In the last decade, the popularity of lip fillers has grown because of various celebrities and influencers, most of which are young adult women. However, lip filler is an extremely versatile treatment that can benefit people of any age. Older patients may have concerns that lip filler may look unnatural or not suit their features. When performed by an expert on the right patient, lip filler can contribute to a youthful appearance and complement aging features.
How The Lips Change With Age
Like our skin, the lips tend to thin with age. Both the physical size of the lips and the skin of the lips become thinner, which can contribute to the appearance of certain fine lines and wrinkles. The lips will also often lose their shape and appear flatter over time. All of these changes happen due to reduced collagen production, tissue redistribution, and thinning skin. These factors are the basic tenets of aging, but environmental factors such as sun damage, smoking, and the patient’s skincare routine can also contribute to how the lips look with age.
Benefits Of Lip Filler For Older Patients
With how the lips age in mind, there are several possible benefits an older patient may get from lip filler injections. Possible benefits include:
- Restore lost volume in the lips
- Define lip shape and projection
- Address “lipstick lines” on the surface of the lips
- Disguise the appearance of “smoker’s lines” around the lips
- Increase lip height
- Make the lips look plumper, but still age appropriate
- Delay the need for more invasive procedures
- Promote a small increase in collagen production immediately after treatment
Lip filler injections are also non-invasive and non-surgical. The results are temporary—lasting an average of six to twelve months—which means patients can choose how often they get their lips injected and when they want to cease treatment. While lip filler cannot prevent aging, it can disguise it and help contribute to a younger appearance.
Your Anti-Aging Lip Filler Treatment
At Botox Bar, your provider will examine your lips and the surrounding skin to help determine the right treatment for you. Lip filler injections can benefit patients of all ages and each procedure is customized to fit the patient and their needs. Using either a needle or a thin, blunt cannula, your injector will slowly and precisely place the filler into and sometimes around the lips.
Often, they will massage the filler between and after injections to spread it and help it settle optimally. The entire treatment can take as little as ten minutes or up to an hour with a full consultation and numbing.
Top Lip Injectors At Botox Bar
Botox Bar has several locations in Texas and provides high-quality aesthetic injections in a boutique environment. Not only are the injectors experienced medical professionals, but they also help educate future injectors on the proper technique and what it takes to become a successful aesthetic injector.
To learn more and schedule a lip filler appointment, call us at 817-533-7676. Patients can also reach out online via a contact form and online booking.
