Even people who aren’t smokers can get so-called smoker’s lines – or lipstick lines. They can be caused by drinking from straws or a habit of pursing the lips. That’s why so many people will come to you for treatment of their smoker’s lines when you start offering Botox injections at your medical or dental practice or spa.
But it’s particularly important that you get Botox injections in the lips right. A patient can end up looking like they’re recovering from a stroke or be left unable to pronounce certain words properly until the Botox wears off if you get it wrong. That’s why our Houston Botox course is essential before you start offering injections in the lips.
Understanding How Smoker’s Lines Develop
Lipstick lines or smoker’s lines are vertical wrinkles on the lips that are sometimes a natural result of aging. More often, they’re caused by an activity or habit that requires pursing or sucking with the lips – like smoking. Puckering around a cigarette is perfect for creating these lines. But why are they also called lipstick lines? Many women pucker when putting on lipstick, and the lines provide unevenness that causes lipstick to bleed and look uneven.
Genetics and a wide range of lifestyle habits can cause these lines in both men and women, but they are more common in women than men. Because there can be hereditary factors involved in the formation of these lines, it’s important when working with people who have them not to assume that they are smokers or worriers.
Combination Treatment May Be Best
Because Botox blocks nerve signals to the treated muscles, it’s essential to be precise in injections around the mouth to prevent speech problems or a misshapen look to the mouth. When injections are done properly and as taught during the all-hands-on course in Houston, the muscles move less and the lines in the skin don’t get reinforced anymore, creating a better look.
In most cases, vertical lip lines need dermal filler like Restylane to disappear or nearly disappear. After years of smoking or other pursing habits, lines can be deep and stubborn. Filler plumps the skin, creating the smoothness that patients desire. In extreme cases, a dermatologist can perform laser resurfacing around the mouth, but you may be surprised how many patients will get excellent results with Botox and filler – and keep coming back to you each time the treatment begins to wear off to make sure they always look their best.
Part Of A Complete Package Of Skills
Botox is a lucrative business for medical professionals because patients often come in for more than one procedure. Someone with noticeable smoker’s lines, for example, is also likely to have marionette lines from the corners of the mouth down to the chin as well as wrinkles around the eyes. They may even have sagging skin at the jawline or creases in the forehead – all issues that can be addressed with Botox and dermal filler injections.
There are many Botox training programs available, but so many of them talk you through things you need to be learning hands-on. In the Dentox all-hands-on Botox course in Houston, you learn by doing from Dr. Howard Katz, a pioneering leader in the use of Botox for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes.
Why not learn to treat smoker’s line and other facial aging issues from the master? He trained many medical professionals working in the field today – and many trainers too. As the first to teach a course like this, all others are in some way based on his. When you learn all-hands-on from Dr. Katz in Houston, you’re giving yourself the best chance for success.
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