When it comes to treating wrinkles, one-size-fits-all solutions just don’t cut it anymore. The future of skincare lies in precision and personalization, and platforms like GenAI-powered skin simulations by Haut.ai are leading the way. These advanced AI tools analyze your unique skin characteristics and simulate potential results, helping you choose the most effective products before you even apply them. With support from board-certified dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons Drs. Joel and Daniel Schlessinger, we’ll guide you through understanding the different types of wrinkles and the best anti-aging products to target them—so you can treat each line with confidence and care.
When you’re worried about signs of aging, it may seem like wrinkles are wrinkles, but choosing your skin care products strategically can go a long way when it comes to addressing different types of wrinkles and fine lines on your face, neck and chest. With the help of Drs. Joel and Daniel Schlessinger, board-certified dermatologists, Mohs surgeons and cosmetic surgeons, we’ll help you learn more about the different wrinkle types and the best ways to treat them with anti-aging, anti-wrinkle products.
- Crow’s feet
- Forehead wrinkles
- Eyebrow furrows
- Fine lines around the lips
- Wrinkles around the mouth
- Neck and chest wrinkles
Crow’s feet around the eyes
The delicate eye area is often the first place many people start to see wrinkles. These fine lines, called crow’s feet, develop as a result of frequent facial expressions like squinting and smiling. “These repetitive motions create creases in skin that break down the collagen and elastin fibers over time,” says LovelySkin Medical Director Dr. Daniel Schlessinger. “Think of a sweater that slowly loses its shape after years of wearing and washing it.”
One of the best treatments for under-eye wrinkles and crow’s feet is Neocutis Lumiére Firm Riche Extra Moisturizing Illuminating & Tightening Eye Cream. This advanced anti-aging eye cream features a powerful blend of growth factors and proprietary peptides that helps smooth the appearance of crow’s feet. This eye cream also contains caffeine to relieve puffiness and hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump delicate under-eye skin.
Forehead wrinkles
“Horizontal forehead wrinkles can be the result of natural aging, sun damage and gravity,” says LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger. “However, the most common causes of forehead wrinkles are repetitive muscle movements and facial expressions.” If you often show your surprise by raising your eyebrows, you’re more likely to see these wrinkles form on your forehead from your brow bone to your hairline.
With hydrating ingredients such as beta-glucan, glycerin and hyaluronic acid and a plumping biomimetic peptide called Acetyl-Hexapeptide-1, Obagi ELASTIderm Advanced Filler Concentrate is clinically proven to improve the appearance of fine lines with just one application. Another favorite for forehead wrinkles is PCA ExLinea Pro, which contains a blend of amino acids and neuropeptides to temporarily relax muscle contractions in your face and smooth the appearance of wrinkles over time with continued use.
Eyebrow furrows
Eyebrow furrows are very similar to forehead wrinkles, except they appear as deep-set vertical wrinkles between the brows. These lines are called glabella lines or “11s,” and they’re caused by repeated facial expressions from frowning or concentrating.
You can treat eyebrow furrows with Revision Skincare Revox Line Relaxer, a spot treatment for fine lines that helps relax muscle contractions with patent-pending LineRelax Technology™, which contains gamma-aminobutyric acid and five different types of peptides. Another option is SkinMedica TNS Advanced+ Serum, a powerful face serum that targets eyebrow furrows as well as fine lines and coarse wrinkles on the rest of your face with a blend of growth factors, peptides and collagen-supporting algae extracts.
Fine lines around the lips
As the body’s natural production of collagen slows, wrinkles begin to form around the lips. These small, vertical lines start at the outer edge of the lips and extend up over the cupid’s bow and down toward the chin. “Smoking, chewing gum and drinking from a straw can also cause premature fine lines to form around the mouth because these actions involve frequently pursing your lips,” Dr. Daniel Schlessinger says.
To help improve the appearance of fine lines around the lips, look for a serum with hyaluronic acid. This hydrating ingredient helps temporarily fill in fine lines by plumping the skin. LovelySkin LUXE HA Peptide Serum targets fine lines all over your face and does an especially good job filling in fine lines around the lips thanks to sodium hyaluronate, the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It also contains growth factor-derived peptides to repair cellular damage and apple stem cells to help protect skin cells over time.
Deep-set wrinkles that frame the mouth
The laugh lines that extend from each side of your nose to the corners of your mouth are called nasolabial folds. In youthful skin, these folds appear while laughing or smiling, and as we age, they become wrinkles that are deeper and more defined.
SkinCeuticals P-TIOX Wrinkle Modulating Peptide Serum helps smooth nine types of expression lines, including nasolabial folds. It features an Advanced Peptide Complex to help reduce the contraction lines that contribute to deep wrinkles and it also helps gently exfoliate and boost hydration levels with 5% PHA, 5% niacinamide and 1% laminaria extract. As we discuss in our blog article about SkinCeuticals P-TIOX, the serum was designed to work in tandem with injectable wrinkle relaxers such as BOTOX, and it also works effectively on its own to smooth skin over time.
Chest and neck wrinkles
The natural loss of collagen and elastin over time can also lead to wrinkles and sagging skin on the neck and chest. For the neck, specifically, looking down at your phone, tablet or computer for long periods of time can also lead to these deep wrinkles around the neck. In addition to horizontal wrinkles, vertical neck or chest wrinkles can form after sleeping in the same position every night or as a result of sun exposure over time.
One of the best creams for neck wrinkles is ALASTIN Skincare Restorative Neck Complex with TriHex Technology. This anti-aging, anti-wrinkle product can be used on both the neck and chest to help stimulate collagen and elastin production with peptides, vitamin C and ALASTIN’s signature TriHex Technology. Shea butter and niacinamide also work together to smooth skin over time.