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C3 Wellness Spa does not publish a figure, because neuromodulators are priced per unit and the number of units an area needs depends on your muscle strength. Two people asking for the same treatment routinely need different amounts. You get a written price broken down by area and by units at your free consultation, before you consent to anything. Any clinic quoting you a flat number sight unseen is guessing.

Yes. The consultation at C3 Wellness Spa in Raleigh costs nothing and carries no obligation. Book about half an hour. A licensed injector assesses your face at rest and in movement, takes your medical history, tells you what is achievable and what is not, and gives you a written plan and a written price. No deposit is taken and you can leave without booking anything.

A neuromodulator such as botulinum toxin is injected into small muscles to reduce how strongly they contract, so the skin over them creases less when you make an expression. It is measured in units. A dermal filler is a gel, usually hyaluronic acid, placed under the skin to add volume to hollows and folds. It is sold by the syringe. A line you only see when you frown is a muscle question, and a line present at rest is usually a volume question.

You feel a sharp pinch at each injection point, and the whole treatment usually takes fifteen to thirty minutes. Topical numbing cream or ice is used where you want it, and filler products often contain a local anaesthetic already. Most people at C3 Wellness Spa in Raleigh rate a neuromodulator as easier than they expected. Lips are the least comfortable area on the face.

Duration varies genuinely between people, and anyone quoting you a guaranteed number of months is overstating what they know. Muscle strength, metabolism, the area treated, how much product was used and your sun exposure all move it. The effect fades as normal muscle activity returns. Your injector at C3 Wellness Spa will tell you what to expect for your own plan and when to come back for assessment rather than putting you on a fixed calendar.

Small raised bumps at the injection points settle within an hour or two, and redness and tenderness last the rest of the day. Bruising is common rather than rare, shows up in some people and not others, and typically takes five to ten days to clear. Lips and under-eyes bruise most readily. Swelling after filler peaks around day two and takes one to two weeks to settle, so do not judge the result before then.

You might, and you should plan on the possibility rather than hope against it. Do not book injectables the week of a wedding, a holiday or anything photographed. You can shorten the odds by avoiding alcohol for 24 hours beforehand. Talk to your prescriber about fish oil, high-dose vitamin E, aspirin and blood-thinning medication rather than stopping anything yourself.

Stay upright for four hours, so no lying flat and no face-down massage. Do not rub, press or massage the treated area unless told to. Skip the gym, hot yoga, saunas, steam rooms and the salt booth for the day, and leave alcohol alone for 24 hours. Keep makeup off fresh injection points until the next morning, and book facials or waxing over the area for after your two week review.

You can be turned away, and a good injector does turn people away. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, certain neuromuscular conditions, active infection or breakout at the injection site, some allergies and some medications all rule treatment out. A prescription product is being injected into your face, so your medical history and medication list are taken at the consultation at C3 Wellness Spa in Raleigh and the decision follows from them.

No. Injectables are not in the online booking system, so the free consultation is arranged by phone on (919) 616-7868. Massage, facials, physical therapy and the salt booth do book online. C3 Wellness Spa is at 3001 Hillsborough Street, Suite 124, Raleigh, open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturday and 12pm to 6pm on Sunday.