How to get rid of laugh lines

Nasolabial folds are normal facial creases that become more defined with smiling and other expressions. Reduced skin elasticity, changes in facial fat, sun exposure, smoking, and shifts in underlying support can deepen their shadow. Facial volume loss may be part of the picture, but adding volume directly into a fold is not suitable for every face. A careful assessment considers the fold at rest and during movement, nearby cheek support, skin thickness, symmetry, and your desired level of change.

Use broad-spectrum sunscreen, avoid tanning, moisturise, and follow a gentle routine; these measures protect skin quality but do not erase an established fold. Dermal fillers can restore or redistribute support in selected areas. Collagen biostimulator injections work gradually by encouraging a collagen response and may suit some patterns of volume change. A thread lift provides temporary mechanical support, while other approaches may be chosen when laxity is more prominent. Each treatment has specific risks, downtime, costs, and limits. A clinician should explain whether direct filling or treatment of surrounding support would create a balanced result, and how unwanted effects would be managed.

Arrange a medical assessment for a new one-sided crease with facial weakness, numbness, swelling, pain, or a lump rather than treating it as a cosmetic line. After an injectable procedure, seek prompt help for severe or worsening pain, pale or dusky skin, vision symptoms, or unusual weakness. These signs need timely evaluation.

Ask what is contributing to the folds, whether volume or laxity is the main issue, which product or procedure is proposed, what recovery involves, and what follow-up is available if the result is uneven.