Treatments · Face · Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Face Treatments in Dubai
Non-surgical face treatments fall into four jobs: replace volume (dermal fillers), relax movement lines (Botox), lift and rebuild structure (threads, biostimulators) and improve skin quality (skin boosters, RF microneedling). Most faces need two of the four, not one. Dr Azra Vaziri decides which after an in-person assessment.
- 20+Years in practice
- DHA & DOHLicensed physician
- 2Clinics — Dubai & Abu Dhabi
- 30–60Minutes per session
Full-face contouring with injectables — volume, jawline and lower-face balance treated together. Individual results vary. Published with the patient’s written consent.
Face Treatments in Dubai at a glance
Fillers, Botox, threads, biostimulators and skin boosters for the face. Compare options by concern and treatment goal. Dr Azra Vaziri — Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Clinics — Dubai & Abu Dhabi
- 2
- Minutes per session
- 30–60
Performed by Dr Azra Vaziri at Prof Sakla Spanish Eye Clinic, Dubai
About face treatments
Personalised Facial Rejuvenation
Dr Azra Vaziri provides minimally invasive non-surgical face treatments as part of her full range of aesthetic treatments. Each plan is built around your unique facial anatomy and aesthetic goals after a thorough consultation.
From dermal fillers and Botox to thread lifting and biostimulators, every procedure uses premium products and precise technique to deliver natural, balanced results.
Dermal fillersBotoxThread liftingBiostimulatorsSkin boostersMedical facialRF microneedling
The face tells your story — my role is to help it tell it beautifully, not differently.
Dr Azra Vaziri
Aesthetic Physician — Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Our Face Treatments
Choose from clinically proven approaches to facial rejuvenation and enhancement.
Dermal Fillers
Premium hyaluronic acid fillers — Juvederm, Teosyal and FillMed — to restore facial volume, define contours and soften deep folds. Immediate, reversible, area by area.
Botox
Precise injections that relax the muscles creating forehead lines, frown lines and crow’s feet. Also used for jawline slimming, brow lifting and excessive sweating.
Face Thread Lifting
PDO and PLLA threads, including Aptos and Silhouette Soft, reposition sagging tissue mechanically in under an hour and keep stimulating collagen afterwards.
Face Biostimulators
Sculptra and Radiesse stimulate your own collagen rather than adding gel, building a natural scaffold that firms and lifts gradually over several months.
Face Skin Boosters
Deep hydration injections with Profhilo, Jalupro and comparable products — for elasticity, fine crepey texture and a healthy glow rather than shape change.
RF Microneedling
Radiofrequency energy delivered through micro-needles to remodel collagen in the deeper skin — for laxity, enlarged pores, texture and acne scarring.
Who Plans the Whole Face — Dr Azra Vaziri’s Training
Six treatments sit on this page and most faces need two or three of them in a particular order. Sequencing them is the clinical decision.
Every Face Treatments appointment at this clinic is assessed and injected by Dr Azra Vaziri herself — a DHA- and DOH-licensed aesthetic physician with more than 20 years of experience, practising aesthetic medicine since 2004.
Training across the treatments on this page
- Allergan MD Codes Distinction Certificate (2019) — the facial-assessment method used to decide which area carries the structure before anything is injected.
- Belotero and Xeomin injection workshops — Merz Aesthetics distributor in Iran (2015–2023), the Teosyal workshop for the Teoxane distributor (2016–2017), and Aptos Threads International Certified Trainer — fillers, neurotoxins and threads, each trained on directly.
- Speaker — IMCAS World Congress 2024 (Paris), and Dubai Derma in 2023 and 2026
What Are Non-Surgical Face Treatments?
Non-surgical face treatments use injectable products, threads, and energy-based devices to restore volume, lift sagging tissue, smooth wrinkles, and improve overall facial balance — without surgery or general anaesthesia.
