Botox – Can help to relax the muscles that cause wrinkles
Dermal fillers – Dermal fillers can help to plump up the skin and smooth out wrinkles
Fractional resurfacing – Uses a laser to create a controlled wound to the skin, stimulating collagen production, smoothing out the texture of the skin

Smokers’ lines do not go away on their own. They result from the age-related reduction in collagen and elastin in your body. Even if you change your lifestyle, the appearance of smokers’ lines will not be significantly reduced.

Lip lines or ‘smokers lines’ as they are more commonly known can become visible on anyone, smoker or non smoker. They result from the age-related reduction in collagen and elastin in your body. They are associated with smoking due to the facial movement of pursing your lips to inhale the cigarette smoke, but the same facial expression is made to kiss, pout, drink through a straw etc. so as you age you are just as prone to these lines as smokers are.

Smokers’ lines do not go away on their own. They result from the age-related reduction in collagen and elastin in your body. Even if you change your lifestyle, the appearance of smokers’ lines will not be significantly reduced. Aesthetic treatments are required to be performed by a professional to see any significant reduction in these lines.

Botox – Can help to relax the muscles that cause wrinkles
Dermal fillers – Dermal fillers can help to plump up the skin and smooth out wrinkles
Fractional resurfacing – Uses a laser to create a controlled wound to the skin, stimulating collagen production, smoothing out the texture of the skin

Botox – Cosmetic injections that temporarily reduce muscle contractions in areas such as crows feet, frown lines.
Collagen induction therapy – Resurfacing treatments such as microneedling and ablative lasers can be used to create a controlled wound to the skin and stimulate collagen regeneration. By stimulating new collagen production this retextures the skin, reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles while allowing your face to continue to move and look more natural.
Chemical peels – Improves and smoothes the skin’s outermost layers.
HydraFacial – Deep cleans the skin and delivers key nutrients to make the skin work in a way that it did when it was younger.

High quality cosmeceutical/medical grade skincare can help to improve the appearance of these static lines, however for the best results aesthetic treatments are advised.

There can be many causes of dry lips such as; cold weather, dry air or wind and damage from the sun. If your lips are dry it’s important to first remove the dead skin on them by exfoliating, then apply a hydrating serum and SPF lip balm to lock in hydration and prevent future sun damage. Repeat this multiple times a day for the best results.

Facial movement – We spend a lot of our life talking and using utensils such as straws which purses our lips, over many years of doing this your muscles start to tighten and this is what leads to wrinkles being visible on the surface of the skin
Sun exposure – UVA rays in the sun contribute to premature ageing resulting in lines and wrinkles, UVB rays cause pigmentation and age spots
Smoking – This is one of the most damaging things you can do to your skin, as smoking starves your cells of vital oxygen needed for normal function
Drinking alcohol – Alcohol has been found to reduce the skin’s ability to form elastin fibres
Diet – Eating fast food and high sugar diets affect skin health and slows skin renewal processes
Not using the right products – Using high street moisturiser and not regularly cleaning or exfoliating the skin will disrupt skins natural function

While vaseline can be a good product to lock in hydration this is not beneficial if your lips do not have any hydration in the first place. If your lips are dry it’s important to first remove the dead skin on them by exfoliating, then apply a hydrating serum and SPF lip balm to lock in hydration and prevent future sun damage. Repeat this multiple times a day for the best results.

Do exfoliate them regularly
Do use a hydrating serum containing hyaluronic acid on them daily
Do use an SPF lip balm to lock in hydration and prevent sun damage
Don’t smoke
Don’t apply vaseline to exfoliated lips
Don’t sleep with lipstick on

Do use an SPF lip balm and high factor facial SPF daily
Do use a high active ingredient, cosmeceutical skincare range containing anti-ageing ingredients like retinol
Do exfoliate your skin regularly
Don’t smoke
Don’t use sun beds
Don’t sleep with lipstick on

People whose families had deep smoker’s lines may find that they do too. This is not guaranteed, but genetics play a part in the development of wrinkles

While drinking is essential for your overall health, including skin health, there is no definitive research supporting the claim that drinking water will hydrate your lips.

Use an SPF lip balm and high factor facial SPF daily
Use a high active ingredient, cosmeceutical skincare range containing anti-ageing ingredients like retinol
Exfoliate your skin regularly
Avoid smoking and sun exposure

Prices will vary based upon your location, the quality of the machine being used and the experience of your practitioner. Head to our price list to see pricing of our eTwo sublative treatments which are the most commonly recommended treatment for smokers lines.