Neurotoxins.
Treat the muscle, don't chase the wrinkle.
People keep asking if you're tired, or stressed, or upset. You're none of those things. Your face has just learned to hold a line or two at rest, and those lines speak before you do. This is the quiet correction for that, done so it still reads as you.
The goal is for no one to notice.
Not frozen, not obvious, not done. Just a version of your face that stops sending a mood you were never in.
Your resting face stops speaking for you.
The crease between your brows that reads as annoyed. The forehead that reads as worried. Eased, they stop narrating a feeling you don't have, and people stop asking if everything's okay.
It still moves.
You raise your brows, you look surprised, you look delighted. Kept conservative, the expression stays yours. What leaves is the part that had pressed itself into a permanent line.
The compliment never mentions your forehead.
It's that you look rested, or like you've just come back from a vacation. Done properly, nobody can find the reason, which is the entire point.
The mechanism, briefly. A muscle contracts when its nerve ending releases a messenger chemical. The neurotoxin pauses that release in the specific muscles we treat, the crease gets a rest from being folded, and normal movement returns over three to four months. Nothing is cut or permanent, which is exactly why we start low.
Treat the muscle,
don't chase the wrinkle.
Neurotoxin is mapped to the specific muscles making the lines you want softened. The muscles responsible for your expression are left alone. This is the same map your provider draws at your consult.
Passed down from Sofia's mentor. Practiced here every day.
Frontalis
lifts the brow · forehead lines
Corrugator
pulls the brows in · the “11s”
Orbicularis oculi
folds when you smile · crow’s feet
Orbicularis oris
a trace only · the lip flip
Brow position
a subtle, conservative lift
Masseter
jaw clenching & teeth grinding
Dimpled chin
the “orange peel” texture
Medical providers, not technicians.
Every neurotoxin injection at Aether is performed by a licensed medical provider, not a trained assistant.
Conservative dosing.
We would rather have you return for a small touch-up than overtreat you the first visit.
FDA-approved product, every time.
Only Botox®, Xeomin®, and Dysport®, in their original packaging, from authorized distributors. Grey-market product never enters this building.
Discretion.
Our Rockville practice is designed for privacy: scheduled appointments, private treatment rooms.
Priced per unit, quoted before we start.
Botox
Allergan · per unitXeomin
Merz · per unitDysport
Galderma · per unitIt begins quietly
The neurotoxin starts relaxing the targeted muscles. You may catch a first softening of the lines.
The full effect settles
Lines look visibly smoother while your expressions stay yours. Your free two-week check falls here.
Results hold
Treated muscles stay relaxed, so the lines they make stay soft rather than deepening.
Movement returns
The effect wears off gradually, with no sudden change. When lines return, book your next visit.
A real consultation.
Your provider will review your medical history, study your resting and animated expressions, and map where a unit will do the most, and, just as important, where it shouldn't go. You'll leave the consult knowing exactly what we'll treat, how many units, and what it costs. No surprises.
Precise, targeted injections.
We use ultra-fine needles and a conservative hand. Only the muscles contributing to the lines you want softened are treated. Muscles responsible for natural expression are left alone. Most sessions take 10 to 20 minutes.
Minimal discomfort. Immediate return to your day.
Patients describe the sensation as a brief pinch. You can drive home, return to work, and resume most of your day immediately.
Results that develop quietly.
You'll notice subtle smoothing within 3 to 7 days. Full effect settles around day 10 to 14. Results typically last ~3 months; we'll schedule maintenance on a cadence that works for your life.
What to expect
A 20-minute appointment. A few small injections that feel like quick pinches. No numbing needed for most people. You can return to work immediately.
Results and downtime
Results appear in 3 to 7 days and last ~3 months. Avoid rubbing the area and skip workouts for 24 hours. Small red bumps at injection sites fade within the hour.
Real results.
Who it suits, and who it doesn't.
Most clinics publish only the first list. We publish both, because a treatment that cannot fix your concern is a treatment you should not pay for.
A good fit if
- Your lines appear or deepen when you make an expression.
- You want to slow lines that are just starting to set.
- You clench or grind, and your jaw feels tired or looks squared.
- You want a result nobody can name, and you're comfortable starting low.
- You can plan two weeks ahead of an event.
Not the right treatment for
- Lines that sit still on a completely relaxed face. Those are volume or texture, and filler, resurfacing, or peels are the honest answer.
- Loose or sagging skin. A neurotoxin cannot tighten or lift tissue.
- Sun damage, pigment, scarring, or pore size.
- Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Certain neuromuscular conditions, an active infection at the injection site, or a known reaction to a previous product. Your medical history is reviewed before we proceed.
Common questions.
Three to four months for most people. With regular treatment, some clients find results gradually last longer.
They behave slightly differently per person. If you've used one before and loved it, we stay with it. If you're new, your consult will match the product to your anatomy and goals.
Smoothing starts in 3 to 7 days and fully settles by day 14. Book at least two weeks before a big event.
Skip exercise for 24 hours and avoid rubbing the treated area. Everything else, including work, resumes immediately.
Most people describe a brief pinch per injection, and the whole set takes a few minutes. Numbing is available but rarely needed.
A face that reads
the way you feel.
FDA-approved Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport, placed with precision, so you still look like you. Only rested.
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