The result you want
Lines that only appear when you move respond to something different from lines that are there when your face is still, and telling the two apart is the whole decision. We assess both at our Boca Raton med spa and build a plan from what you actually have, which is often simpler than what people arrive expecting. Book a consultation or read about injectables and skin treatments.
Expression lines respond to neurotoxins like Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin, which relax the muscle creating the crease. Lines that are visible at rest usually need something that rebuilds the skin itself, such as microneedling, chemical peels, or RF resurfacing. Most people get the best result from a combination, decided at consultation.
Which of these suits you is decided at a complimentary consultation, from your skin and your history.
Look in a mirror with your face completely relaxed. Lines you can still see are static lines: the skin itself has changed, through collagen loss and sun exposure. Now raise your brows and squint. Lines that appear only then are dynamic lines, caused by muscle movement folding the skin. Almost everyone over about 35 has some of both, and most treatment plans that work address both.
Forehead lines, the frown lines between the brows and crow's feet are movement lines, and neurotoxins are the direct answer. Botox, Dysport and Xeomin relax the specific muscle creating the crease so the skin over it stops folding. Treated early, before the line has etched in, they also stop a dynamic line becoming a static one, which is why people who start in their thirties tend to need less over time rather than more.
A line visible at rest needs the skin itself improved, and that means collagen. Microneedling triggers collagen through controlled micro-injury and is one of the better options for texture and etched lines. RF skin resurfacing heats the deeper layers to prompt the same response without affecting the surface. Chemical peels work from the top down on tone and finer surface lines. All three build over months rather than weeks.
Performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D.
Some of what people read as wrinkling is lost support underneath. A flattened cheek drops the skin below it and deepens the fold from nose to mouth, and no amount of resurfacing that fold will fix it. Restoring the structure with dermal filler or a collagen stimulator like Sculptra often softens the line without touching it. Working out which of these you have is the reason to be assessed rather than to book a treatment by name.
What suits you is decided at consultation, from your skin and your history. Consultations are complimentary.
Most of what ages facial skin in South Florida is cumulative ultraviolet exposure, and it accrues on ordinary days rather than only on the beach. Daily broad-spectrum sunscreen does more for fine lines over a decade than any single treatment, and it protects the results of everything you do pay for. Any provider who recommends a treatment plan without mentioning sun protection has left out the cheapest part of it.
Performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D.
There is no single best treatment, because dynamic lines and static lines respond to different things. Lines caused by movement respond to neurotoxins. Lines visible at rest need collagen stimulation through microneedling, RF resurfacing or peels. Most people get the best result from a combination, decided after an assessment.
When you start seeing lines that stay after your face relaxes, whenever that happens. Treating a dynamic line before it etches in is easier than correcting a static one, so earlier tends to mean less treatment over time, not more.
Prescription retinoids have real evidence for improving fine lines and texture with consistent long-term use, and daily sunscreen prevents further damage. Neither reverses a deep static line. Over-the-counter creams making that claim are overstating what a topical can do.
Neurotoxin results last months and then fade gradually. Collagen-based treatments build over months and hold for longer, but collagen turns over, so maintenance is part of any honest plan.
Not if the dosing suits your face and you are treated for what you actually have. Results that get noticed are usually the result of too much product in one visit or the wrong treatment for the problem.
This page is general information about treatment options at Salon Oasis Med Spa, not medical advice. Medical aesthetic treatments are performed or supervised by our medical director, Marc L. Epstein, M.D. What is right for you is decided at consultation based on your skin and your health history.
A complimentary consultation is the easiest way to settle it. We will personalize the option that suits your skin, your schedule and your budget.
