Best treatment for poor skin texture around mouth and chin area? Assessed as oily skin, Fitzpatrick type 1A, red hair/fair skin.

Fractora RF is a radiofrequency treatment that really works and helps scars, wrinkles and texture problems a lot on the face and neck. There is about 3-4 days of downtime but it is so worth it.

For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest reaching out to an expert for a consultation with surgical and non-surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Hello there! It is very difficult to give recommendations without photos. That being said, we often recommend microneedling and Halo laser for textural concerns. Both treatments give very nice results. Halo is 1-2 tx. yearly, whereas microneedling requires up to 6 treatments for severe textural issues. I would recommend consulting with an expert! Good luck! Sarah RN BSN 

Without any photographs or an in-person consultation it is difficult and practically impossible to answer your question. In the majority of people your age, the face loses volume which causes poor skin tone. Having fat transfer to the face will usually restore facial volume and improve texture of the skin. Good luck from New York City

Without pictures or an exam, it is impossible to give specific advice. However, yours is not an uncommon complaint, and it gets more common the older you get. There are 2 main reasons for this. First the skin stops producing new collagen (the support layer main structure) and elastic tissue around 30 years of age. This causes the skin to thin and lose its elasticity that results in crinkles and lines as well as textural changes. Secondly, as the skin thins, the underlying muscles have more and more effect on the skin. Primary treatment of this is to thicken the skin and add elastic tissue. There are 2 methods to do the former, use of tretinoin or professional micro needling or fraxal laser. I prefer use of tretinoin, but 3 months is not adequate, as it takes several years to rebuild what you have lost over the last 20. The only product that replaces elastic tissue is Obagi's ELASTIderm twice a day. If you want to speed the process, then a full leveling peel to smooth the outside layer. "Light skin peels" and most other procedures that are presently offered are a waste of money. The nice thing about tretinoin and ELASTIderm is that you can treat the rest of the face, which will eventually develop problems like your chin if nothing is done.