Wrinkle Relaxers

Important News!

We have had to change the information on this web page due to recent changes in the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA’s) expectations on how these types of treatments are advertised.

If you have had Wrinkle Relaxer injections before – but not with MIRA Clinic

If you are new to our clinic, and you’ve had wrinkle relaxing injections before, you need to book in with us for a “consultation to discuss wrinkle treatments”, during which our prescribing doctor or nurse practitioner will assess your suitability for the treatment and educate you on the potential risks and benefits of the treatment (as we have always done). We will also discuss other treatment options that may help you with your wrinkles that don’t require the use of prescription only medication.

Unless you have a very complex request or if you have an unusually large number of questions, there is usually sufficient time to proceed to at least one type of treatment at the same appointment if a treatment is recommended by your health care practitioner during your consultation.

If you are new to wrinkle treatments

There are many effective treatments for wrinkles and not all of these require the use of a prescription medication. When you book in with us for a “consultation to discuss wrinkles” West Perth and Joondalup, our prescribing doctor or nurse practitioner will assess your suitability for a range of different treatment options and educate you on the potential risks and benefits of the various treatment options (as we have always done). Depending on the treatment recommended, it is usually possible to proceed to treatment on the day if appropriate.

Again, nothing much has changed except that we can’t tell you more details about the treatments that use prescription only medication on our publicly visible website and social media (because doing so may be considered by the TGA to be “advertising” of the prescription only medications that are used in these types of treatments).

Advertising Guidelines for Wrinkle Relaxing Injections

Due to the new guidance from the TGA, we have removed all of the educational content on this page that described the locations and intended purposes of these types of injections. We have also removed information about what to expect from these treatments because each person is unique and results may vary. Even if the information is (considered by the publisher to be) balanced, educational and not aimed to induce, the TGA is concerned that such information may be inherently biased and therefore be considered “advertising” of the prescription medications necessary to perform this type of treatment (and therefore against the law).

We wish to state that this is a treatment that we do perform, but we only do so on patients who have had a thorough consultation with us after discussing with us all of the risks, potential benefits and other available options. Only patients who we have assessed as being an appropriate candidate for this procedure will receive a prescription from us and therefore be eligible to receive the treatment with us.

If you are frustrated that you are not able to discover the information you were searching for on our website, please be reminded that we have no choice but to comply with regulations set by the Australian government designed to protect the safety of the public. We follow these rules as a part of our commitment to safe and sensible health care provision as registered health care practitioners.

You are very welcome to attend for a no-obligation, no stress consultation to discuss all of the possible treatment options, and we can answer all of your questions in detail and make sure our answers are tailored for your unique circumstances and facial features.