Perioral wrinkles also called smoker lines or barcodes lip-lines are those vertical wrinkles that appear around the lips, more often above the upper lip.

The causes of these wrinkles are added: excessive smoking, dehydration, frequent sun exposure and loss of lip volume with the aging process.

The procedure is performed under local anesthesia with anesthetic cream so that the patient does not have any discomfort and consists in injecting hyaluronic acid at the level of the perioral wrinkles to fill.

Depending on the depth of the wrinkles and their dynamics, this procedure can be combined with the injection of botulinum toxin to relax the muscles in the area.

The indications of this procedure will be established following the consultation and discussions with the specialist doctor.

Possible side effects include:

• bruising at the injection site

• edema (swelling) of the injected area that may persist for several days

• redness

• hematomas at the injection site

• alcohol consumption should be avoided

• NSAIDs - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (paracetamol, ibuprofen) should not be given before treatment

At the time of the consultation, all the details of this process will be explained, the alternative variants, the patient will be examined, and this is the obligation to present to the medicine details about all the medicines he takes.

• Avoid exposure to solarium, sun, sauna and intense cold about a week after injection

• avoid intense physical exertion for one week after the procedure

• Avoid alcohol and smoking for 72 hours

• do not apply makeup on the injected area for 24 hours

• no other cosmetic or dental procedures will be performed in the next two weeks