Wrinkles around your mouth and lips are a common mark of the aging process. Smokers who contract their lip muscles regularly will notice premature lip wrinkles too. While unsightly, lip wrinkles don’t need to be a permanent part of your smile. There are a number of lip enhancements and fillers now available to turn back the clock on that pucker.
What Causes Lip Wrinkles?
Environmental factors, various behaviors and genetics all contribute to your predisposition for lip wrinkles. Smoking, or any action that causes you to pucker regularly, will increase your tendency to have lines around your lips. Since your lips contain very little melanin (which helps protect your skin), sun exposure will break down collagen quickly and leave you with thinner, less full lips. Pollution and continued petroleum based lipstick use can also dry out lip skin and cause wrinkling too.
How Can Lip Wrinkles Be Treated?
• Juvederm. This temporary lip injection treatment is used to create a full, voluminous appearance instantaneously. Beautiful lips can be attained virtually pain free with a few simple injections. The treatment takes about 15 minutes and your results will last 6-12 months.
• Lip Augmentation. A natural-looking and long lasting lip plumping solution can result from a Permanent Lip Volumizing Treatment. Utilizing a micro-droplet technique, your body forms collagen around the injected molecules to eventually produce the desired look. The amount of collagen formed depends upon your own body’s sensitivity. One to three treatments may be recommended in one month intervals. Permanent lip augmentation is an excellent alternative for people who have tried temporary fillers but are now looking for a longer lasting solution.
• Botox. Lip wrinkles can be smoothed without using lip fillers too. Regular Botox treatments, using a purified protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, will result in fuller lips and smoother areas around the mouth. Botox remains effective for up to four months.
