Smoker’s wrinkles are vertical lines from the upper mouth to the nose. Also, a non-smoker can have these lines around the mouth. Over the years, dynamic smoker’s wrinkles, which are caused by smoking and kissing, become deep wrinkles on the upper lip. When you inhale a cigarette, the skin around your mouth is constantly moving. This causes damage to the skin, which accelerates its aging. Therefore, smokers are more prone to lip wrinkles than non-smokers. In any case, there are several different ways to get rid of burning wrinkles or at least reduce them.
How to remove smoker’s wrinkles?
You can reduce smoker’s wrinkles and remove wrinkles on the upper lip with aesthetic treatments that stimulate collagen from your own skin in that area. Hyaluronic acid is one of the most commonly chosen agents for reducing the appearance of vertical smoker’s wrinkles.
By injecting hyaluronic acid into the upper lip, skin quality will be improved and smoker’s wrinkles will be filled and straightened. Hyaluronic acid injection always stimulates the regrowth of collagen fibers, so the unique treatment can bring much longer success.
What causes smoker’s wrinkles?
Wrinkles around the mouth are not always caused by smoking. Of course, smoking contributes to wrinkles around the lips, as the chemicals and heat from a burning cigarette contribute to skin aging. Carbon monoxide and nicotine from cigarettes damage elastin and collagen, causing dry skin.
However, this is not the only problem. Smoking also deprives the body of important vitamins. Some previous studies have shown that vitamin C levels are higher in non-smokers. In other words, smoking cigarettes deprives the body of vitamin C, which is essential for skin protection and helps repair skin damage.
How to reduce smoker’s wrinkles?
One of the methods used by our specialists is Botox. The botulinum toxin rejuvenation method is an effective way to get rid of even deep facial wrinkles. After treatment with botox, the skin becomes visibly rejuvenated and smoothed by several or even more than a dozen years. The method is safe and produces spectacular results that last for about a year. Botox can be applied successfully to various parts of the face. The mechanism of action of botulinum toxin was first used in neurology and ophthalmology.
An alternative to Botox is filling wrinkles with hyaluronic acid. With age, the skin loses its ability to bind water, resulting in wrinkles, loss of firmness and elasticity, and deformation of the facial oval. Hyaluronic acid wrinkle filling is a treatment that will guarantee a return to a youthful and radiant appearance. The effect of such a filler as hyaluronic acid is to smooth wrinkles, improve firmness and deeply hydrate the skin.
How about high-protein plasma? Treatment with platelet-rich plasma involves injecting a particular area of skin, which is comprehensively regenerated as a result. It gains the ability to self-regenerate collagen and elastin fibers and is smooth and radiant. Facial rejuvenation with platelet-rich plasma is one of the most effective facial treatments, as evidenced by its 100% biocompatibility and immune neutrality.
We also use threads in our clinics. PDO threads are used for facelifts. This method allows the skin to be smoothed without the need for incisions, so there will be no scars or other post-treatment marks on the complexion. The use of PDO lifting threads not only removes wrinkles (lion’s, smoker’s, crow’s feet, around the mouth), but additionally rejuvenates the entire face, improves its contour and oval (raises the eyebrows, cheeks, eyelids), allows the elimination of the second chin, and even smooths the skin on the neck, décolleté, breasts, abdomen or buttocks. We invite you to our clinics in Warsaw and Radom!