One of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce smokers' lines is with an injectable lip filler treatment. Lip fillers restore volume and smooth out wrinkles around the mouth and upper lip area.
Dermal fillers offer the most effective non-surgical method for treating smokers' lines and it usually only requires a very small volume of the product injected into precise locations along the vermilion border (lip line) to correct the appearance of smokers' lines.
Superficial smoker's lines can easily—and instantly—be smoothed out with a hyaluronic acid-based filler such as Juvéderm Volbella or Restylane Silk. These injectables are the thinnest in their respective families, which makes them ideal for fine lines and areas with thin skin.
How long does smoker's line filler treatment last for? Filler in the lipstick line region can last 6 to 12 months. When lip line filler treatment is combined with Botox, the filler may last a little longer.
Average cost of Restylane Silk treatment varies depending on the number of areas treated and the amount used. Cost is similar to many other fillers on the market but ensures much better and long lasting results. It might ocst you $500-$750 dollars per syringe, depending upon the location of practice.
One of the quickest and easiest ways to reduce smokers' lines is with an injectable lip filler treatment. Lip fillers restore volume and smooth out wrinkles around the mouth and upper lip area.
Bruising and swelling is the most common side effect of dermal filler. Swelling is occasionally asymmetrical due to hyaluronic acid being unpredictable- meaning water may be absorbed more in certain areas. These lumps should subside within 2 weeks. Delayed onset of nodules is possible but rare.
Deep lines around your mouth can be addressed by non-surgical treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, microneedling, and platelet-rich plasma therapy.
You can use hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers to add volume to your lips and deal with lines and wrinkles around the lips (smoker's lines). You could inject around 10 to 20 syringes of filler (total) for the upper and lower lips.
Smoker lines can be treated by using precise administration of Botox®* injections into the fine dynamic facial muscles around the mouth. These anti-wrinkle injections can be used to prevent lines from developing/deepening, or to soften existing lines.
Try Wrinkle Fillers
If you've tried every face peel and laser procedure under the sun and still can't get your lip lines to go away, it may be time to try wrinkle fillers. This treatment uses a needle to inject hyaluronic-acid based dermal fillers to plump up your skin and smooth out those deep wrinkles.
Skin Care for Smoker's Lines
The best results for lip lines will be with the use of retinol or one of its more powerful cousins like tretinoin (Retin-A). This puts the skin into overdrive and increases thickness and skin quality, and it plays well with the other modalities we discuss in this post.
Are lip fillers permanent? Lip fillers aren't permanent. They slowly wear away over time, usually 12 to 18 months after you get them, depending on your metabolism. You may need routine touch-up treatments to maintain your desired volume.
Restylane® Kysse™ is the new FDA-approved dermal filler that was specially designed to correct “smoker's lines” around the mouth and add volume to the lips.
How Many Units of Botox for Smokers Lines? Generally, around 8-20 units of Botox are used to address smoker lines. Around 1-3 units of Botox is used per injection spot, which totals to generally around 15 units.
There are a variety of skin treatments that can help “reverse” the signs of smoking. Treatments that focus on regenerating the skin's collagen and elastin are most beneficial, these include Laser resurfacing and IPL, Fraxel, Microneedling with PRP, and specific chemical peels.
What is the best filler for vertical lip lines? The two best dermal fillers for the lips are Restylane Kysse and Juvederm Volbella. Restylane Kysse was FDA approved in 2020 for use in the United States on the lips to improve lip texture and volume, and to treat lipstick lines.
The injections are placed in the area where the smokers lines are, close to the red border (vermillion border) of the lip. The injections sometimes also cause a slight eversion of the border of the lip, i.e. the lip can look slightly fuller. The muscles are injected. It takes about 30 seconds.
Both the lip flip and lip filler can decrease lines in the lips called “smoker's lines” or “kissing lines.” The lip filler will last longer on average though. For someone with a long philtrum column (the distance between the bottom of the nose and top of the lip) the lip flip can be used with lip filler.
For most people, the total lip filler costs, on average, between $500 and $1500. Here are some of the average costs for different types of lip fillers: Juvederm hyaluronic acid fillers: between $400 and $700 per syringe. Bellafill collagen fillers: up to $1000 for one syringe.