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Wrinkles


If you’re concerned that wrinkles and fine lines are making you look older than you feel, a board-certified dermatologist can tell you whether a cosmetic treatment can give you the results you expect. Treatment options include botulinum toxin and fillers.

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Botulinum toxin (Botox)

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Botulinum toxin therapy: Overview

When you look in the mirror, do you see deep frown lines? To diminish these lines, many choose botulinum toxin therapy.

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Botulinum toxin therapy: FAQs

Botulinum toxin therapy is one of the most popular cosmetic treatments available. To help you decide whether this treatment is right for you and to have the treatment performed safely, the AAD provides the following facts.

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Botulinum toxin therapy: Preparation

To protect your health and get the results you seek, you should see a dermatologist. Injecting botulinum toxin may look easy, but to inject it safely requires in-depth medical knowledge of how the body works.

Fillers

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Fillers: Overview

As we age, our skin loses its youthful fullness. Fillers help to restore lost fullness to the face, lips, and hands.

Older woman looking in mirror at her aging skin.
Fillers: FAQs

Fillers are popular. To help you decide whether this treatment is right for you and to have the treatment performed safely, the AAD provides the following facts.

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Fillers: Preparation

To protect your health and find out what results you want, a dermatologist always offers a consultation before injecting a filler. Learn what to ask and what information to gather for your appointment.

Fillers giving patients better, longer-lasting results
Fillers giving patients better, longer-lasting results

While advances are giving patients longer-lasting results, there are also things you can do to improve your results. Find out what dermatologists recommend.

Before and after portrait of a woman who has had a filler treatment.
Needle-free fillers: The risks you need to know about

While it may seem like a technological breakthrough to buy DIY fillers, the risks greatly outweigh the benefits.

How to get the best results from treatment

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Wrinkle remedies

While cosmetic treatments, such as botox and fillers, can reduce the appearance of wrinkles, lifestyle changes may prevent wrinkles. Here’s what you can do.

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Wrinkles and other signs of sun-damaged skin can be treated

Spending time outdoors without protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can add years to your looks. Fortunately, there are ways to erase some of this damage.

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Considering a cosmetic procedure?

The key to getting the results you want from a cosmetic procedure is to become educated. Here’s what you should know.

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