Expression wrinkles around the lips

Wrinkles around the lips, whenever they appear, are an insidious thing. Firstly, they always add years to us. Secondly, they irreversibly change their facial expression, giving it a grumpy and dissatisfied expression.

In the lip area, cosmetologists and surgeons distinguish:

purse-string wrinkles – small vertical wrinkles around the lips,

marionette lines that run almost vertically down from the corners of the lips to the chin,

Today we will only talk about the causes of purse-string wrinkles.

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.”

Third reasonThe 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 Another name for purse-string wrinkles is smoker’s wrinkles.

Sixth reason not associated with tension in 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.

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 consider free correction methods and end the story with ultra-effective products from the arsenal of cosmetologists and plastic surgeons.

Stop smoking. Completely, forever. Not only your lips, but also your eyes, ovaries, and every cell of your body will thank you for this.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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 preventive 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.”

How to effectively remove purse-string wrinkles above the upper lip

There are many ways to smooth out purse-string wrinkles and make wrinkles in the corners of the lips invisible.

Injections of fillers based on hyaluronic acid (Volbella, Equio) fill every wrinkle and thereby smooth them out. The undeniable advantage of gels is that they can solve all the problems of the mouth area - in particular, restore volume to the lips and smooth out the labio-mental folds under the lower lip.

To naturally correct purse-string wrinkles, the doctor must have a special microtechnique for administering the drug. Otherwise, excess filler distorts the smile and makes facial expressions robotic.

Biorevitalization with unstabilized hyaluronic acid, Ial-System provides hydration and effective correction of fine wrinkles around the mouth.

Introduction of a collagen-based drug within 2-3 weeks it tightens the skin, reduces sagging, smoothes out wrinkles and folds.

Mesotherapy with vitamins, microelements, collagen, elastin, etc. The effect appears slowly, but is more sustainable and delays further skin aging.

Botox – one or two injections will relieve muscle spasms, thereby smoothing out purse-string wrinkles and lifting the corners of the mouth. If Botox in its classic form is contraindicated for you, a more gentle mesobotox procedure or the introduction of the Argireline peptide is performed.

Mesothreads, installed along the contour of the lips. After resorption, the thread leaves a framework of collagen fibers, which strengthens the skin and smoothes out wrinkles.

Plasmafiller – Swiss plasma therapy Regen Lab – naturally launches the processes of rejuvenation and restoration of the skin, smoothes out wrinkles.

Chemical peeling improves the condition of the skin around the mouth, enhances cellular metabolism and blood flow - small wrinkles are smoothed out, large ones become less noticeable.

Laser peeling Using a fractional laser, Asklepion triggers the renewal of the upper layer of skin. As a result, purse-string wrinkles disappear and the skin rejuvenates.

Review from Natalia, 46 years old:

“I always looked younger than my age, but after 40 everything changed. I remained athletic and fit, but wrinkles appeared around my mouth that made me look twenty years older. I tried to fight it with creams - I moisturized the skin, but the creases did not go away.

At the Platinental clinic, Elena Vlasova recommended Botox. At first I was scared (I had heard about the horrors associated with it). However, as it turned out, it is not Botox itself that is scary, but non-professionals who inject it into the wrong glasses.

As a result, one procedure was enough for the wrinkles to disappear and the corners of the mouth to lift up, and this is very cool.”

In more complex cases, to solve the problem and elimination wrinkles require the use of surgical methods:

Lipofilling – filling skin folds with your own purified fat. This technique perfectly rejuvenates the skin, gives volume to the lips and smoothes purse-string wrinkles.

At Platinental, we advise our patients to use lipofilling as part of a comprehensive correction of age-related changes: young lips on a withered face will not deceive anyone.

Thread lift Waylock, Happy Elevator, Spring Fred. Lifting the skin and soft tissues with biodegradable threads solves the problem of nasolabial folds and marionette lines.

SMAS lifting in the comprehensive rejuvenation program, it also allows you to get rid of the deepest wrinkles in the mouth area - nasolabial and labiomental.

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The appearance of wrinkles around the mouth and lips is caused by age-related changes in which the skin becomes less elastic. To cope with the problem and stop the withering process, it is recommended to use several approaches to rejuvenation at once. Currently, there are many methods that give good results not only in the salon, but also at home.

Why do wrinkles appear around the mouth and their types?

Wrinkles around the mouth and lips appear when the skin loses its former elasticity over the years. In this case, there is a significant decrease in the amount of hyaluronic acid in the cells, and the production of elastin and collagen ceases. The skin becomes more susceptible to stretching. That is why emotional people, who are accustomed to active facial expressions, face the problem earlier than others.

