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How Can I Make my Lip Color Stay Put?

I smoked for many years, and as a result, I have permanent pucker lines all around my lips. When I wear lipstick or lip gloss, the color always bleeds into those little lines and looks just awful. Is there any way to stop the color from bleeding, or am I condemned to wear nothing but colorless lip balm for the rest of my days?!

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Smoker's lines

Dermal fillers especially hyaluronic acid fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm work well to correct smoker's lines.
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How to Keep Lipstick in Place

The vertical lines/wrinkles that you are referring to are a common problem even for those that don't smoke.  The underlying cause of these frustrating lines comes from the repeated muscle action of a very strong muscle.  We use a combination of Botox or Dysport in very small amounts to relax this muscle combined with a small amount of cosmetic dermal filler.  In our practice, we use only hyaluronic acid fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm in this area because it... more
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Lipstick lines

Injectables whether semi permanent or permanent will rejuvenate your lips and fill in the annoying lipstick lines around your mouth. HA fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm, as well as your own fat are semi permanent fillers that will work well. Permanent fillers such as soft form work well too. I would not recommend Radiesse for the lipstick lines (although it works well for marionette lines) as it can lead to unsightly lumpiness.

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