Vertical lips lines are a real challenge. Fraxel Restore has very little impact on wrinkling and from my long term experience little to no impact on wrinkles caused by muscle contraction.The lines radiating from the upper lip are almost always caused mainly by speech pattern. If you watch how you talk in front... more
Will Fraxel Restore on lip lines cause difference in texture?
My doctor is suggesting Fraxel Restore for the area around my lips to reduce vertical lip lines. Can Fraxel only be done in selected area like this or will I end up with a different look to my skin or texture only doing one area and not the entire face?
Is there a another laser that might work better for these lines? The doctor's nurse is telling me to expect that I will have 10 days down time with the Re-store yet I am reading on this site that is not the case.
2 answers to “Will Fraxel Restore on lip lines...”
A: Fraxel Restore is not good for vertical lip lines
We have the Fraxel restore and Fraxel repair and I would never suggest the restore for this problem. The repair may help if the lines are not too deep. The best way to eliminate these are with a combo of CO2 and Erbium laser peeling, but this does have about 10 days of social downtime. For... more
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