Best Laser for Lip Lines?

having revision rhinoplasty in a few weeks & while under, thought i would try to address my deep "smokers lines"- though i am not a smoker, do drink a lot of water,coffee, use straws, etc all of which caused a permanent pucker. as i'm 44 it's too early for my lips to be this wrinkled! my surgeon recommended lasering the area (C02 laser - not sure which one) or he said i could do a combo of botox/filler in the lines. wondering if results are worth doing laser? how effective for this area? thanks.

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by juless in los angeles, ca

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Fraxel then belotero and botox

I would recommend doing a series of fraxel treatments for the lip lines (minimal downtime after each treatment) followed by Belotero injections and a drop of botox. I would do the laser first, because you might need less filler once the laser is done.

Best Laser for Lip Lines

Thank you for your question. I also like the CO2 laser for lip lines. I do think that the laser alone is not enough in some cases where the lines are very deep, and you may need to add a filler in the area of the deep line area to add body or volume. In addition if laser and filler are not enough, then add Botox on the crease, especially if it appears worse with lip movement. Relaxing the muscle can benefit with Botox. Be certain to be under the supervision of a board... more

Treatment of lip lines

It is true that lip lines can be treated with Botox/fillers or laser. The difference is that the Botox and filler effect would be temporary. If you had a CO2 laser, the results should be longer lasting. Since you're already going to be under anesthesia for the rhinoplasty and you're going to be in recovery for a week or so anyway, I would probably recommend the laser. As long as your a good candidate for the laser, it can give longer lasting results. more

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juless 18 Apr 2013

thank you for the answers. i did the co2 laser on my upper lip area and i am not at all happy with the results. my lines are worse and lines that could not be seen previously are now front and center. it also made my nasolabial folds worse and i have one smile line that now looks like a scar. i look 10 years older than i did before the surgery. i would not recommend this at all - plus the recovery was a nightmare i was red for 3 months afterwards.