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Can Botox Help Nasal Folds at All?
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Botox for Nasolabial Folds
The only thing that Botox can do regarding the nasolabial folds is raise the corners of the lips when injected in the muscle that holds them downward to relax it. Nasolabial folds are best treated with a filler as they are a volume issue.
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Botox is rarely used off-label to treat smile folds at risk
Some doctors rarely use botox to flatten th esmile folds. By using botox to relax the levator muscle of the lips, then there is less pulling of the upper lip and the smile crease can become flatter. the disadvantage is that this can create a longer flatter upper lip which may make the upper teeth covered and invisible during wide smiling. In can be hard to brush one's teeth.
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Botox for Nasolabial Folds
The use of Botox for global facial rejuvenation has evolved substantially with excellent results by injecting small amounts into the region of the fold to decrease contribution by muscles in this area, particularly the levator labii oris.
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Filler and not Botox most ideal for nasolabial folds
Nasolabial folds are static wrinkle lines and valleys due to loss of volume and overhang from cheeks due to degradation of bony structure that supports cheek prominence. Filler such as Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra are great for replenishing volume along these valleys and minimize shadow effect. Botox is meant for dynamic wrinkles, where lines are due to overactivity of facial muscles. In the hands of experienced aesthetic physician, Botox or Dysport can be...
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Botox for nasolabial folds
Botox is injected into a muscle and stops it from moving. This lessens the wrinkle in the skin overlying the muscle. Botox is usually used in the upper part of the face. Fillers are usually used in the lower face to fill in lines and wrinkles. Fillers are the non surgical procedure of choice for Nasolabial folds.
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Botox is for Nasolabial Folds?
Hi SGot. Botox is a great product, but not for the area you are concerned about. Botox and Dysport are effective at smoothing wrinkles in areas of the face where dynamic muscle action causes wrinkles. This means when the muscles contract, wrinkles appear.
In the nasolabial folds, these folds are present with or without muscle contraction and therefore the proper product is a dermal filler. We use Restylane and Radiesse primarily in this area but Perlane and...
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Botox for laugh lines & nasolabial folds
Botox is best used for dynamic or mimetic wrinkles of the forehead and around the eyes. It can also be of benefit to reduce contractions and associated wrinkles of the bunny lines of the nose and the smoker's lines around the mouth, as well as helping to raise the corners of the mouth. However, the laugh lines or nasolabial folds are a volume loss problem and thus would benefit much more from a filler such as juvederm or restylane or radiesse.
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Botox
Botox reduces muscle function. So, the nasal labial fold will not respond in a positive fashion
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Can Botox Help Nasal Folds at All?
Botox is useful for lines that are caused by muscles contracting since it works by relaxing those muscles. It would be best to see a photo of which lines you are talking about to give you the best answer. Alternatively, you can make an appointment with an experienced injector near you for a consultation.
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Botox will not help nasolabial folds
Unfortuantely the nasolabial folds are a result of a combination of skeletal loss and volume loss, not due to hyperactive muscles. Your best bet would be a soft tissue filler for these areas.
Naples Dermatologic Surgeon
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Nasal folds to me means folds on the nose.
Interesting responses to your question so far. Nasal folds equals folds involving the nose and I would exclude folds anywhere else. The only nasal folds that exist, as far as I know, are the transverse lines at the root of the nose caused by the procerus muscle and the so called 'bunny lines' . Nasolabial folds are not folds involving the nose.
Treatment of nasal folds with Botox can give good results when treating the transverse lines/folds caused by the procerus. The 'bunny...
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Victoria Plastic Surgeon
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Can Botox help the nasal folds at all.
I have used Botox for over 20 years and recently added use of Dysport since it became available here in the US. Botox or Dysport can weaken the muscles within the nasolabial fold (NLF) which will not fill up the folds, as Botox or Dysport are not soft tissue fillers but relax muscles responsible for the creation of unwanted lines and wrinkles. Relaxing the muscles within the NLF may weaken the upper lip and its ability to pucker and smile. You would, IMHO, be much...
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Bunny Lines
Your question is unclear, but if you are asking about the "bunny lines" of the nose - the lines that appear on yoru nose when you smile, then Botox will help soften these lines. If you are asking about the nasolabial fold, then what you likely need is a filler such as Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse. However, without pictures or seeing you in person, it is impossible to give you specific advice.
