I want my terrible "smoker's lines" around my mouth fixed and veneers on my teeth. Which should be done first? (Photo)

you will need a number of laser treatments, fillers and at home peels and roller (see link). Consult us. Best, Dr. Emer.

You should speak to the distortion who will be doing your wrinkle lines and lip filler treatment. Some treatments may shorten the upper lip a small amount like fillers. If you get CO2 laser or any other skin resurfacing procedure that will not shorten your lip. So the order of veneers versus perioral lines depends on the treatment.

There is no right or wrong answer as to which treatment you have first. It may be beneficial to have your veneers first so that you can build a beautiful smile around your new veneers. To treat the lines around your mouth you may benefit from CO2 lasers. In addition you can consider a thinner based dermal filler to help smooth the area as well as give a fuller look to the lips.

Thank you for your question! I would suggest getting the veneers put on your teeth first and then doing cosmetic work. For the lines around the mouth you can do some filler but that alone won't eliminate all the fine lines and wrinkles. Ideally you would want to do a laser resurfacing procedure to help soften/resurface those lines. CO2 laser resurfacing tends to have 1-2 weeks of downtime associated with that procedure. You could definitely do botox in the mean time before getting veneers as it will help PREVENT any of the lines from getting worse. Hope this helps!

I'd probably do the teeth work first. Then, a fine filler +/- laser resurfacing and/or microneedling (with PRP or RF) would also be very helpful. See your local dermatologist for optimal results & safety.

Without an exam and discussion of your goals it is difficult to give specific recommendations. Your problems are quite common, however. As farms veneers and timing, that would have to be discussed. For the rest, the first thing you need is volumization of the lips since they are flat and the same size. Frequently that will remove many of the wrinkles. You can usually correct the rest with injection of them with a filler like Juvederm Volbella. You also need rejuvenate skin care with tretinoin (Retin-A) to further correct the wrinkles and Obagi ELASTIderm to add elastic tissue added to basic skin care. If you wish to push the recovery you can use microneedling or Fraxel Laser. I prefer this to laser resurfacing as it is generally as successful and the recovery is much less. If this does not get you to where you want, shortening the lip is the next step. Make sure you see someone who is an expert in skin care and rejuvenating this area with various techniques.