Does Botox Work For Nasal Labial Folds?

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Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Tags: mouth, nose, 11s, alternative, nasal labial

Does Botox Work on the Lines from the Sides of the Nose to the Edges of the Mouth? or is surgery the only option?

9 answers to Does Botox Work For Nasal Labial Folds?

Lines from nose to mouth (nasolabial folds NLF = "parentheses") and Botulinum Toxin (Dysport or Botox)

The same muscles that make the Nalsolabial Folds worse, called the zygomaticus muscles, also work the corner of the mouth. if you paralyze these muscles with Botox, you will not be able to smile and it will look like you had a stroke. Therefore Botox is not used for this purpose. Instead we use fillers to soften its appearance.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Cosmetic Treatment for Smile Lines or Nasolabial Fold

The lines that start from the base of the nose and extend to the lips are referred to as the smile lines or nasolabial folds. Treatment is based on filling the area with volume, typically with nonsurgical methods. Injectable fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm, or Radiesse are some options. Fat injections are a natural method to add volume for cosmetic enhancement. Botox Cosmetic or similar injections, however, are not used in this area for cosmetic treatment. Speak with a cosmetic... more

Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

Dermal fillers are better

For the Nasolabial folds I personally prefer the use of dermal fillers. Botox does not work for this area because the Nasolabial fold need to be filled.

Gustavo A. Diaz, MD
Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon

Consider dermal fillers instead of Botox for the parenthesis lines

Botox and Dysport work by relaxing hyperactive muscles that cause wrinkles, such as the "11" lines between the eyebrows. The creases that go from the nose to the corner of the mouth, often called the "parenthesis" lines, are not caused by hyperactive muscles but rather by tissue sagging. Dermal fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm work best there.

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Botox not usually used for mouth lines

The short answer is yes but with a lot of qualifiers. First, have you tried fillers? Hyaluronic Acid fillers are one of the best substances to treat those unwanted lines around the mouth and the creases that run from the nose to the corners of the mouth (Nasolabial folds). Also do you have an injector that specializes in these tricky areas. This is a very difficult area to Botox and you need to be confident in the injector. Just the other day I saw a... more

Michael L. Workman, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Nasolabial lines and Botox

I assume that you mean nasolabial folds? If these are what bother you, Botox is not the right thing to use. These are lines or depressions that need to be filled.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Strongly not recommended for this application

This line is made by the pull of the muscles than make the smile, primarily the zygomaticus major and minor muscles. Individuals who accidentally get treatment into these muscle are generally very unhappy with this treatment result. First, they look like they have had a stroke. Secondly it seems that activity of these muscles is very important to our sense of well being. People get quite depressed if these muscles get weaken by botulinum toxin A treatment.... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Botox not a great treatment for smile folds

The smile folds are best treated by using fillers. Botox has been used by a few skilled physicians to minimize the pulling up of the smile fold but that can affect the mouth and create unwanted appearance of the lip during speech and eating and smiling. It could risk in asymmetry.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Does Botox work for nasolabial lines?

Botox is not used for th nasolabial lines (those lines that extend from nose to mouth). The first lines of treatment for those lines are fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane.