Hello, I have smoker wrinkles. I have tried Botox/Restylane Silk. The problem with the Botox is that it is injected into my vermilion border. This only prevents me from pursing and creating wrinkles that would form directly above the vermilion (lipstick bleed lines). But my lines are closer to my nostrils, like whiskers. Even after the Botox I can still purse/pout lips and create dynamic lines. Is there a better place to inject to get desired preventative effect. They are getting much worse.
August 4, 2021
Answer: Lip Botox The injections could be anywhere on the lip. The key thing though is not to inject too much. With the mouth its important to appreciate that you have to be able to keep your mouth closed to chew, and talk etc. Your injector is likely keeping to the vermillion to avoid over paralyzing the muscle, which is good. If you waited until the current botox wore off, it would be ok in the future to inject elsewhere, so long as the dose was the same/similar. Also, the dose may need to be less, as the botox will probably come in contact with more functional muscle fibers, but this is important to discuss with your injector.
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August 4, 2021
Answer: Lip Botox The injections could be anywhere on the lip. The key thing though is not to inject too much. With the mouth its important to appreciate that you have to be able to keep your mouth closed to chew, and talk etc. Your injector is likely keeping to the vermillion to avoid over paralyzing the muscle, which is good. If you waited until the current botox wore off, it would be ok in the future to inject elsewhere, so long as the dose was the same/similar. Also, the dose may need to be less, as the botox will probably come in contact with more functional muscle fibers, but this is important to discuss with your injector.
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July 30, 2021
Answer: Upper lip lines Hello and thank you for your question. We always recommend a face-to-face consultation for advice however from what you have provided here the treatments you have tried are all reasonable treatment options. The static lines in the skin here are usually best addressed with a resurfacing treatment - A good CO2 resurfacing laser is usually a good starting point for these static lines.
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July 30, 2021
Answer: Upper lip lines Hello and thank you for your question. We always recommend a face-to-face consultation for advice however from what you have provided here the treatments you have tried are all reasonable treatment options. The static lines in the skin here are usually best addressed with a resurfacing treatment - A good CO2 resurfacing laser is usually a good starting point for these static lines.
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July 20, 2021
Answer: Botox for smoker wrinkles. Is there a better place to inject than the vermillion border? (Photo) Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. You can have the Botox injected higher into the paler skin of the upper lip to seek further improvement but this is an area whereby multimodal treatment with fillers, peels, micro needling, etc, is a necessity.
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July 20, 2021
Answer: Botox for smoker wrinkles. Is there a better place to inject than the vermillion border? (Photo) Thank you for sharing your question and photographs. You can have the Botox injected higher into the paler skin of the upper lip to seek further improvement but this is an area whereby multimodal treatment with fillers, peels, micro needling, etc, is a necessity.
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