Professional Botox Treatments in Christchurch

As a rural vet, I spend long periods of time using ultrasound for large animal reproductive work using a viewing headset. I found during these times that I had chronic headaches which were affecting my wellbeing. I also thought that they may be related to the constant frowning I was doing while focusing for many hours a day.

Talking to Christine and Hayley at Duxton Dental about these headaches made me think about the possibility of using Botox to see if it could decrease my ability to frown and therefore the possibility of it reducing my headaches. I cannot express what a huge difference it made, reducing the headaches markedly. This not only improved the quality of my working environment but also positively affected my life in general. This is now something I will continue to do every 3-4 months as the benefits are so positive.

I asked myself three questions before I tried Dysport (Botox) for my headaches and migraines...

1/ How long have I suffered from headaches?

2/ How much longer will my resilience hold up while I brave the world in pain?



3/ How much more money can I spend on numerous methods trying to find a solution?

I am a nurse here at Duxton Dental and have suffered from headaches for 16 years. I tried many different options before getting to the end of my tether. Some treatments helped my headaches but had never taken them away fully and I had had enough of taking Nurofen...so had my body!! I am not going to mince my words - Dysport has changed my life. I have no pain from tension headaches anymore, it was practically instant and I have now got ‘me’ back I look back and wonder how I showed up everyday to life smiling under the cloud of pain I was in. Its called resilience but that can only last so long...and now I have my life back. Give it a go!!

I’ve been told by many dentists over the years that I clench and grind my teeth. A couple of times my jaw has locked which is very painful. In fact, I’ve broken a few teeth and that made me invest in a bite splint. Whilst the night guard helps protect my teeth I still wake up every day with a sore face from grinding on the plate. I had read somewhere about using Botox to reduce the muscle bulk of the clenching muscles which makes them less active. 

The dentist at Duxton Dental now gives me Dysport injections every four months but over time she says this will spread out. Even after the first session, my face felt much more relaxed and, as a bonus, has actually slimmed down as the muscles have reduced in size. Hopefully, I’ll save money in the long term by not breaking my teeth and be more comfortable at the same time.