Vitamin Injections
Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient for the body and plays a crucial role in various bodily functions including making red blood cells, maintaining healthy nervous system, DNA synthesis, cell division and other bodily functions.
If you are deficient in B12 you may suffer from:
- Fatigue
- Mood disturbances
- Lack of concentration
- Digestive problems
- As well as other symptoms
The good news is that B12 injections can help.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, a powerful antioxidant, helps wound healing, defends against cell damage, keeps the immune system strong and plays a role in forming collagen, absorbing iron and maintaining good cartilage, bones and teeth. If you are deficient in C you may suffer from:
- Tiredness
- Muscle & Joint Pain
- Easy Bruising
- Tiny red-blue spot/bruises on the skin
- Anaemia
- Dry skin, splitting hair
- Nose bleeds and bleeding gums
- Difficulty fighting infections
If you feel you are suffering from the above and would like a boost via a vitamin C injection, please contact me.
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for the body as it helps absorb calcium from our diet helping us to have healthy bones, teeth and muscles. It also assist with our immune system and brain cell activity. Vitamin D is generally absorbed through the skin from the sun therefore in autumn and winter month we need to ensure we increase absorption from our diets or supplements / injections.
- Mood changes such as depression, especially in winter or due to lack of sunlight
- Frequent infections and/or illnesses
- Muscle weakness, aches and/or cramps
- Fatigue
- As well as other symptoms
If you feel a vitamin D injection could help you, please get in contact.
FAQs
Legally you can have anti-wrinkle injections from the age of 18 however, the face doesn’t show signs of aging until late 20s so you might be wasting your money by having them too early.
You will start to notice a difference after a 3-7 days, however it will take up to 14 days for the full effect.
Everyone is different so it is difficult to put an exact time on this however, typically each treatment will last around 3-4 months.
- Be honest with your practitioner about your medical history and current status
- Try to avoid or keep alcohol to a minimum for 24 hours prior to treatment
- Where possible avoid NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin, blood thinner medication, Ibuprofen etc)
- Avoid chemical peels or facials
- Remove make up
- Ultimately, do your research and ask questions
- Drink plenty of water and avoid make up
- Keep your head upright for 4 hours (including not looking down at your phone)
- Avoid alcohol for at least 24 hours
- Avoid exercise, saunas, steams or anything that makes you hot/sweaty for 24 hours
- Avoid touching or pressing the areas
- No facials, peels or other treatments for up to 2 weeks
Side effects can affect anyone and generally appear within the first week after treatment. In most cases they will correct themselves over time, 2 days to 6 weeks depending on the side effect. The most common side effects are mild soreness, swelling and bruising these will clear within a few days.
Further information can be found on the NHS website: Botulinum toxin injections, such as Botox – NHS (www.nhs.uk) or any other pages you wish to search on the web.