Would filler help my deep smile lines? Age 34 (Photo)

Hi @nikiperth! I recommend Morpheus 8. Morpheus8 is a non-surgical treatment for full body skin resurfacing, skin tightening, and fat reduction of stubborn areas. It uses minimally invasive fractional radiofrequency energy (RF) to penetrate the skin deeper than other microneedling devices, triggering the skin’s natural healing response to promote skin tightening and lifting. Best of luck, Dr. Nima!

In your photo, your smile line is actually called a nasolabial fold, extending from your nose down past the corner of your mouth.  This is a normal landmark, but because of your individual anatomy is more prominent than usual.  There are several factors that come into play, such as the fatty fullness in the cheeks just behind these lines, as well as the pull of underlying muscles with expression.  Although you can never expect to completely smooth these lines out, several available fillers can help soften their appearance by plumping up the skin in the depth of the lines.  Although fat grafting works well adding volume to many areas of the face, I have found fillers to be more reliable in this particular area.

Yes.  Injectable fillers work quite nicely to soften - but no completely eliminate - your smile lines.  There are a number of FDA approved choices here, like Juvederm and Restylane.All the best!