The fine lines that form on either side of your nose as you scrunch it up are often called “bunny lines”. Like many other types of facial wrinkles, they are caused by repeated facial expressions. These lines are a natural part of aging, and some individuals find them cute/lovely while others feel self-conscious about them because they believe they age their face; these little lines around the nose are quite common and are nothing to be ashamed of.
Steps To Know If You Have Bunny Lines
This is a little test for you, while standing in front of a mirror check the lines running down your nose by scrunching it up for a minute, relax your face afterwards, and if you can still see the lines, then those are bunny lines, you certainly have them, but if the lines fade away after relaxing your face then you do not have them.
Causes:
Bunny lines are also called nose wrinkles, these wrinkles, like all other expression lines, are often caused by injectables, and repeated facial movements in the area, such as wrinkling your nose. As much as injectables can cure wrinkles, they can also cause nose wrinkles.
What To Do About Bunny Lines
If you do not have bunny lines, you may want to take precautions so as to avoid it, but if already have it but they aren’t so pronounced, these tips will help you smooth and prevent them.
- Maintain Good Facial Posture Always: Frowning or scrunching up your face can cause these lines, try to be conscious of your facial expressions and keep your face as relaxed as possible most of the times.
- Use SiO Beauty Patches: These wrinkle-reducing patches have been tested and are trusted to correct existing wrinkles while also preventing new wrinkles from developing when used over time.
- Form Skin-Healthy Habits: Protect your skin from sun damages, wear hats and sunglasses when necessary. Avoid smoking and get enough sleep always and exfoliate the skin at least few times a week to avoid these wrinkles.
How to Treat Bunny Lines (Nose Wrinkles)
Use Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox Cosmetic to treat Bunny lines if you already have them and you want to get rid of them badly.
Botox injection, is a muscle-relaxing protein that is injected beneath the skin. It prevents muscles from moving by blocking nerve signals.
Botox is injected into the muscles surrounding the nostrils to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles to treat bunny lines. Botulinum toxin type A is a pure protein. The toxin prevents nerve signals from reaching the muscles, causing them to relax and stop creating wrinkles. The more wrinkles you have, the more Botox you will need.
The effects of the injections will continue for about 3-6 months. However, this does not imply that the therapies(Botox injections) create permanent damage to the muscle, which is why you need to undergo repeat treatments until the wrinkles are all gone.
You can also use anti-aging skincare treatments for these wrinkles if you are not so comfortable with injectables like Botox, consult a dermatologist for recommendations.