Dermal fillers can be a helpful option for smoker’s lines, the lip border and lip lines. In some cases, it may also be worth adding muscle-relaxing injections to help reduce the pull of the muscles that contribute to those vertical lines. Muscle-relaxing injections can be used to help treat lip lines (under Australian regulations, we’re not able to name the specific medicines used, this is discussed during your consultation).
- Smoker’s lines can sometimes have a genetic component and run in families.
- Small injections with a very fine needle are used to help relax the muscle on the upper lip.
- A consultation is required before muscle-relaxing injections for smoker’s lines.
History-taking is an important part of treating smoker’s lines. Your clinician may explore:
- Is there a genetic component? Ie: are there others in the family who have deep smoker’s lines
- Has the patient had treatment before?
- Were they happy every time?
- Did the effect of the muscle relaxing injections last well?
- Which area came back first?
- How is the patient’s metabolism? Do they exercise? Are they very muscular? Do they have trouble putting on or losing weight?
- Have they every had any complications with muscle relaxing injections of the perioral lines before, including difficult with speaking, eating, drinking through a straw, kissing and smoking
- Does the patient want a more natural appearance, or do they want the maximal effect possible?
- What is the age of the patient?
- Have they used or are they going to use filler in their smoker’s lines as well
Benefits of Lip Lines
Soften & Prevent
Frequent and repetitive facial movements strengthen our muscles. Anti-wrinkle aims to temporarily relax these targeted muscles to soften and prevent further lines from forming. Lip lines can occur due to a genetic predisposition of stronger muscles in this area or due to repetitive facial expressions.
Look Refreshed
During the ageing process the lines around our mouth caused by repetitive facial movements can make us look older and cause lipstick to bleed into these lines. By reducing these lines, we can turn back time and look younger and more refreshed.
Shape & Symmetry
Anti-wrinkle can help remove any undesired wrinkles and lines creating facial harmonisation.
Not Just For Wrinkles
Anti-wrinkle injections can be used to relax the muscle around the mouth to soften lip lines. This treatment is available for those who are not ready to commit to dermal filler but are wanting a subtle solution.
Technology
Here at La Belle Clinic we use the most premium products in the cosmetic industry to give you the best possible results.
Medical Team
Every face is unique every treatment plan is catered to you.
Post Care
Post-completion of anti-wrinkle treatment mild bruising and swelling can occur. We advise a two-week follow up to ensure desired outcome have been achieved.
Preparation
Our aesthetic health care professional will begin your aesthetic journey with a medical consultation. Here we discuss your goals and desired outcome.
How it works
Skin Care
Anti-wrinkle smooths and softens those unwanted lines.
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Injections
Our trained registered nurses will mark prior to facial injections to ensure accurate facial muscles are being targeted.
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Action
Dynamic & static lines (wrinkles) can be alleviated with anti-wrinkle injections.
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Affordable
La Belle Clinic offer competitive prices that complements our customer service
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Frequently Asked Questions
Most people are suitable for this treatment, but patients should always also consider dermal filler to treat this area
The effect of the injections will start to occur after 2-8 days. The maximal effect of the drug will be at 3-4 weeks, so a review should be booked for 3 weeks. If at that time, further treatment is necessary, it should be performed.
No. No need to call your medical professional. Sometimes asymmetry will occur because one side just comes on quicker than the other. Usually, it will right itself by the time of the review appointment. If it doesn’t, then it can be treated at the review appointment. There is no point in coming in early for treatment of asymmetry.
This is not uncommon, at your 3-week review appointment, further treatment may be administered.
The answer to this is very individual and depends on the patient’s metabolism, the dose, the placement etc.
Typically this is what happens:
- At 4 weeks, there is a maximal effect
- at 8 weeks, movement starts to return
- at 12 weeks, 50% of movement should be back
- at 16 weeks 80% of movement should be back.
For most patients, this is very close to what occurs.
Patients should be retreated when the movement is between 50%-80% back, ie: sometime from 3-4 months. Some patients choose to have treatment after 8 weeks
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