Smoker's Lines
Small lines that etch the lips and may extend vertically from the lips are commonly referred to as lipstick lines or smoker's lines.
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Smokers' lines are often first noticed when lipstick starts to 'bleed' out of the vermilion border (the border between the lip and adjacent skin) into the vertical fine lines around the mouth. They are more prevalent on the upper lips.
How to treat smoker's lines ?
We typically treat these lines with advanced dermal fillers, or anti-wrinkle Injections or a combination of both. The depth of the lines and extent of puckering will influence treatment modalities.
Dermal fillers offer the most effective non-surgical method for treating smoker's lines and it usually only requires a small volume of the product injected into precise locations along the lines and lip border.
For best results, we recommend a combination of dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle Injections.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections will help to relax muscular contracture, thereby relaxing the lines, whilst dermal fillers softens the more permanent etching that may have occurred.
Not only does combination of dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle Injections give superior results, this regime will help extend the longevity of the overall outcome.
Patients can realistically expect to see improvement in the puckered look, as well as softening of the furrowed lines.
Also worth considering is a bit of lip enhancement. Adding some bulk to the lips with dermal fillers will also have a positive effect on the smoker's lines by further elongating the lip that has contracted over the years.