Treatments for Wrinkles

Wrinkle Treatments in Newcastle

Not all wrinkles are the same, and the reason so many people are disappointed by wrinkle treatments is that they had the wrong one for their kind of line. At RT Aesthetics in Whickham, Newcastle, the first job at your consultation is to work out which kind you have, because that decides the treatment. Machine and skin treatments start with a free consultation; injectables start with a £25 consultation that includes the prescriber assessment. Every price below is the price on the treatment’s own page, so you can compare before you book.

The three kinds of wrinkle

Dynamic lines appear when you move: frown lines, forehead lines and crow’s feet, made by the muscles underneath. Static lines and folds are there when your face is at rest: nose to mouth folds, marionette lines, deep frown lines that have set in, caused by lost volume and years of folding. Fine lines and crepey texture are a skin-quality problem: thin, sun-damaged skin that creases everywhere at once, most obviously under the eyes, on the neck and above the lip. Most people over forty have some of each, and the plan usually combines two treatments.

Treatments for wrinkles, and what they cost

Anti-wrinkle injections for dynamic lines

The treatment for lines made by movement. A prescribed muscle-relaxing medicine softens the muscle that creases the skin, so the line fades while your face keeps its expression. Results show within days, settle at two weeks and last around three months. Three areas (forehead, frown and crow’s feet) £250, full face £495, single specialist areas from £150, after a £25 consultation. See anti-wrinkle injections.

Dermal fillers for static folds

Lines that are there at rest need volume, not relaxation. Filler placed into nose to mouth folds (£180) and marionette lines (£180) softens them directly, and often cheek filler (£250 for 1ml) does more because it lifts the cause. Lines above the lip are £180. Results are immediate and usually last around a year, longer in the cheeks and chin. See dermal fillers.

Polynucleotides for crepey skin

For fine lines that come from thin, tired skin rather than movement or volume, polynucleotides rebuild the skin’s own collagen and elasticity over a course of two to four sessions at £250 each. They are the treatment for under-eye lines and crepey necks, where injections and filler are the wrong tools.

HIFU and Exilis for lines caused by loose skin

When the lines come with sagging, such as the folds beside the mouth that deepen as the cheeks drop or the creased neck, tightening the skin does more than treating the line itself. HIFU lifts the deeper layers in one session (full face £1,095, face and neck £1,295) and Exilis Ultra firms finer skin over a course of four or six sessions (face from £1,075). Both build results over 8 to 12 weeks.

Chemical peels and microneedling for surface lines

Fine surface lines, rough texture and sun damage respond to resurfacing. A course of AlumierMD chemical peels (£150 a session, £499 for four) or bio spicule microneedling (£400 with exosomes, £999 for four) renews the skin surface and pairs well with any of the treatments above.

Which one you need

Frown lines you can see only when you frown: anti-wrinkle injections. Frown lines etched in at rest: injections first, sometimes a little filler once the muscle has relaxed. Lines from nose to mouth: filler, or cheek filler if the cheeks have dropped. Under-eye lines: polynucleotides, occasionally a light dose of injections. Crepey neck: polynucleotides with Exilis or HIFU. Lines everywhere with dull, rough skin: a peel or microneedling course with home care. If that sounds like more than one thing, it usually is, and the consultation is where we put the order and the budget together.

What to expect

Machine and skin treatments start with a free consultation; injectables with a £25 one. Your practitioner watches your face at rest and moving, asks what bothers you, and sets out a plan with the price of everything before anything is booked. Injectables take about thirty minutes with no downtime beyond the odd bruise; HIFU takes one to two hours; peels and microneedling involve a few days of light flaking. Nothing here needs a general anaesthetic or time off work.

Results and how long they last

Anti-wrinkle injections last around three months and are repeated after a reassessment. Filler lasts around a year or more depending on the area. Polynucleotides, HIFU and Exilis build over weeks and last a year or more with a maintenance session. Peels and microneedling keep improving through a course and are maintained with home care and an occasional top-up. The aim throughout is a rested, natural version of you, which is why we would rather under-treat and add than over-treat and freeze.

Safety

RT Aesthetics is a medically led clinic. Every injectable treatment is prescriber-led, the machine treatments are non-invasive and CE-marked, and every plan follows our clinical protocols with a clinic medic and a qualified nurse practitioner on the team for any medical questions. Anti-wrinkle products are prescription-only medicines and are never sold by brand name or without a face-to-face assessment.

Book your consultation

Book a consultation at our Newcastle clinic and we will tell you which treatment will actually shift your lines and what the whole plan costs before you decide anything.

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