The main types of wrinkles around the mouth and lips, depending on the cause:

1. Mimic - occur with the active manifestation of emotions, the corners of the mouth are involved first.
2. Age-related - appear as the body ages. In men, this process is less pronounced.

Depending on the location, the following types of wrinkles are distinguished:

1. In the corners of the mouth - they represent races that go down to the chin.
2. Above the upper lip there are, as a rule, small multiple vertical grooves.
3. Nasolabial - start from the nose and smoothly move to the lips. These types of wrinkles appear earlier than all others, since this area is especially susceptible to stretching when smiling.

Additional classification depends on the advanced state of the aging process. In this case, wrinkles are distinguished:

1. small - barely perceptible to the eye and appear when smiling or sad;
2. medium - visible to the naked eye, but affects small areas;
3. deep - clearly expressed and represent rather massive grooves.

As the body ages, the skin loses a large amount of moisture, the muscles become less elastic and strong. This leads to drooping of the epidermis and the appearance of wrinkles.

How to remove wrinkles around the mouth and lips

To get rid of wrinkles around the mouth and lips, you should approach the task in a comprehensive manner. Home remedies such as creams and exercises can be used to correct minor changes. To get rid of medium wrinkles, in addition to home remedies, you can turn to the services of a salon. In this case, fillers, for example, based on hyaluronic acid, give good results.

To eliminate deep wrinkles, it is better to use radical measures such as a circular facelift. Which method will be optimal depends on the degree of age-related changes and health status. After all, surgical intervention is not always indicated.

Home treatments

At home, nourishing masks, massage, gymnastics and creams are the best help. However, you need to understand that if you have deep wrinkles, it is impossible to achieve quick results. Masks must be done at least 2 times a week. At the same time, in order for the nutritional compositions to penetrate deeper, it is good to pre-warm the skin with a massage.

Facial exercises (face building) also give good results if done daily. The procedure should be completed with a contrast wash and application of a nourishing cream.

Exercises to eliminate wrinkles around the mouth and lips

There is an effective complex that Carol Maggio developed specifically to combat expression and age wrinkles around the mouth and lips. Basic exercises:

1. Place your palms on both sides of your cheeks. Your fingers should touch the corners of your mouth. Then you need to tighten your lips, stretching them slightly. Hold for a few seconds and relax your mouth. Repeat 10 times.
2. Place your index and middle fingers at the corners of your mouth. Try to lift your upper lip upward, overcoming resistance. Only 20 times.
3. The starting position is the same. Only this time you need to pull your lips forward like a tube, and lightly press with your fingers on the corners of your mouth, interfering with this process. Only 15–20 times.

A very useful exercise for different types of wrinkles is to stretch your lips forward like a tube and from this position try to close and open your mouth. At the same time, you can feel how the muscles work. This exercise can be added to the complex or performed separately.

Applying anti-wrinkle creams around the mouth and lips

Using creams in combination with other procedures gives good results. To combat different types of wrinkles, the following compositions are used:

1. Nourishing creams with plant extracts. Such compositions are suitable for shallow wrinkles. They usually have an environmentally friendly composition, a minimum of fragrances and preservatives. These creams deeply moisturize the skin and stimulate metabolic processes in cells.
2. Moisturizing compositions with a lifting effect. They help nourish the skin, have a tightening effect and are used in the presence of medium-depth wrinkles. The composition often includes collagen and elastin stimulants, but when applied superficially to the skin they do not produce a pronounced result.
3. Creams with hyaluronic acid. Used in the presence of deep wrinkles. Of course, such compositions cannot eliminate age-related changes, but they prevent further loss of moisture from cells.

After 30 years, every woman should use age-appropriate creams, since it is during this period that the first fine wrinkles appear in the area around the mouth and lips. It is advisable to use formulations with a filter that will prevent harmful UV radiation from penetrating the skin.

Creams should be used only after preliminary cleansing of the skin 2 times a day with massage movements.

How to get rid of wrinkles around the mouth - video

Massage and masks for the area around the mouth

Massage gives excellent results if carried out with moisturizing creams or cosmetic oils. It is better to do this before going to bed, once a week for 3 months is enough. Then you should take a break for 10 days. When performing massage movements, you need to follow special lines. It is recommended to use stroking, pinching and patting.

Masks with a lifting effect will give excellent results if you use them 2 times a week. In this case, it is not necessary to use purchased products; you can prepare the compositions yourself. The most effective recipes:

1. Toning mask. It will take 1 tsp. orange juice and the same amount of jojoba cosmetic oil. Next, you should mix both ingredients and apply to the problem area with patting movements. Leave for 10 minutes, then rinse with water. Repeat every week.
2. Lifting composition. You will need lemon and lavender essential oil, 1 drop each. Such components must be diluted in 1 tbsp. l. thick sour cream. Then apply to face and leave for 15 minutes. Then rinse with cool water. Repeat 2 times a week.
3. Moisturizing mask. It will take 1 tsp. olive oil and 0.5 tsp. wheat germ. Both ingredients must be mixed and applied to the problem area. Leave for 20 minutes. Then rinse with water. Repeat every week.

