Should I Have Follow Up Fraxel Laser Treatment for Lip Lines?

You can have follow up fraxel treatments for lip lines. Sometimes several Fraxel treatments are necessary to achieve the desired result.

Upper lip vertical creases are from movement of the lip muscle. The same pathology of lines occurs at the Crow's feet of the outer eyelids. There Botox is the treatment of choice, but not in the lip as it would interfere with speaking, eating and drinking. The most aggressive resurfacing, such as: old fashioned deep chemical phenol peels, carbon dioxide laser and dermabrasion, would create smoother skin, but some extent of the lines do return after the wound heals and the muscle... more