Wrinkles near the lips: causes and methods of correcting wrinkles near the mouth

Wrinkles above the upper lip are also called purse-string wrinkles - they are vertical folds that form with age. These changes look unsightly and greatly age the face, especially when combined with deep nasolabial wrinkles. Wrinkles near the lips may appear earlier than in other areas, because the skin here is very thin, there is practically no fat layer, and muscle activity is high. With an unhealthy lifestyle and lack of careful care, unpleasant changes can begin to appear after 20 years. At risk are women and men with certain anatomical features of the structure of this zone, who do not monitor their diet, or who suffer from bad habits (especially smokers). Next, you will learn how to remove wrinkles around the lips and what methods GMTClinic specialists use.

DRUGS AND DEVICES USED IN THE CENTER FOR THE PROCEDURE

Let's look at how you can remove wrinkles on the lips, what methods, devices, and drugs are used for this:

1. Butolotoxin injections - drugs with a paralyzing effect are injected into the problem area and block the muscles. The skin smoothes out on its own over time, the injections last for up to a year, then the procedure is repeated.
2. Mesotherapy – corrects wrinkles around the lips of average severity; with severe age-related changes, the method may be powerless. For the procedure, special nutritious meso-cocktails are used.
3. Contour plastic surgery – suitable for correcting lip wrinkles and the lips themselves (shape, size, asymmetry). Involves the injection of dense biogels and fillers that fill and smooth out wrinkles.
4. Peels – chemical or mechanical. For mechanical, a special attachment is used (microdermabrasion), chemical ones are carried out using special concentrated products with acids, TCA. These methods are used in courses and strictly in the cold season, when the sun is weakly active. The depth of impact may vary.

Laser resurfacing, RF lifting, lipofilling, microcurrent, thermolifting, and photothermolysis are also used to correct purse-string wrinkles. You can treat only this area or the entire face.

Where do purse-string wrinkles around the mouth come from?

The first purse-string wrinkles near the lips can appear quite early, and, alas, every year they become deeper and more noticeable.

There are several reasons for their appearance. Some of them can be eliminated and thereby prevent early wrinkles.

Expert comment:

“Plastic surgeons know that the orbicularis oris muscle attaches directly to the dermis. Therefore, with each contraction it stretches the skin to the sides. At the same time, in principle, there is no fat layer in the lip area and very few sebaceous glands. It is very, very difficult for such skin to recover.

This is how the first wrinkles near the mouth are formed.

The second feature of the lip area speeds up the process: it is an estrogen-dependent zone. The less estrogen produced with age, the less collagen is synthesized, the less elastic the skin becomes. Therefore, age-related changes here begin much earlier.”

Andrey Iskornev, plastic surgeon.

Third reason

The way facial wrinkles appear around the mouth is facial expressions. Active articulation, for example in singers, wind instrument players or teachers, very often causes vertical and horizontal wrinkles to form above the upper lip.

If you have a habit of pursing or curling your lips, add this to the list of reasons for the appearance of wrinkles. Even frequent laughter can cause wrinkles near the lips. What to do? Naturally, no one is calling for giving up facial expressions - but it’s worth paying attention to.

Fourth reason

, very close to the first - the activity of the orbicularis oris muscle. Do you often drink drinks through a straw and can’t imagine life without chewing gum? Wrinkles on your lips are practically guaranteed. To reduce the risk, do facial exercises, massage your lips - and again, make sure that lip tension does not become habitual and constant for you.

Fifth reason

. Smoking. One of the most common causes of wrinkles around the lips. Why? Not only because of the same tension in the perioral muscles mentioned above.

Nicotine destroys elastin and collagen fibers, that is, it turns the already not very moisturized skin around the lips into thin and dry “tissue paper”, on which creases instantly appear. No wonder the second name for purse-string wrinkles is smoker’s wrinkles.

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Sixth reason

not associated with tension of the perioral muscles. These are disproportions of the facial skeleton, micrognathia, malocclusion, missing teeth or abrasion of the enamel.

Moreover, even if you have naturally beautiful teeth, with age they wear out, the bones of the skull become thinner - this is a natural process.

Therefore, before starting treatment with a cosmetologist, it makes sense to visit an aesthetic dentist - today there are methods for raising the bite.

Seventh reason

- weather. Temperature changes, excessive dryness and ultraviolet radiation harm your lips. The latter penetrates deep into the skin and has great destructive power, triggering the aging process.

Eighth reason

– nutritional imbalance. Sudden weight loss, poor diet, and insufficient fluid intake accelerate skin aging and the appearance of wrinkles on the upper lip
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Now we know the enemy by sight. It remains to be seen whether it is possible to get rid of purse-string wrinkles.

PREPARATION FOR THE PROCEDURE, REHABILITATION, CONTRAINDICATIONS

2 weeks before the procedure and a month after, avoid visiting solariums, beaches, increased physical activity, and stop taking blood thinning medications a week. After rejuvenation, it is forbidden to sunbathe, visit baths, saunas, or use decorative cosmetics. Contraindications are common to all such interventions - acute and chronic diseases, pathological changes in the epidermis in the area, cancer, other serious pathological processes, as well as pregnancy and lactation.

