Wrinkle Treatment Consultations
If you are concerned about expression lines, a wrinkle treatment consultation at MARA.H is the first step. The consultation is with Dr Jenn Lee, an Ahpra Registered Practitioner (General Registration MED0002666421), and the approach is conservative. Our priority is to maintain expression, balance, and individuality — not to erase movement.
Book a ConsultationTreatment options for wrinkles in Australia include prescription-only therapies that, under Ahpra and TGA guidelines, can only be discussed in detail during an individual medical consultation. Our role is to help you understand your options safely and clearly.
What Happens at a Consultation
A consultation at MARA.H is a structured medical appointment, not a sales meeting. It typically includes:
- Medical history review — including medications, conditions, and prior treatments.
- Clinical assessment — evaluating muscle activity, skin quality, and facial balance.
- Discussion of goals — what you’d like to address, and what you’d like to preserve.
- Suitable options — including treatments, alternatives, or no treatment.
- Treatment plan — written, transparent, and with clear pricing.
Who It May Suit
Patients who come to us for wrinkle consultations typically:
- Notice expression lines that remain visible at rest.
- Want to slow the development of deeper, static lines.
- Prefer a refreshed, rested appearance over a “treated” look.
- Are looking for a structured, medical approach rather than commercial pricing per area.
Wrinkle treatment is not the right approach for everyone. Sometimes skincare adjustments or skin treatments are a better-suited path.
Safety and Suitability
Your safety is the priority. If we believe treatment is not in your best interest, we will tell you and explain why. Wrinkle treatments may not be appropriate for everyone. Common reasons we may decline or delay treatment include:
Risks, Recovery and Suitability
What most people experience
Small raised bumps at each injection point that settle within about half an hour, and redness at the injection sites. Bruising is common, particularly around the eyes. A mild headache or a heavy feeling across the forehead in the first few days is not unusual. The effect is not immediate — movement changes gradually over the first two weeks.
Less common risks you should know about
Product can affect a neighbouring muscle and cause a drooping eyelid, a heavy or uneven brow, or an uneven smile. This is temporary and resolves as the effect wears off, but that means weeks to months rather than days, and it cannot be reversed on request. Infection at an injection site is possible. Some people develop a headache that lasts longer than a few days. Repeated treatment at short intervals can make the body less responsive over time. These risks are related to dose, placement and individual anatomy; careful technique reduces them rather than removing them.
Recovery and what it affects
Most people return to their usual activities straight away, but you will be asked not to rub or massage the treated area, and to avoid strenuous exercise, saunas and lying face down for the rest of the day. Because the effect takes about two weeks to settle, book at least two weeks before an event, not the week of it. The detailed timings are set out in the aftercare section below, and your therapist’s instructions on the day take priority over any general guide.
Results and responses vary
How your muscles respond depends on their strength and pattern of movement, the dose used, your metabolism and how you have responded before. How long the effect lasts varies from person to person and shortens or lengthens over a course of treatments. Lines that are etched into the skin at rest will soften less than lines that only appear with movement, and some will need a different approach altogether.
When this isn’t suitable, or needs assessment first
This treatment is not appropriate during pregnancy or breastfeeding, over active infection or inflamed skin in the treatment area, or where you have a neuromuscular condition such as myasthenia gravis. Certain antibiotics and muscle relaxant medications interact with it, and a bleeding disorder or ongoing blood-thinning medication, previous eyelid or brow surgery, and a previous unsatisfactory response all mean we assess before proceeding. Prescription injectable treatments at MARA.H follow consultation with Dr Jenn Lee, an Ahpra Registered Practitioner (General Registration MED0002666421), and suitability is decided at that consultation rather than before it.
If something doesn’t seem right
Call the clinic on 0468 358 861. A drooping eyelid, double vision, difficulty swallowing or breathing, spreading redness, increasing pain, discharge or fever should be looked at rather than waited out. If it is severe or you are worried, contact your GP or call 000.
After a muscle-relaxing injection
On the day
No makeup on the day of treatment. The friction of applying makeup with fingers or tools can move the product into areas it was not meant for; you can wear makeup again the next day. For the first four hours, do not lie flat and do not lean markedly forward, as either can move the product away from where it was placed. If swelling stays with you, a cold compress helps — rest it on the skin without pressing down.
Days 2 to 7
Keep heat-raising activity out for the first 24 hours: vigorous exercise, spas and saunas. A raised heart rate and increased blood flow can move the product and can add to swelling and bruising at the treated points. Try to sleep on your back the first night; if you normally sleep on your side, a pillow tucked against your side helps. Hold off on other facial treatments — facials, microdermabrasion, laser and massage — for one week.
Avoid throughout the recovery period
Do not apply heat to a swollen injection site, and do not reach for anti-inflammatory pain relief of the ibuprofen type to manage it — both can add to the discomfort and can move the product. If you take medication of that kind regularly, raise it with your treating practitioner rather than stopping on your own.
Sun protection
SPF50+ every day for the first two weeks, reapplied every two hours when you are outdoors, with a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses. Hyaluronic acid products help with hydration and can be used as part of your usual routine.
When you can resume
| Activity | When |
|---|---|
| Makeup | The next day |
| Lying flat, or leaning well forward | After 4 hours |
| Vigorous exercise, spas, saunas | After 24 hours |
| Other facial treatments — facials, microdermabrasion, laser, massage | After 1 week |
| Sleeping on your side | Back-sleeping is preferred for the first night |
| Cold compress for swelling | As needed — rest it on the skin, no pressure |
| Your next treatment of any kind | Your treating practitioner will set the interval |
Call us if
Swelling that keeps increasing, spreading redness, increasing pain, or any change in how the treated area moves that concerns you. Call the clinic on 0468 358 861 and do not wait for your next appointment to raise it. Outside opening hours, or if it is severe, contact your GP or call 000.
One more thing
Your treating practitioner will give you instructions based on how you actually responded on the day. Those take priority over this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page provides general information only and does not constitute medical advice or advertising for prescription-only treatments. Specific treatment options, including prescription medicines, are only discussed in detail during an individual consultation, in line with TGA and Ahpra guidelines. All treatments require assessment of medical suitability and carry risks that are explained at consultation.
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