Lip Enhancement in Laval: Natural Lip Augmentation and Smoker’s Lines Correction
Why Treat Your Lips: Natural Volume and Correction of Lines Around the Mouth?
At Clinique D, we treat the lips to address genetic or age-related concerns by enhancing volume, refining definition, and softening the lines around the mouth.
The volume of the lips plays a central role in facial balance. Whether naturally smaller due to genetics or reduced over time, insufficient lip volume can make the mouth appear thinner, less expressive, and at times more severe.
In today’s aesthetic standards, lips that are slightly fuller and more defined are associated with a younger, more harmonious, and more vibrant appearance. Restoring lip volume does not mean altering your features, it means bringing back natural proportions that enhance the overall character of the face.
Vertical lines around the mouth can also be genetic in origin or develop gradually. The skin in this area is among the thinnest on the face, making it particularly vulnerable. These folds, often called smoker’s lines or vertical lip lines, can appear even in people who have never smoked, simply due to skin structure, hydration levels, or repetitive lip movements. With time, these features become more pronounced: the skin becomes thinner, loses support, and creases more easily with expression.
Treating the lips is not about transforming them, but about restoring natural balance. When performed by a dermatologist, this type of treatment can:
- correct naturally thin lips or age-related volume loss;
- enhance volume without changing the identity of the face;
- redefine the lip contour, which may appear blurred from birth or with age;
- deeply hydrate the lips to improve texture and softness;
- soften smoker’s lines and vertical lip lines by reducing the creases around the mouth.
At Clinique D in Laval, dermatologist Dr. Danielle Brassard focuses on achieving lips that look natural, expressive, and harmonious, while preserving the unique personality of your smile. Whether your concerns stem from genetics or the natural aging process, a well-planned and expertly performed treatment offers a refreshed, authentic, and beautifully balanced result.
How Can You Restore Lip Volume, Definition, Hydration, and Symmetry?
At Clinique D, Dr. Brassard uses hyaluronic acid fillers to create naturally proportionate lips with refined, balanced volume.
Natural lip volume varies from person to person. Some naturally have thinner lips from birth, while others experience a gradual loss of fullness with age. This reduction can create a less defined contour, more noticeable asymmetry, and a dehydrated texture, all of which affect the overall harmony of the face. Restoring lip volume is not about changing your features—it is about recovering natural, balanced proportions that enhance facial attractiveness.
An eye-tracking study1 even showed that the most aesthetically appealing lips were those that maintained 100% of their natural volume, and that the ideal ratio between the upper and lower lip (1:1.6) strongly influenced how balanced and attractive the lips appeared.
These findings highlight an essential principle in cosmetic dermatology: natural volume and harmonious proportions significantly contribute to the beauty of both the lips and the face. This makes the expertise of an experienced injector crucial for achieving a refined, natural-looking result.
At Clinique D in Laval, Dr. Brassard uses dermal fillers, commonly known as lip fillers, to enhance lip volume and definition. Made of hyaluronic acid, a molecule naturally present in the skin but gradually lost with aging, these fillers are selected for their softness, safety, and ability to integrate smoothly into the tissues. When injected in small, precise amounts, they create results that look natural and remain consistent with each patient’s unique facial structure.
These treatments can:
- enhance lip volume without excess or an artificial look;
- redefine the lip contour when the vermilion border becomes blurred;
- correct natural asymmetries, visible at rest or while smiling;
- improve deep hydration for a smoother, softer lip texture.
Dr. Brassard’s approach focuses on achieving proportional, symmetrical, and naturally integrated lips that suit the facial features. Using advanced injection techniques and carefully selected products, she delivers lips that appear more defined, more harmonious, and more youthful, while preserving the natural expression and personality of the face.
How to Treat Vertical Lip Lines (Smoker’s Lines)?
At Clinique D, Dr. Brassard treats smoker’s lines with Botox and can refine the result with a dermal filler to soften vertical lip lines.
Smoker’s lines, also called smoker’s wrinkles, are fine vertical lines that appear around the mouth. They are not solely linked to smoking: many people who have never smoked can still develop them. The skin around the mouth is among the thinnest on the face, making it particularly vulnerable to aging, repetitive movements (speaking, smiling, pursing the lips), and the gradual loss of collagen and elastin. Over time, this area loses support, allowing small lines to form that may give the impression of severity or fatigue.
These lines can also be influenced by genetics, sun exposure, natural volume loss, and even mild muscular asymmetry. As the lips thin with age, the lines around the mouth become more visible because the skin no longer has the same structure to support them. It is therefore a multifactorial process, far beyond smoking alone.
At Clinique D, Dr. Brassard treats smoker’s lines in a personalized way, based on their depth and underlying cause. The most common solutions include:
hyaluronic acid fillers (insert link to “Wrinkle Treatment – Dermal Fillers”), such as Juvéderm, Belotero, and Restylane, injected in small, precise amounts to soften the creases and restore subtle support under the skin;
botulinum toxin, including Botox, Xeomin, and Dysport, used in very small doses to reduce the overactivity of the muscle around the mouth and decrease the formation of vertical lines.
combined approaches, in which an initial botulinum toxin treatment reduces the muscle activity responsible for the creases, followed by a dermal filler to refine the result by gently filling residual lines and restoring missing support around the mouth.
The goal is not to erase every line completely, which could interfere with natural expression, but rather to reduce their appearance, soften the contour of the mouth, and restore an overall impression of smoothness and youth. In the hands of Dr. Brassard, the approach remains conservative, precise, and designed to preserve the natural harmony of the face.
Why Choose a Dermatologist for Lip Volume Restoration and Smoker’s Lines Treatment?
At Clinique D, dermatologist Dr. Brassard provides the advanced expertise needed to treat the lips and smoker’s lines safely and naturally.
Treating the lips and smoker’s lines requires a precise understanding of lip anatomy, facial proportions, and the unique characteristics of the surrounding skin. A dermatologist has the medical expertise to choose the appropriate products, adjust injection techniques, and anticipate the structural variations specific to each patient.
At Clinique D, Dr. Brassard takes a conservative and personalized approach, ensuring results that are natural, safe, and fully aligned with the harmony of your facial features.
Her background in skin health allows her to identify the subtle factors that influence the outcome and, when necessary, incorporate complementary treatments to achieve a more complete, refined, and longer-lasting improvement.
How to Book a Lip Enhancement Treatment at Clinique D
At Clinique D in Laval, booking a lip treatment with Dr. Brassard is simple and personalized.
Our dermatologist, Dr. Danielle Brassard, will first carefully assess your lip volume, definition, hydration, and the overall balance of your facial features to determine the most natural approach to restoring or harmonizing your proportions.
She will then evaluate the presence and depth of smoker’s lines, the muscular dynamics around the mouth, and the quality of your skin in order to define the most appropriate strategy, whether it involves a Botox treatment, a dermal filler, or a combined approach.
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1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35666164/