Across 368 clinics listed on antiwrinkleinjections.co.uk, the typical starting price for one area of anti-wrinkle injections is £175, and half of all clinics charge between £150 and £200. London clinics typically charge £200 for one area. Multiple areas are usually discounted, so three areas commonly start between £250 and £350. All prices are “from” prices published on clinic websites and checked in October 2026.
What does “one area” mean?
UK clinics almost all price anti-wrinkle injections by area. The three standard areas are:
- Forehead lines: the horizontal lines when you raise your eyebrows.
- Frown lines: the vertical lines between the eyebrows.
- Crow’s feet: the lines at the outer corners of the eyes.
A clinic’s “one area” price is normally for any one of these. Smaller areas such as bunny lines, a gummy smile or chin dimpling are sometimes charged as a half area or added free to a larger treatment. Larger muscles, in particular the masseter in the jaw, need more medicine and are priced separately, often at £250 to £400.
Typical prices by city
The table shows starting prices for one area from clinics listed on this site, in cities where we hold at least six prices. The middle column is the typical (median) price: half of clinics charge less, half charge more. Prices are from clinic websites, checked October 2026, and are starting prices, not quotes.
| City | Clinics with a price | Typical price, one area | Middle half of clinics |
|---|---|---|---|
| All UK | 368 | £175 | £150 to £200 |
| London | 50 | £200 | £168 to £247 |
| Cheltenham | 6 | £185 | £159 to £185 |
| Manchester | 7 | £180 | £150 to £190 |
| Brighton | 6 | £175 | £151 to £199 |
| Birmingham | 6 | £170 | £139 to £186 |
| Leeds | 7 | £160 | £155 to £182 |
| Sheffield | 6 | £150 | £128 to £187 |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | £142 | £109 to £161 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 6 | £130 | £110 to £150 |
Outside London the figures come from a small number of clinics in each city, so treat them as a guide to the range rather than a precise local rate. The lowest published price we found anywhere was £80 and the highest £599 for a single area.
What is included in the price?
A fair price for one area should include:
- A consultation with the prescriber (a doctor, dentist, nurse prescriber or pharmacist prescriber), which is a legal requirement before the medicine can be prescribed.
- The treatment itself, with enough units to treat the area properly.
- A review appointment at around two weeks, with a small top-up if one area has under-responded. Some clinics charge extra for the top-up; ask before you book.
Many clinics charge a consultation fee of £25 to £50 for a first visit, usually deducted from the treatment price if you go ahead. This is normal and is a sign the clinic takes the consultation seriously.
What pushes the price up?
Who is treating you. A doctor or dentist typically charges more than a nurse, who typically charges more than a non-medical injector working under a prescriber. Experience and reputation add to this; a practitioner who trains others will charge at the top of the range.
Where the clinic is. Central London and affluent towns carry higher rents and higher prices. The table above shows the gap: around £70 between a typical London price and a typical Newcastle price.
The product. Several brands of botulinum toxin are licensed in the UK and they cost the clinic different amounts. Clinics using a premium product or offering a choice may charge more.
How much medicine you need. Men, people with strong muscles and people treating the masseter need more units. Clinics that price per area absorb this; clinics that price per unit pass it on.
What you are really paying for. Part of any price is the clinic’s insurance, the prescriber’s time, sterile single-use equipment and the cost of a medicine that must be stored and handled correctly. These do not scale down.
What a very low price usually means
Prices under about £120 for one area exist, and some are legitimate: a new practitioner building a client list, a training clinic where a supervised student treats you, or a clinic in an area with low overheads. But the common reasons are less reassuring:
- A low dose, so the result is weak and wears off in six to eight weeks, and you come back sooner.
- Product that has been diluted further than the manufacturer intends.
- Product bought outside the UK supply chain, with no guarantee of what is in the vial.
- No prescriber consultation, which is unlawful.
- No insurance.
The cheapest safe check is to ask who the prescriber is and to look the practitioner up on a register. Our guide to who can give anti-wrinkle injections in the UK explains how.
Multi-area pricing and packages
Most clinics publish prices for one, two and three areas, with the per-area cost falling as you add areas. A typical structure outside London is £175, £250 and £300 for one, two and three areas. In London it is nearer £200, £300 and £400.
Be wary of pre-paid packages for a year of treatments. The effect lasts three to four months, so a package of three or four treatments can be fair value, but only if you can get your money back if the clinic closes or you move. Pay per visit until you trust the clinic.
Cost over a year
Because the effect wears off, the yearly cost is what matters. Three treatments a year at £175 for one area is £525; three treatments of three areas at £300 is £900. Some people find they can stretch to two or three treatments a year once the muscles have been treated a few times, because the muscle stays weaker between sessions. Our guide to how long anti-wrinkle injections last explains what affects this.
How to use these prices
Use the typical price for your city as a benchmark. A quote well above it should come with a reason you can see (a doctor-led clinic, a premium product, a long consultation). A quote well below it should prompt the questions above. Then book a consultation rather than a treatment, and decide once you have met the practitioner.
Browse clinics by place on this site to compare published starting prices in your area. Every price on a listing shows its source and the month it was checked.
Sources
- Prices: clinic websites of 368 listings on antiwrinkleinjections.co.uk, checked October 2026. Figures are starting (“from”) prices and are not quotes.
- NHS: Botulinum toxin injections
- Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners: checking a practitioner