These treatments are commonly chosen by patients in Dubai who want visible improvement with minimal downtime. Dr Azra Vaziri selects from dermal fillers, Botox, thread lifting, biostimulators, skin boosters, Dermapen microneedling, and RF microneedling based on each patient’s anatomy, skin condition, and goals. For skin quality and collagen-focused approaches, see our regenerative aesthetics hub.
Common Treatment Goals
Restore facial volume lost with ageing
• Lift and tighten sagging skin with skin tightening treatments
• Smooth wrinkles and fine lines
• Contour jawline, cheeks, and chin
• Improve skin quality and hydration
• Achieve natural results without surgery
How Face Treatment Works
Every face treatment at Dr Azra’s clinic follows a structured, patient-centred approach.
Consultation
Dr Azra assesses your facial anatomy, skin quality, volume distribution, and aesthetic goals during a detailed consultation.
Treatment Plan
A personalised plan is created — which may include one treatment or a combination of approaches for optimal results.
Procedure
The treatment is performed using premium products and precise technique. Most procedures take 30–60 minutes with minimal discomfort.
Follow-Up
Post-treatment guidance is provided. A follow-up appointment at 2–4 weeks ensures results are progressing as planned.
Who Is a Good Candidate?
Non-surgical face treatments are suitable for most adults looking to address visible signs of ageing, improve facial proportions, or maintain skin quality without surgery.
Patients experiencing facial volume loss or sagging
• Those wanting enhanced contours (jawline, cheeks, chin, lips)
• Patients with wrinkles, fine lines, or deep folds
• People seeking a non-surgical facelift alternative
• Those wanting improved skin quality and hydration
• Patients looking for natural, gradual results
Which Face Treatment Suits Which Concern
Read this as a starting point, not a prescription.
The left column is the complaint patients actually put into words; the column beside it is the treatment most often considered first for that pattern. Roughly two thirds of plans end up combining two of them, and the final decision is made in person — a hollow cheek and a heavy jowl can look identical in a photograph and need opposite treatments.
| What you describe | Considered first | Why that treatment | Result lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or hollow cheeks | Cheek filler | Rebuilds the mid-face support that fat-pad descent removed | 9–18 months |
| Jawline blurred into the neck | Jawline filler | Firm filler re-draws the border between face and neck | 12–18 months |
| Lines only when you move | Botox | Relaxes the muscle, so the skin stops being folded | 3–5 months |
| Skin sitting lower; jowls forming | Thread lifting | Repositions tissue upward and anchors it while collagen forms | 12–18 months |
| General thinning and laxity | Biostimulators | Triggers your own collagen for gradual, whole-face firming | 12–24 months |
| Dull, dehydrated, crepey skin | Skin boosters | Rehydrates the dermis and improves elasticity | 6–12 months |
| Rough texture, open pores, acne scarring | RF microneedling | Remodels collagen in the deeper skin layers | 12+ months |
| Dark circles and a hollow tear trough | Under-eye filler | A soft filler fills the hollow that casts the shadow | 9–12 months |
| Congestion and dullness, no injectable | Medical facial | Physician-grade cleansing, peels and actives | Per session |
Related Concern Pages
Patients exploring face treatments often have specific concerns.
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Dr Azra has dedicated pages for common issues including dark circles, sagging skin, non-surgical facelift, double chin, wrinkles, Ozempic face, acne scars, neck wrinkles, glowing skin, and dull skin.
Filler Treatment Areas
Dr Azra offers dermal filler treatments for specific facial zones, each using tailored filler types and injection techniques. For patients seeking overall structural enhancement, see our dedicated face contouring page.
Downturned mouth correction
Not sure which area is driving the change you see? Dr Azra assesses the whole face before treating any single zone — book a face assessment.
Treatment Comparison Guides
Deciding between treatments? These guides compare specific options to help you understand the differences.
Volume vs wrinkle relaxation — understanding the difference.
Gradual collagen rebuilding vs immediate volume.
RF microneedling vs ultrasound for skin tightening.
How fillers, threads, and energy devices combine for lifting.
Treatment recommendations by age group.
Duration guide by area and product type.
Still weighing two options against each other? Bring the comparison to your consultation — book a face assessment with Dr Azra.
