Beauty regimen for removing smile wrinkle?

[lastresort]

I am a dude that has a pretty young face but in last few years, my nasolabial wrinkle got pretty prominent. I don't even smile that much.

Ladies and gents what do you do to get rid of this? Yes i am a man but goddang I will latch onto my east asian youthfulness until my last breath!

 

[randompersonrandom]

Most of what you can do that isn't surgery is the same as for other wrinkles; hydrate, sleep well, eat a good diet, moisturize, retinol/adapalene/tretoin/whatever, wear sunscreen. "Removing" it is probably a fool's errand and not necessary; it's a normal feature on a face that isn't twentysomething, but you can probably soften it by taking good care of yourself.

 

[domin8brix]

Topically: peptides, growth factors, 35 years of rx tretinoin.

Additionally: Botox.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Those are the answers.

 

[Jilla]

retinoids all the way! Really do research though as the purging phase can really suck and some people can’t tolerate high strength ones like Tretinoin at all.

I’d start with an over the counter retinol for a few months to build up your skin tolerance, then carefully switch to Tretinoin or tazarotene. read advice on how to apply them online as if you don’t integrate it slowly and carefully it WILL destroy your skin barrier. It took me 3 months for my skin to become okay with daily applications. It’s not like peptides, results can take years of consistent daily applications.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

If you're going to go tretinoin, start low and slow. 0.025% to start. Gel if your skin leans oily, use cream formula if your skin leans dry.

Sandwich it - clean dry face, thin layer of moisturizer, pea sized tretinoin only, give it a few minutes, then another thin layer of moisturizer. Every other night or every third night. As tolerated, work up to every night.

My dermatologist had me at 0.025% for a month. I stayed with it for 3 then moved to 0.05% for another 6 months. Am now at 0.1%.

 

[lastresort]

Screw it, i m flying back to my home country to get the job done !
....After I have more money