How to remove wrinkles above the lip at home

Let's be realistic: complete elimination of wrinkles around the lips is impossible because we chew, talk and use facial expressions every day. However, there are remedies to make wrinkles at the corners of the lips less noticeable.

Let's start with a few basic things, then look at free correction methods and end the story with ultra-effective products from the arsenal of cosmetologists and plastic surgeons.

1. Stop smoking. Completely, forever. Not only your lips, but also your eyes, ovaries, and every cell of your body will thank you for this.
2. Stop believing advertising stories about the benefits of chewing gum. It only benefits chewing gum manufacturers, but not you. Of course, there are times when you need to quickly brush your teeth after eating - but to do this, chewing gum for five minutes is enough. Anything more is harmful to both teeth and youthful lips.
3. Learn to control your face.

   Do you look always dissatisfied, your lips are tense, there is a dissatisfied grimace on your face? Get rid of the habit of curling your lips or pursing them - this does not decorate anyone, but why do you need something that even now looks ugly and in the long run will form wrinkles of grief on your face near your lips?

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   A slight half-smile is what should be his “background expression.”

4. Be careful with the sun! Undoubtedly, the sun, air and water are our best friends. But only when using protective products with SPF filters of at least 30, or even 50. Otherwise, your best friend is quite capable of doing outright nasty things to you - for example, drying out your already dry skin.
5. Don't forget about protective cosmetics. Creams and masks,

   that you use should contain vitamins A, E, C, retinoids, coenzymes, antioxidants, peptides, fatty oils, collagen, keratin, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, glycol and other ingredients beneficial to the skin.

   It would be good to start using them not at the age of 45 in order to treat already formed wrinkles near the mouth, but at least at the age of 25, that is, at the moment when the processes of age-related changes are just beginning.

6. If you love Facebook building, be careful. On the one hand, facial gymnastics is a wonderful thing, a machine that allows the facial muscles to remain toned, eliminates jowls, a double chin and other unpleasant things. But excessive load on the perioral area is fraught with the formation of wrinkles: you remember that there is almost no fat and sebaceous glands there?

Well, now a few folk recipes that are designed to help you get rid of those hated wrinkles without leaving your home. So, in order to keep the skin around the lips smooth longer, our grandmothers advised:

• Make “lip” masks from products containing a large amount of moisture and fat: cucumber, yogurt or sour cream.
• Don't forget to include foods containing vitamin B2 in your diet: nuts, dairy products, grain bread, leafy green vegetables.
• When applying a cream or mask, massage along the lines around the lips and from the lips to the chin - this will make the care more effective.

Expert commentary

“Almost all folk recipes work. However, their capabilities should not be overestimated. All this is great as a preventative measure, but neither sour cream nor celery can remove wrinkles that have already appeared. To do this, it is better to use modern cosmetology products, which are much more useful.”

Maxim Vasiliev, plastic surgeon.

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Wrinkles on the forehead: effective cosmetic procedures.

Wrinkles in the forehead area add age and make the face look tired. Salon cosmetic procedures can effectively and quickly remove wrinkles and restore the skin to a healthy and fresh appearance.

Effective procedures for wrinkles in the forehead area:

• RF lifting (thermolifting) is one of the best ways to remove wrinkles without injections. After the procedure, the skin is smoothed and tightened, the effect is achieved through the production of collagen.
• Botulinum therapy is indicated from 20 to 25 years of age and is effective in correcting facial wrinkles.
• Contour plastic surgery allows you to restore elasticity to the skin and is suitable for eliminating deep furrows on the forehead. In combination with botulinum therapy, it is effective in the fight against pronounced age-related wrinkles.
• Laser therapy can eliminate even deep wrinkles in the forehead in a short time. The procedure is indicated for persons over 35 years of age.

Recommendations from cosmetologists and prevention

Prevention of aging and properly selected professional and home skin care can slow down the aging process of the skin and avoid the early appearance of deep wrinkles.

Care for the skin around the mouth must be individualized and take into account exactly your skin needs. Home care is based on the principle of “cleansing - toning - active care”, and includes cleansers, creams (thicker textures in winter, lighter textures in summer), active serums.

Another effective remedy against skin aging is professional care and microcurrent therapy from Biologique Recherche. The concept of facial care from the French brand Biologique Recherche includes more than 90 active products and concentrates to solve any skin problem.

The application of each product and other products - masks, serums, fluids and creams - is accompanied by specially developed massage techniques and microcurrent therapy, which help the products penetrate deeper into the skin, and therefore achieve more expressive results.

What fillers do we use?

Fillers are preparations based on hyaluronic acid, a natural substance for the human body. They fill every wrinkle and fold, gently smoothing the skin (but without stretching it!). The skin becomes smoother, more even and elastic. Gradually, over 12-18 months, the filler dissolves and the procedure can be repeated.

At LIPSCLINIC we use the entire line of fillers from leading certified manufacturers:

• Surgiderm;
• Restylane (Restyline);
• Princess;
• YVOIRE.

You can additionally inject filler into the contour of the upper lip - then the result will be more noticeable, namely: smooth skin under the nose + perfectly even contours of the upper lip!