Fine Lines & Wrinkles
Fine lines and wrinkles. Some move. Some stay.
Most people notice several lines at once. Forehead wrinkles run across the brow, 11 lines sit between the brows, and crow's feet fan from the outer corner of the eye, with finer crepe under the eye and above the lip. Some show only when your face moves. Others stay visible at rest, and the two call for different treatment.
Fine Lines & Wrinkles
Fine lines and wrinkles. Some move. Some stay.
Most people notice several lines at once. Forehead wrinkles run across the brow, 11 lines sit between the brows, and crow's feet fan from the outer corner of the eye, with finer crepe under the eye and above the lip. Some show only when your face moves. Others stay visible at rest, and the two call for different treatment.
CONCERN & CAUSES
Why Lines Become Permanent
Two things have to happen together. Collagen and elastin thin as you age, and unprotected sun speeds that up. Meanwhile the same muscle folds the same piece of skin thousands of times, until the skin stops letting go.
01
Dynamic Expression Lines
Every squint and every smile folds the surface in the same spot. With strong collagen the skin springs back, so the line shows while your face moves and disappears once your face is at rest. Crow's feet begin this way.
02
Lines That Stay at Rest
Collagen output slows from your mid-twenties, and the fold stops releasing all the way. What used to disappear the moment your face relaxed now stays put while nothing is moving at all. A passing line has turned into a fixed one.
03
Photo-Aged Texture
Years of sun break down collagen and elastin in the dermis and leave free radicals behind. That damage stacks on top of ordinary collagen loss, so texture roughens and fine lines arrive years earlier than they would have.
04
Less Support Underneath
Under every line is whatever holds the skin up. As the fat pads under the cheek slim and shift, the skin above has less to sit on, so a fold keeps its shape. It shows first where skin is thinnest, under the eyes and on the neck.
Treatment Benefits
Treatments Matched to How Each Line Moves
Catherine Curtin, MSN, FNP-C, has nearly 20 years in aesthetic medicine. Which of your lines move and which stay put at rest decides the order of treatment. The muscle that creases the skin is relaxed first, then the collagen underneath it is rebuilt.
Botox and Dysport
A treatment with Botox or Dysport that eases the muscles folding the skin above them. Dynamic lines soften while natural expression across the forehead and eyes is preserved.
RF Microneedling
Vivace pairs fine needles with radiofrequency energy to build collagen at set depths in the dermis. Static lines sit in that layer, so the treatment works on them from below the surface.
Chemical Peel
A medical-grade peel that clears away damaged surface cells and switches on renewal underneath, refining the look of fine lines and rough texture.
Holding Results Between Visits After Treatment
Treatment softens the lines you already have. Your skin goes on making new ones every time it meets unprotected UV, so what you do at home carries the result from one visit to the next. These are the habits patients are asked to keep.
Keep the Rhythm
Treat with Antioxidants
Build Up a Retinoid
Look After the Barrier
Protect Daily
Recommended Skincare Protocol
A SkinBetter Science Antioxidant Serum
This antioxidant serum from SkinBetter Science defends against the environmental damage that degrades collagen, while softening the look of fine lines and dull tone. The collagen built in treatment is better protected at home.
The Beauty Bank
What Membership Is For
Members pay less per unit.
Neuromodulators are $15.50 per unit. Catherine goes through the options at a complimentary consultation. There is no deposit. Members pay less per unit; the figures are on the Beauty Bank page.
One fee each month, with no deposit
Use it at either office, Bronxville or Bridgehampton
Your complimentary consultation is with Catherine Curtin, MSN, FNP-C
A full-face assessment comes before any single treatment.
Complimentary consultation. No deposit. A card holds the time.
FAQ
Common Questions About
Line and Wrinkle Care
Collagen production slows from your mid-twenties. By your thirties, years of expression and sun exposure leave lines your skin can no longer smooth on its own. How fast that shows depends on genetics and habit, so your own pattern of lines is assessed at your consultation.
Many respond well. Dynamic lines soften with Botox or Dysport, and static lines improve with collagen work such as Vivace RF microneedling or a medical-grade peel. Treating a line before it etches in usually gives a more visible change than chasing it later.
There is no single right number. Muscle strength differs from face to face, and so does how much movement you want to keep. At your consultation in Bronxville or Bridgehampton Catherine maps how your muscles pull, then recommends a count for the areas being treated.
Softening movement in a treated area limits the repeated creasing that turns an expression line into a permanent one. Starting in your late twenties or thirties can hold that off. Treatment is most useful before a line stays visible once your face is at rest.
Neuromodulator results fade gradually as movement comes back, so the treatment is repeated on an interval. Collagen work runs slower, since new collagen forms over the weeks after each session and builds across a series. Catherine sets that interval for each part of the plan at your consultation.
Forehead wrinkles often show first because the brow lifts all day, and frown lines and crow's feet set early for the same reason. Under the eyes and on the neck it happens differently, since the skin is thin there and springs back less. Catherine goes through your areas one by one at your consultation.
Movement lines and etched lines need different tools, so most plans pair a neuromodulator for the lines that move with collagen work such as Vivace RF microneedling or a medical-grade peel for the ones that stay. Which mix suits you depends on where your lines sit and how strongly your muscles pull. Catherine decides that at your consultation.
Yes. Vivace RF microneedling builds new collagen in the dermis, which firms the skin so fine lines and crepey areas read softer. The change arrives over a short series, and the settings are adjusted to your skin type and the depth of your lines.
Cost depends on whether your plan includes neuromodulators at $15.50 per unit, or $13.95 per unit for Beauty Bank members, collagen work such as Vivace RF microneedling or peels, or a combination. Your consultation is complimentary with no deposit, and Catherine goes through the full plan with you.
Botox and most in-office wrinkle treatments are not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. In those seasons patients stay on gentle skincare and daily sun protection. When you are ready to start again, the plan is built with you at an in-person consultation.