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Which Treatment is Best for Deep Laugh Lines with Loss of Collagen?
asked 2 years ago by cheekysmiles in Florida
Latest answer by Sanusi Umar, MD
Question viewed 3,804 times
Tags: age 35-44, face, wrinkles, female, laugh lines
I have lost some weight and my face is much thinner but now I have what I have been told is loss of collagen in my cheek area which is causing folds/lines/creases that I did not have before. Is there any treatment (besides a facelift...I am in my thirties!) that would help fill these lines? I also have more lines around my eyes as well and would like to know the best treatment for that area too.
6 answers to Which Treatment is Best for Deep Laugh Lines with Loss of Collagen?
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Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Wrinkles and Laugh Lines
Hyaluronic acid is a natural sugar found in our bodies. However the actual injections are bioengineered and not derived from animal sources. Examples of hyaluronic acid fillers include Juvederm and Restylane. The molecules are able to integrate rather well with the existing collagen structures beneath your skin. And they are able to hold a significant amount of water. Your skin not only gains the volume it needs for a younger look, it also becomes well hydrated as well.
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Treatment for smile lines
Lines that occur when you smile are nomal and should be acceptable . Lines that are present when you are at rest and are in the smile line location will often be best treated with small amounts of fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm. In addition, for lines at rest a fractionated laser or full laser resurfacing will help as well. An IPL will give little results for these kinds of lines and is not recommended for this type of problem.
Shawn Allen, MD
Boulder Dermatologist
Boulder Dermatologist
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Injectable Fillers work well to reduce the appearance of smile-lines.
If your lines are present even when you're not smiling, then an Injectable Filler treatment should work well to minimize their appearance. Wrinkles that are present only with smiling are not easily treated. You certainly appear to have sun-damage, so protect yourself from those strong Florida UV rays.
Loss of collagen and elastic tissue in your skin is a result of genetics, aging, sun, and smoking, and this loss can lead to the wrinkling you see.
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Treating facial deflation
I agree with both previous posters, Drs. Aldea and Rand. You need filling! I would also recommend the Stem Cell Enhanced fat grafting as the newest adaption to fat grafting. I'm using the Dr. Giampappa technique with quite good success.
From MIAMI
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Treating facial deflation
I agree with Dr. Aldea that you can do much to restore the deflation in your face with volume replacement fillers such as Restylane. Also, you already are showing severe sun damage changes and if you don't do better sun protection your beauty will really drop off when you are 45 and older. Have some IPL done to improve the sun damage and get religious about sun screen!
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Treating Facial Deflation
Loss of facial volume results in the appearance of facial aging. Rather than chasing such facial deflation with attempts to tighten the skin (Facelift, Laser, Peels) or fill the wrinkles (Juvederm, Restylane) a more logical approach would be to restore the lost volume. Fat grafting to the face would be my first choice and Sculptra would be my second choice. Both would fill the face, restore the youthful ogee curves of the face and do away with these folds and wrinkles.
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