The results of using masks will be better if you first cleanse the skin with a scrub. This way the nutrients will better penetrate the problem area.

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Application of fillers

Injection methods are often used to smooth out wrinkles around the mouth and lips. Several injections are made in the area of ​​the nasolabial fold and in the corners of the mouth, then carefully distribute the composition with your fingers so that it does not concentrate in one area. For this purpose, fillers are used, which come in different types:

1. Based on hyaluronic acid. Such drugs usually dissolve within 6 months. This group of fillers often includes vitamins that improve skin condition and smooth out wrinkles. By saturating the cells with moisture and nutrients, the production of its own hyaluronic acid is stimulated.
2. Based on collagen. Such fillers also dissolve within 6 months. They stimulate the production of your own collagen and fill the space under the skin, smoothing out wrinkles.
3. Slowly dissolving fillers. They are produced on the basis of calcium hydroxyapatite and polycaprolactone. Such drugs dissolve within 2 years. During this time, a pronounced lifting effect is ensured.
4. Silicone-based preparations. They do not react with tissues and do not dissolve. Such injections give results that will last for a long time. Compared to absorbable analogues, it is the least beneficial for the body.

Fillers based on hyaluronic acid are considered the most effective and safe today. However, if the substance is not distributed correctly, small bumps may appear under the skin.

Surgical lift

Surgical skin tightening is the most effective method for getting rid of deep wrinkles around the mouth and lips. However, this method also has its drawbacks. After the operation, rehabilitation is necessary. If tightened incorrectly, distortion may occur and the face will look unnatural.

During the operation, the doctor must accurately calculate the tension force so that later annoying consequences do not occur that will require additional intervention. At the very beginning, a small incision is made in the area behind the ears. Then the doctor tightens the skin so that the wrinkles are smoothed out. Excess epidermis is excised and sutures are applied, which are removed after a few days.

The operation is performed only under general anesthesia and in the absence of contraindications, such as heart and vascular diseases, central nervous system lesions and oncological pathologies.

During the rehabilitation period, the patient must walk in a special bandage that will secure the stitches. The result can be seen immediately after the operation.

Lifting the area around the mouth and lips is done gradually with regular adherence to all recommendations. If you are patient, you may notice that after a few months the wrinkles become less pronounced. You should constantly moisturize your skin with nourishing ingredients and do not forget about salon treatments.

At some point in life, wrinkles around the mouth begin to reveal a woman's age. And if the moment to prevent them was missed, it is necessary to look for possible means to solve the age-related problem that has arisen. How to get rid of wrinkles around the mouth, how to remove the first signs of aging? Let's look at the problem and ways to solve it.

The first thing to remember is that completely removing wrinkles around the mouth and stopping aging is beyond anyone’s control. But the right lifestyle, care and timely procedures will help make nasolabial folds less noticeable, tighten the skin and slow down aging. Below are the main methods that will help you learn how to get rid of wrinkles around the mouth

Getting rid of bad habits

There are two main enemies:

Smoking itself causes the appearance of wrinkles around the mouth, which become deeper over the years and “imprinted” into our face. What can we say about the fact that due to this bad habit, complexion deteriorates and overall skin tone is lost.

The second enemy is the sun. The skin of the face is exposed to the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation every day, which is why it begins to lose elasticity and acquire wrinkles. Don't forget to use creams with UV protection to prevent premature aging.

Creams and masks for wrinkles around the mouth

So how to remove facial wrinkles around the mouth? Caring for the delicate skin in this area plays an important role. Do not forget to thoroughly clean this area with lotions, regularly exfoliate, nourish and moisturize with special creams. When choosing caring cosmetics, look at the anti-aging components it contains. Vitamins, glycerin, hyaluronic acid are not a complete list of ingredients that will help retain moisture in the intercellular space, maintain youth, and make the skin smooth and elastic. Antioxidants slow down the aging process. Retinoids stimulate collagen production. Keratin is involved in cell regeneration. Be sure to choose cosmetics that are suitable for your skin type and age, otherwise you will not get rid of wrinkles, but will only add new ones.

There are now many special masks on sale for the skin around the lips, designed specifically to combat wrinkles near the mouth. But you can make masks yourself, which have already been tested by women for more than one generation. No one is happy with the first appearance of wrinkles around the mouth, how to get rid of them with folk remedies?

