What Can Be Done About Sagging Around Mouth Corners?

asked 2 years ago by shel123 in Canada
Latest answer by George J. Beraka, MD
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Tags: cheekbones, face, mouth, wrinkles, sagging

I have a small face with high cheekbones, I don’t have wrinkles but have noticed my face is sagging a little and to me it’s noticeable around the corners of my mouth. What can I do?

4 answers to What Can Be Done About Sagging Around Mouth Corners?

Help for sagging of the corners of the mouth.

Hi! There are two non invasive treatments to lift the corners of the mouth, and there is also an operation. 1) Botox can be injected below the corners (tiny amounts!), to relax the muscle that pulls the corners down. 2) Fillers such as Restylane can be injected under the corners to create "buttresses" which support and lift the corners. 3) More definitively, a mid facelift done through the mouth will lift the corners of your mouth for a long time.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Sagging Mouth Corners: How can they be addressed

There is a simple and a more complicated way to address this. For mild to moderate drooping, and assuming that a patient is not interested in surgery, one can use a filler (Radiesse or Juvederm) to provide volume to the oral commissure (corner of the mouth), combination to a small amount of Botox to the DAO's (muscle that pulls the corner of the mouth down). This is a temporary solution. Assuming you are willing to have surgery and you have further indications (jowls and changes to the... more

Stephen Prendiville, MD
Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sagging Skin around the Mouth

Without pictures, it is impossible to give you specific advice. If your cheekbones are nice and you are mostly concerned about the area around your lower face and mouth, then a lower facelift may be the answer. Good luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon