Women & Men
Lip wrinkle (smoker’s lines) consultations
Provided by our trusted team in a clinical setting.
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Results aligned with your preferences.
Plans that prioritise ongoing supportive care.
At Cosmetic Connection, our consultations for lip wrinkles (smoker’s lines) allow you to explore non-surgical options for softening the lines that form around your lips.
Our experienced medical professionals use various techniques tailored to your personal preferences. During your consultation, we’ll review your goals, outline potential risks, and explain the range of possible outcomes based on your individual assessment.
If you’re ready to move forward, contact our team for a free suitability assessment or schedule a confidential consultation.
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Why book a consultation for lip wrinkles and smoker lines?
A consultation with our experienced clinicians helps you understand your options and choose the approach best suited to your preferences. You’ll receive clear guidance tailored to your individual needs.
Professional Guidance
Learn which non-surgical options are suitable for your personal aesthetic concerns.
Personalised Plan
Receive recommendations customised to your goals and lifestyle.
Tailored Improvement, Without Permanent Commitment
Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with tailored and non-permanent changes.
Holistic Approach
Can be integrated into a holistic non-surgical plan to balance facial features and reduce signs of ageing.
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Your Journey
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Your personalised consultation
Your journey starts with a private consultation where our friendly, experienced clinicians listen to your goals and assess your unique needs. We’ll explain your options clearly, including how treatments work, expected results, longevity, risks, aftercare, and costs—giving you the knowledge and confidence to make an informed decision in a supportive, trusting environment.
Your Journey
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Professional treatment & care
Once you’re ready, our skilled practitioners perform your treatment with care and precision. To ease any discomfort, we offer a range of numbing options. Your safety, comfort, and natural results are always our priority, with emergency equipment on-site and generous appointment times to ensure your treatment is never rushed.
Your Journey
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Your bespoke results
After your personalised treatment, we’ll provide you with detailed post-treatment care instructions to ensure a swift and smooth healing process.
To further support you, all treatments performed at Cosmetic Connection include an optional complimentary follow-up appointment and are backed by our satisfaction guarantees, ensuring your complete peace of mind.
Understanding lip wrinkles
Lip wrinkles, sometimes referred to as vertical lip lines, barcode lines, or smoker’s lines, are fine or etched creases that appear on and around the mouth.
They are most noticeable when you talk, smile, or purse your lips, but in more advanced cases they can remain visible even at rest.
Although smoking can accelerate their development, many people who have never smoked still experience them due to other contributing factors:
- Natural collagen and elastin loss with age
- Repeated lip movement from speaking, sipping, or facial expressions
- Reduced skin hydration and barrier function over time
- Sun damage and environmental exposure
- Hormonal changes affecting skin structure
- Genetic predisposition to fine lines or thinner skin
Why they appear so readily around the mouth
The skin around your lips is one of the thinnest and most delicate areas on the face — with fewer oil glands, less natural cushioning, and near-constant movement.
Every time you purse your lips, take a sip, or speak, the orbicularis oris muscle contracts, causing the overlying skin to fold.
Over years, these repetitive movements combine with a loss of skin support to create visible creases.
Additional risk factors include:
- High UV exposure without adequate lip/skin protection
- Dehydrated skin or inadequate skincare routines
- Rapid weight loss affecting facial volume
- Poor nutrition or hydration habits
Non-surgical approaches to softening lip wrinkles
There are several non-surgical treatment options that can address the appearance of vertical lip lines without changing your natural lip shape. These may work by:
- Relaxing overactive lip muscles to reduce repetitive folding of the skin
- Adding support beneath the skin to smooth and soften lines
- Boosting hydration at a deep level to improve suppleness and texture
- Stimulating collagen production for gradual, long-term skin strengthening
Your clinician will assess factors such as wrinkle depth, skin elasticity, lip anatomy, and overall facial balance before recommending a personalised approach.
Common goals for treatment
While each person’s reasons vary, common goals include:
- Reducing the appearance of fine or etched vertical lines
- Defining the lip border
- Preventing further deepening of lines over time
- Maintaining a natural look without altering lip size
- Achieving a result that blends seamlessly with surrounding skin
Combining lip wrinkle treatments with other options
Depending on your concerns and subject to your consultation, certain combined approaches may be needed to achieve your expectations:
- Lip hydration boosters to address dryness and dehydration
- Lip contouring treatments where shape and volume are lacking
- General skin rejuvenation in surrounding areas to maintain consistency in skin quality
- Chin or lower face structuring for proportion and balance
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Lip lines, also known as smoker lines or barcode lines are the wrinkles (often vertical) that develop on your upper and lower lips.
