injection is a prescription medicine containing 10mg/mL deoxycholic acid. It is used for the improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe convexity or fullness associated with fat below the jaws in adults.
Do not use in people allergic to this medicine, with infection at site of injection, pregnancy, and lactation.
Possible side effects include headaches, difficulty swallowing, nausea, skin tightness, hypertension, injection site bruising/pain/swelling/numbness/redness/tingling/hardness/itching/discolouration/formation of small areas of hardness/warmth and injection site nerve injury.
BELKYRA® treatment is not funded on the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule. You will need to pay for this medicine. Normal Doctors visit fees apply. BELKYRA® treatment should be administered only by trained medical professionals. Speak to your specialist about your own situation and about the benefits/risks of this procedure in appearance medicine. For further information, the Data Sheet and Consumer Medicines Information can be accessed at www.medsafe.govt.nz or ask your doctor. If you have any side effects or concerns speak to your doctor. Note: Results from BELKYRA® treatment usually last up to 4 years.
Allergan New Zealand Limited, Auckland.
Ultra V Lift
The Ultra V Facial Thread Lift is the latest and revolutionary non-surgical procedure that instantly tightens and lifts the skin, as well as V-shaping the face. A thread lift is effectively a subset of face lift that uses thinner and less invasive threads rather than surgery. The Threads will continuously stimulate collagen synthesis under skin. Threads are absorbable, and therefore will be reabsorbed in 4-12 months time leaving nothing behind but the skin structure created which continues to hold for another 15-24 months.
Ultra V Lift Pricing
Nose Thread Lift $1500
Lower Face Thread Lift $1500
Mid face Thread Lift $1500
Neck Thread Lift $1500
Collagen Boosting
Ultra-fine collagen-stimulating threads are gently placed under the skin repositioning extra skin tissue and encouraging new collagen growth, producing a tightening effect from the inside out, can also used for undereyes and cheeks.
Collagen Threads Pricing
Eye Bag Collagen Boosting $800
Cheek Collagen Boosting $1000