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Can Ultherapy Improve the Appearance of "Smoker's Wrinkles", Deep Vertical Wrinkles Between the Upper Lip and Nose?

I am 55 years old, stopped smoking 10 years ago after smoking for almost 30 years. I have had 3 FX laser treatments performed on this area, which provided little or no improvement. Are there any treatments that have been shown to provide significant improvement for this problem? Many thanks

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Ultherapy may help upper and lower lip vertical smokers lines

With the advent of the newer 1.5 mm. transducer, the energy of Ultherapy ultrasound penetrates less deeply than the original two depths that were available from the company. The 1.5mm. transducer may provide energy to the right depth to heat up the dermis and cause collagen formation that could distend the skin and minimize the appearance of the smoker's lines. However, these lines are very hard to treat, even with more aggressive fully ablative laser resurfacing, deep chemical peel or... more

Ultherapy offers little help for smokers lines

Ultherapy can be very helpful for overall non surgical tightening, but does very little for smokers lines in my opinion. These are some of the most difficult lines to treat because they are dynamic lines. In other words, pucker and look at them and you will see how they deepen. This indicates an attachment to the muscle below the skin and although we can smooth the lines somewhat with a resurfacing procedure (complete resurfacing, not fractionated in most cases), you... more

Ultherapy for smokers lines

Ultherapy with the 10-1.5 transducer can help with fine lines. However, a treatment of non-fractionated CO2 is probably going to give a better result for these stubborn lines.

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Ultherapy is a great treatment, but if 3 fractionated CO2 treatments have offered no results, I would not recommend it as a sole treatment for deep vertical lip lines. These typically can be addressed successfully using a multimodality approach. If they are deep enough, filling them with a fine line filler like Belotero and using very little Botox at the time of filling, to minimize the constant movement creating these lines, would make them appear better. If fractionated lasers have... more

Sabrina Fabi, MD

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San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gbkderm.com

Ultherapy For Smoker's Lines

What you are describing may be improved with the help of newer models. At my practice, a 1.5 mm headpiece has been working great for patients who wish to diminish smokers lines and deep wrinkles.

Babak Azizzadeh, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.info

Ultherapy Treatment

Thank you for your question. Ultherapy is commonly used on areas of the face and neck to address sagging of the eyelids, brow, cheeks, chin and jawline. It can also improve marionette lines and folds and a downturned mouth. The whole face may be treated for an overall tighter, more toned appearance, or individual areas may be targeted. This is an ideal solution for individuals with mild to moderate sagging in the face and neck who are not yet ready to undergo more invasive surgical... more

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