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What's the best way to get rid of smoker lines around the upper lip?

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July 12, 2008

Combination approaches work best!!

Manish H. Shah, MD
Manish H. Shah, MD
Board Certified
Plastic Surgeon

Smoker's lines around the lips are often a result of both direct damage to the skin from the smoke, causing vertical lines, and volume loss with aging.

I advocate a combination approach to improve the lips without ending up looking like a duck. I believe that filler material can be used to revolumize the lips and then the vertical lines can be treated by dermabrasion or laser resurfacing to "sand down" the wrinkles. I have used this combination of methods successfully many times.

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October 23, 2007
David Goldberg, M.D.
David Goldberg, M.D.
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Dermatologist

There are a variety of fillers that can be successfully used around the upper lip.

It is impossible to determine the appropriate filler without seeing the actual lines. Other possibilities include CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast – both very popular fillers for lip lines.

Also sometimes fillers alone are not enough. In that situation, laser and a small amount of Botox may be required.

Fillers usually improve these lines, but do not totally correct them. Additionally, getting filler around the upper lip will not increase lip volume.  Only when the filler is injected directly into the lips do they get “plumper.” 

Fillers used around the lips generally last 3-6 months and usually cost at least $600 and can be significantly more.

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