Fraxel Refine vs Fraxel Restore for lip lines?

Neither Fraxel re:Fine or re:Store would likely give you enough improvement in lip lines.  The Fraxel re:Pair has been a workhorse in my office for such problems and with quite good results.  Depending on how deep the lines are, a second session can be performed several months later.  A fully... more

Lip lines are very stubborn. Even with the most aggressive laser resurfacing procedure, the lines often reappear once the swelling goes away after a few weeks. The muscle moves below the skin during speech and eating, two habits we don’t want to avoid doing, and the skin creases again. Fraxel... more

 Hi Cowgirl Sue--the best way and the only way to predictably remove lip lines is to use, traditional, multiple-pass  CO2 laser resurfacing in combination with an erbium laser.  We own the Fraxel repair and restore, as well as the Active FX laser, and I can tell you that these can be... more

Lip lines are usually deep and Fraxel Refine or Restore will not improve them much. You can improve these lines  by injecting a filler and Botox however your best bet is Fraxel repair although there is down time with this procedure but the results are usually great. Good luck.

Howdy Cowgirl, Round up a Fraxel re:pair or Deep FX for those lines partner.  The re:fine is a tuned down re:store, and re:store doesn't do a whole lot for vertical lip lines. Dr. Lupo has answered your question thoroughly. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

Refine would be a total waste of time. Even Restore gives little benefit to those pesky lipstick lines. The only lasers worth doing are the Fraxel Repair and the Lumenis Deep FX. Even those very good lasers may require 2 sessions. Another option is combining a tiny bit of Botox with either Juvederm or... more