1. Honey masks have already stood the test of time. Mix honey, sour cream and cottage cheese in equal proportions, distribute evenly on the lips and the area around them (it would not be superfluous to make a mask for the whole face), wash off after 10-15 minutes.
2. A mixture of honey, olive oil and cream, taken in equal parts, is effective. Helps even with deep nasolabial folds and pronounced wrinkles.
3. Avocado has a good moisturizing effect. Mix honey and avocado pulp (1 teaspoon each) with the yolk of one egg. Apply the resulting mass to the nasolabial folds for 5-10 minutes.
4. Compresses made from a mixture of olive and vegetable oils help with shallow wrinkles. Simply soak a napkin or cotton swab in the oil and place it on your lips and the area around it, leave the compress for about 20 minutes. Then remove the remaining oil with a clean napkin. Some people successfully use sea buckthorn oil or grape seed oil for such compresses.
5. Grate ¼ cucumber, add a teaspoon of almond oil and egg yolk. Mix it all. Apply the resulting mass to the area around the mouth and leave for 30-40 minutes, then rinse off.
6. You can make a mask from pure egg white. Apply it to your lips and the area around it. We wait for a feeling of tightness to appear and apply more. Repeat 3 times. After 10-15 minutes, wash off.
7. ½ tsp. mix fish oil with 1 tsp. olive oil and 1 tsp. starch. The mixture is applied to the nasolabial folds for 20 minutes. This mask is very beneficial because of the fatty acids it contains.

Such masks against wrinkles around the mouth are made 2-3 times a week. Sometimes such masks are more effective than factory ones due to their 100% natural composition and the absence of preservatives.

Using gymnastics

How to remove wrinkles around the mouth with gymnastics? No one is happy with the appearance of wrinkles around the mouth, how can you remove them without resorting to the help of a cosmetologist? Moisturizing your skin is not enough. It is necessary to restore tone to the muscles around the mouth so that the skin is tightened and wrinkles are reduced.

Several times a day it is worth doing simple gymnastics for the face:

1. Alternately pronounce the sounds “a”, “i”, “u”, “s”;
2. We inflate our cheeks and roll the air inside left and right, up and down;
3. We inhale, puff out our cheeks and exhale sharply through slightly parted lips;
4. Inhale through the nose and exhale through pursed lips;
5. We take turns raising the left and then the right corners of the mouth;
6. We purse our lips, draw them in, and relax.

Each exercise is done 5-10 times. For better results, the set of exercises should be changed. A little self-massage will complement facial gymnastics, improving blood flow to problem areas. It is recommended to apply creams and masks after gymnastics - their effect will increase on warm skin. This simple workout allows you to look 5-7 years younger and will replace expensive salon procedures in early signs of age.

Salon treatments

A cosmetologist will tell you how to get rid of facial wrinkles around the mouth. All of the above remedies are good when wrinkles have just begun to appear and are still shallow. But, when age-related changes are already visible to the naked eye, a trip to a cosmetologist is inevitable to preserve the youth of the skin around the mouth. For mature skin, creams and masks do not help well, because they are no longer able to fully compensate for the lack of fat and moisture in the area around the lips. Only a professional will tell you how to remove wrinkles around the mouth; he will select the most suitable method in each individual case.

Chemical peeling

One of the safe procedures is chemical peeling. It activates collagen production by renewing the top layer of skin. This is why laser therapy works on the same principle.

Botox

Botox injections and other “beauty injections” are very popular now. They act differently. Some temporarily block muscle contractions. Others fill wrinkles from the inside thanks to their composition.

Plastic surgery

The last step is a facelift through plastic surgery. With its help, the oval of the face is corrected and signs of aging are removed.

These cosmetic procedures provide a long-lasting effect, but it is still temporary. How often you will have to visit a cosmetologist depends on the correct care of your facial skin after the procedure.

Removing wrinkles around the mouth with proper nutrition

Having gotten rid of bad habits, it is worth acquiring useful ones. You need food rich in vitamins A, C and E, microelements, amino acids and proteins. The diet should include the following foods: cottage cheese, kefir, nuts and legumes, spinach and various fruits and vegetables. A well-known natural antioxidant, green tea, called the elixir of longevity in the East, improves the appearance of the skin and the general condition of the body.

But the most important thing is water. This simple element, which we so often forget, can work wonders. Water saturates cells with the necessary moisture, improves metabolic processes, and increases overall skin tone. You need to consume 8-10 glasses of water per day.

Remember that only constant skin care and care will help you maintain youth. To avoid wondering how to remove new wrinkles, at the first sign of wrinkles around the mouth, take comprehensive measures that will eventually become a habit. The formation of new wrinkles is easier to prevent than to remove existing ones. Now you know how to get rid of wrinkles around the mouth.