Good Luck.
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Yes, Botox help helps the horizontal bridge lines and the bunny lines.
Yes, Botox and Dysport helps the horizontal lines on the bridge of the nose and also the "Bunny Lines" that run diagonally along the sides of the nose.
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Botox for nasolabial folds?
No,
Botox has no indication or usefullness in this area. The nasolabial fold would be best treated with dermal fillers like juvederm, restylane, or radiesse. Remember botox "relaxes" the mucsles that create lines with motion.
Please seek a board certified dermatologist with experience.
Best,
Dr. Malouf
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It depends.
While Botox can be used to relax muscles that result in lines on the sidewalls of the nose (i.e. "Bunny Lines"), it would not be expected to make any meaningful change in the appearance of the melolabial groove, otherwise known as the "Smile Lines". However, if you have smaller lateral facial lines, which are parallel to the deep smile lines but further lateral on the cheek, a special technique can be used to soften them in which very small amounts of botulinum...
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San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for nasolabial lines
It seems you have already received much expert opinion on this question so I will simply add that I agree with most of the surgeons above. I use Juvederm ultra plus in this region it is an injectable gel filler with a formulation for volumizing and correcting deeper wrinkles. Best regards!
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Botox for Nasolabial Folds
The nasolabial folds are not an area where Botox is used because the weakening of the muscle in this area will alter your facial expressions that are necessary for speaking, eating and smiling. This area is best treated with a filler such Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse.
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Fillers-- not Botox-- for Nasolabial Folds
Botox is great for relaxing muscles that are causing skin wrinkles of cosmetic concern.
For the nasolabial folds, fillers are useful for diminishing the creases. The most common fillers used for this purpose are the hyaluronic acid fillers (such as Restylane or Juvederm) or Radiesse.
Hope this helps.
Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS
Madison, WI
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Botox for nasolabial folds?
Botox is not used for a filler for the nasolabial folds and if injected may affect your smile in strange ways.
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Can Botox help nasal folds at all
Yes, it most definitely can. There is a muscle that controls some of the upper lip.
When it relaxes, the nasal crease diminishes. Injections into the origin of the muscle can help with this.
This is not a common injection because it can alter the smile in addition to the crease.
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No this is the area for facial fillers.
Botox relaxes muscles. This is best in facial areas where muscle tension accounts for the cosmetic concern. The nasolabial fold are not caused by muscle tension. The hyaluronic acid fillers are ideal for addressing these areas.
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Botox for Nasolabial Folds
Botox is not a "filler" and is not appropriate for treatment of the nasolabial folds. Botox and Dysport (botulinum neurotoxin type A) reduce wrinkles by the temporary and reversible paralysis of treated muscles. Except in special applications, for the most part they are used for the treatment of forehead lines and crow's feet lateral to the eyes. Radiesse is generally the most appropriate treatment for the nasolabial folds. Botox can be combined with other invasive or minimally...
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Can Botox Help Nasal Folds at All?
I am not sure if you meant the nasolabial folds or the nasal folds at the sides of your nose close to your Medial eyelids commonly revered to as "bunny lines ". The nasolabial folds are not commonly treated with a Neuromodulator such as Botox it is more commonly treated with fillers such as radiesse, juvederm, perlane etc. The nasal lines at the top side of the nose can be treated with the neuromodulators with success in most patients although it is an off label use and has not been approved...
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BOTOX® is usually used to relax muscles, seldom to "paralyse" them
It is important to realized that BOTOX® [and other fomulations of BTX-A like Dysport® and XEOMIN®] are usually used to relax muscles, rather than to "paralyse" them.
While it is possible in some cases to change the appearance of the nasolabial folds by relaxing certain muscles, in most cases it is much simpler and more practical to use a filler like Juvéderm® or Restylane® to improve the appearance of the nasolabial folds.
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Botox is not advised for nasolabial folds.
You must understand that Botox works by paralyzing muscles that cause facial lines. Botox is NOT a filler, and Botox does not "lift." If, however, you paralyze certain muscles and leave other antagonistic muscles intact, it can "act" as if a certain degree of "lifting" is occurring.
Nasolabial folds are normal lines of expression, seen even in very young girls and boys. As we age, these folds can deepen and become more pronounced, and short of a...
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