If you’ve been looking for simple solutions to ward off the signs of aging and maintain your youthful looks, preventing wrinkles could be as simple as putting down the water bottle. Dr. Marilyn Berzin, a dermatologist in Washington, DC explains how drinking water directly from the bottle can lead to ‘smoker’s lips’ – extra wrinkles around the mouth and on the lips themselves. 

Water bottle drinkers who pucker their lips frequently may be overusing the facial muscles around the mouth, and the repetitive movements can lead to excessive fine lines and wrinkles only in that area. Still, you don’t have to give up your water habit completely; pouring the water into a glass or cup before you drink can prevent stress to the facial muscles and keep wrinkles at bay. Drinking from a wide-mouth cup can also prevent excess stress to the upper lips, reducing the need to ‘pucker’ and allowing you to use both the upper and lower lips evenly as you sip.   

Other Wrinkle Prevention Strategies  

Preventing wrinkles from occurring in the first place can be a part of your daily lifestyle, and there are a number of ways you can save your skin from the aging process. A healthy diet, keeping up with a consistent skin management routine and getting regular facial treatments can help prevent wrinkles from forming in the first place. Making sure your skin is producing enough collagen – the essential fiber that keeps skin looking taut and smooth – is the first step to younger looking skin. Regular facial rejuvenation treatments including microdermabrasion, skin tightening procedures and chemical peels can increase collagen production so that skin looks young and beautiful at any age.  

Strategies to Get Rid of Wrinkles  

If you’re guilty of excessive water-bottle drinking, or simply want to get rid of existing wrinkles, there are several treatment options to choose from. Restylane and other injectable fillers can plump up facial tissues to create a smoother and toned appearance. A series of dermal filler treatments can help fill out fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, around the mouth, or even fill out hollowed areas in the cheeks. Some dermal fillers can also be used for lip augmentation, helping remove fine lines and wrinkles directly on the lips and giving you a more beautiful smile.  

Skin tightening treatments such as Titan and Thermage can help remove sagging skin and tighten up facial tissues and muscles in the process. These treatments make use of laser technology to apply heat to the treatment area, increasing collagen production and improving the overall skin tone as well.  

Dermabrasion is an intensive skin rejuvenation treatment that removes the top layer of skin entirely, revealing a fresher layer underneath. Dermabrasion and dermal planing techniques help buff away fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, mouth and chin areas and stimulating collagen and healthy cell production after a period of a few weeks.   

BOTOX injections are a popular non-surgical cosmetic enhancement option for both men and women, and can help reduce wrinkles around the eyes or the deep grooves along the forehead. BOTOX injections can be an inexpensive way to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and look forward to instant results.  

Learn more about wrinkle removal treatments in our information guide, or consult with an anti-aging specialist in your area for the best options in skin rejuvenation and wrinkle removal.