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Does Botox Work on Lower Cheeks and Upper Lip Wrinkles?
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Botox For Lip Wrinkles
Botox can absolutely relax the wrinkles to the perioral area. If you have never undergone Botox treatments before, it's a great idea to schedule a consultation with at the office of an experienced facial plastic surgeon, as injectors who specialize in the face often have the greatest experience.
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Botox for Upper Lip Wrinkles
Small amounts of Botox work well to diminish the appearance of upper lip wrinkles. This treatment also works synergistically with microdroplet amounts of filler placed into these wrinkles. I use a diluted amount of filler to help elevate the depressions caused by the wrinkles.
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Botox for the lips and cheek
I do not personally recommend Botox for the cheeks and in rare circumstances inject it for the lips as it may cause problems with asymmetry, droopy lips, drooling - something like belotero and other fillers can be helped with wrinkles around the lips.
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Botox use for the lower face
Nancy
Botox works by relaxing specific and targeted muscles, which speaks to it's precision. But there are not clear muscles of the lower cheek that can injected without problems, specifically altering your smile and facial expression. So we don't use botox for the lower cheeks. usually this is addressed with filler or some level of resurfacing.
Botox around the lips is maybe a little controversial. Some docs like it here, some do not. I am one that does...
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Botox great for upper lip
I do use a lot of Botox and Dysport for the upper lip. It helps relax wrinkles and when I do this along with a filler it seems do make the filler do better and maybe even last longer.
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Botox and areas to treat
Botox does work on upper lip wrinkles and depending on what the desired outcome is, can be used when injected properly to relax specific muscles. With regard to "lower cheeks" it's unclear exactly what the need is so it is difficult to answer your question. For jaw reduction, Botox is injected into the masseters but beyond this, the mid-cheek is not a common area for treatment.
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Botox for lower facial wrinkles
Many patients are familiar for Botox in the upper face, such as Crow's feet, in between the eyes, or forehead. While less popular, Botox has also been used in the lower face, such as lip or chin areas. Hyaluronic acids (Restylane, Juvederm, Belotero, etc) are more commonly used, however, for the cheeks and lips. Wrinkles around the mouth or lips may require combination treatment, such as resurfacing, filling, and relaxing. Only after a comprehensive evaluation can a specialist help...
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Botox for Cheeks or Lips?
Hi Nancy. We do not use Botox for the lower cheeks. We do use it for the upper lip in combination with a filler like Belotero, Restylane or Juvederm. The plumping effect of the fillers work nicely with the Botox to smooth wmoker's lines on the upper lip.
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Botox in cheeks and upper lip
Botox needs to be used very minimally in the lip region or it can cause you to not be able to talk, eat, drink, smile, etc. properly. So if you want this done, please make sure you visit a very experienced injector - do not search for "deals" on Botox for this area! Also, Botox should not be used in the cheeks. Remember that Botox inhibits muscle movement. So putting it in the cheeks can make you look sunken, or again, have an affect on how you smile, talk, etc. Fillers are much better in...
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It is used for lip lines but this is a treatment mistake in my opinion.
A far better option is to get appropriate volume replacement with hyaluronic acid fillers. Botox does weaken the lip lines but it does this by weakening the muscle that moved the lips. This tends to flatten the vermillion edge of the lip and makes for an older looking lip. Not really the help you are looking for. Also focal weakness of the lip can make it look like you had a stroke. Get the picture?
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Botox helps soften "whistle" or "smoker" lines around the mouth
A small amount of botox (typically 2-4 units) can dramatically soften the appearance of wrinkles around the mouth. The botox keeps you from pursing your lips as strongly. The downside is that you won't be able to whistle as effectively or drink through a straw. For most people, this is an acceptable tradeoff.
Oftentimes, I combine botox with fillers around the mouth. This helps the filler to last longer.
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Botox for lower cheek and upper lip
Botox can definitely be used to help with vertical upper (or lower) lip wrinkles. In most cases for lines on the cheeks, fillers work better than Botox. A picture would be helpful to give you more extensive advice.
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