How Dr Azra Decides Between Them
A face that looks tired rarely has one thing wrong with it. Ageing works on four separate layers at once — bone resorbs and the facial skeleton narrows, deep fat pads shrink and slide downward, the ligaments holding everything in place stretch, and the skin itself loses collagen, elastin and water. A treatment that addresses one layer will not fix a problem that lives in another, which is why two people with the same complaint can leave with entirely different plans.
The assessment is therefore structural before it is cosmetic. Dr Azra looks at the face at rest and in movement, from the front and in profile, and works out which layer is driving the change. Volume loss in the mid-face is treated at the mid-face even when the patient points at the nasolabial fold, because filling the fold itself only makes the heaviness worse. Sagging that comes from ligament laxity is lifted, not filled. Lines that only exist during expression are relaxed rather than filled, and lines that are etched in at rest usually need both.
Age is a rough guide rather than a rule. In the late twenties and thirties the work is mostly preventive and skin-quality led — boosters, light Botox, occasional small-volume filler. Through the forties, volume replacement and collagen stimulation start doing the heavy lifting. From the fifties onward, lift becomes the limiting factor and threads or a combination approach matter more than any single injectable. Our guide to choosing by age and to non-surgical facelift options goes through this in detail.
Budget and downtime are part of the clinical decision, not separate from it. A plan that a patient cannot maintain is a worse plan than a smaller one they will keep up with, so treatments are often sequenced across several months rather than delivered in one long appointment.
When Results Actually Appear
Non-surgical does not mean instant. Different treatments run on completely different clocks, and knowing which clock you are on prevents both disappointment at week two and unnecessary top-ups at week three.
Immediately after
Fillers show most of their result on the table, though 10–30% of what you see on day one is swelling. Botox shows nothing yet. Threads give a visible lift straight away that will settle slightly. Boosters and RF look no different, and may look temporarily worse.
Days 3 to 14
Swelling and bruising resolve. Botox begins working at day 3–5 and reaches its full effect at day 10–14, which is when a review appointment is useful. Filler softens into the tissue and looks less “placed”. Thread tightness eases.
Weeks 4 to 12
This is when collagen-driven treatments arrive. Biostimulators, RF microneedling and threads all work by provoking new collagen, and new collagen takes six to twelve weeks to become visible. Judging these treatments earlier than four weeks is the most common mistake patients make.
Safety, Suitability and Who Should Wait
Every treatment on this page is a medical procedure, and a consultation exists partly to find the people who should not have one yet. Full medical history, current medication and previous aesthetic work are taken before anything is planned.
Absolute reasons to postpone
Active infection or inflamed acne in the treatment area, active cold sores, current pregnancy or breastfeeding, and any known allergy to a component of the product. Injectables are also deferred while a bacterial or dental infection is being treated.
Conditions that need a conversation first
Autoimmune and connective-tissue disease, current isotretinoin, anticoagulants, a history of keloid scarring, and previous permanent or unidentified filler elsewhere in the face. None of these is automatically disqualifying — they change product choice, depth and timing.
Risks worth knowing
Bruising, swelling and tenderness are expected and self-limiting. Lumps, asymmetry and over-correction are usually correctable, and hyaluronic acid filler can be dissolved. Vascular occlusion is rare but is the reason injectables belong with a physician who can manage it.
Aftercare, in short. For 24 hours after any injectable: stay upright for the first four hours, skip the gym, alcohol and hot showers, and do not massage the area unless you have been told to. For two weeks: no sauna, hammam or facial treatments over the treated zone, and postpone dental work where possible. After RF microneedling or Dermapen, the skin is an open barrier for roughly 24 hours — bland moisturiser, no actives, and daily SPF 50 for a fortnight. Detailed instructions specific to your treatment are given at the appointment; see the filler aftercare guide and Botox aftercare guide for the long version.
See also: About Dr Azra · Dermal fillers · Botox · Thread lifting · Biostimulators · Skin boosters · RF microneedling · Medical facial · Face contouring
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