Smoker’s lines are another name for the vertical lip lines that develop on your upper and lower lips. They are often called smoker’s lines as they may result from repetitive pursing of the lips (such as when smoking a cigarette).
Barcode lines are another name for the vertical lip lines that develop on your upper and lower lips with age. The name barcode lines comes from the fact that the vertical lines look like a barcode.
Vertical lip lines result from repetitive pursing of the lips when speaking, smoking, kissing, drinking through a straw and when playing wind instruments. The pursing action bunching the skin, creating vertical creases.
Over time, the creasing etches into the skin forming lip wrinkles.
Lip lines and smoker’s lines can be addressed using a range of non-surgical treatments designed to smooth the skin, add hydration, and support to the area. Your practitioner will assess your skin, lip anatomy, and concerns before recommending an approach tailored to you.
Possible options may involve treatments that relax the overactive muscles around the lips, optimise and hydrate skin quality, or stimulate collagen for long-term results. The aim is always to achieve results that are aligned with your expectations.
Treatments for lip wrinkles are carried out in a clinical setting by a trained professional. After assessing your lips and surrounding skin, your practitioner will cleanse the area and may apply a topical numbing product to enhance comfort.
The chosen treatment—whether aimed at softening muscle activity, hydrating the skin, or supporting collagen—will be applied with precision to target the fine lines without affecting your natural lip movement. Most people can return to their normal activities shortly afterwards, following any personalised aftercare advice provided.
People’s experiences of discomfort vary, but most report only mild, brief discomfort with treatments for lip wrinkles.
Most treatments involve the use of numbing to minimise discomfort.
Most people notice an improvement in the smoothness and appearance of the skin within days to weeks, depending on the methods used. Your clinician will explain the expected timeframe based on the specific approach used for your treatment.
The duration of results can vary from person to person. Factors such as your skin type, lifestyle, and the treatment method used can influence how long the effect lasts.
It’s common to notice some mild redness, swelling, or pinpoint marks at the treatment sites. These usually settle within a few days.
The skin around the lips may feel slightly tender or firm at first, which softens as it heals. You’ll be given aftercare guidance to support recovery and help optimise your results.
When performed by a qualified and experienced clinician in a clinical setting, treatments for lip lines have a low-risk. Your provider will assess your individual suitability, discuss any potential risks, and ensure the procedure is carried out with strict hygiene and safety protocols.
It’s common to experience temporary effects such as mild redness, swelling, or tenderness in the treated area. Some people may notice minor bruising, which usually fades within a few days. Your clinician will explain any possible side effects in detail and provide aftercare advice to help ensure a smooth recovery.
When performed by a qualified professional, treatments for lip lines are designed to preserve natural movement.
Temporary mild weakness or stiffness around the mouth is a rare possibility, but this resolves with time. Proper technique and careful treatment planning are key to maintaining normal lip function when treating lip wrinkles.
Why people choose Cosmetic Connection
We have implemented strict safety and hygiene protocols aligned with industry-leading standards.
Medical-grade clinical environments led by doctors and designed with your privacy, comfort and convenience in mind.
We prioritise what’s right for you. With us, you’ll receive personalised, expert advice–without any pressure or obligation to proceed with treatment.
With our standardised photography, we can plan your treatment collaboratively and comprehensively, while tracking your progress with remarkable accuracy.
When it comes to your care, we don’t subscribe to trends.
We choose our products, techniques and technologies based on quality, safety, reliability, and efficacy.
Our clinicians strive to remain up-to-date on best practice, and make no compromises on the quality of your treatment.
Receive a customised treatment package and pay your preferred way with our range of flexible payment options, including cash, card, Afterpay*, Zip Pay*, and payment plans via Total Lifestyle Credit* (*Subject to approval: required before your appointment).
Your satisfaction is one of our top priorities.
Our treatments come with a range of guarantees because we are confident in our ability to deliver.
