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Most Cost-effective Procedure for Drooping Mouth Corners?
What is the most cost effective and natural-looking way to correct an aging (61 years old) mouth that is drooping at the corners?
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Droopy Grin
in Atlanta
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Drooping mouth corners
It depends if you are talking about just at the corner of the mouth, or if the line extends all the way down to your jawline. In the first instance, fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm Ultra Plus work very well and are inexpensive for what they do. If you have a line that travels all the way down to your jawline this is referred to as a Marionette line. A Marionette line is really the anterior portion of a jowl - the descent of cheek fat caused by aging, which breaks your jawline...
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Fillers vs. Surgery
It's difficult to say which treatment is best without examining a patient and reviewing goals. However, depending on severity, two options exist: fillers and surgery (lower facelift). Surgery would have the best long-term result. Fillers can ameliorate marionette lines quite well but would need to be repeated 2-3 times a year. My advice would be to visit an experienced facelift surgeon for a comprehensive consultation.
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Fillers Or Surgery
Without a photograph, it is difficult to tell what would be your 'best' option. A couple of options though include facial fillers, corner of the mouth lift, and a lower facelift. The most cost effective is dependent on many factors not the least of which is the amount of recovery you are willing to accept, long term costs if a procedure such as fillers has to be repeated, and exactly what results you desire.
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Cosmetic fillers or facelift
At 61 years of age, the drooping mouth corners can be partially corrected with cosmetic fillers and injectables such as Restylane and Juvederm. Additional correction can be performed with a facelift, but the surgeon needs to be very careful not to pull the corners of the mouth outward creating an obvious telltale signs of having had a facelift.
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Cost effective is very subjective
Dear Droopy
You should be much more concerned about what is right rather than what is cost-effective. Yes, fillers can be fantastic ,but the costs do add up. At your age, it probably makes sense to consider a facelift.
Ultimately, I find that some patients are really not so excited about having surgery. In the long run it is probably more cost effective to have surgery and then use fillers to correct what can't be fixed with surgery. However, it is possible to have great improvement just...
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Treatment for Drooping Mouth Corners
The area around the mouth, particularly the "marionette folds", has a complex anatomy with skin, muscle, fat, and connective tissue layers all coming together in one spot. In terms of non-surgical therapies, I recommend a combination of fillers to the marionette folds, pre-jowl area, and chin, as well as gentle Botox to the muscles that pull down on the mouth. Surgery for this area can be direct -- meaning the lips themselves are operated on, as in a lip lift or corner lip lift; or indirect...
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A Facelift is the Most Cost-Effective Procedure for Drooping Mouth Corners
Drooping of the corners of the mouth with associated trough lines, can be very difficult to correct. There are multiple treatment options available to correct this problem. Without pictures or a physical examination, it’s impossible to know which one is best for you.
In the short term, the most cost effective treatment is the use of injectable fillers such as Juvederm or Restylene. Unfortunately, over the long run, this can become very expensive. In the long term, a facelift is the...
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Most Cost-Effective Procedure for Drooping Corners of the Mouth
The most effective procedure is a multi-modal technique of deep Filling with fat, superficial filling using fillers, and resurfacing with a peel or laser concomitant with Lifting as in a SMAS facelift. Not all are indicated in many patients, but using a multi-modal approach one can improve this difficult area more effectively.
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Most Cost-effective Procedure for Drooping Mouth Corners?
The best non surgical method is to use fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane to fill in perimental folds and stair step injection of the filler below the corners of the mouth.
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Most Cost-effective Procedure for Drooping Mouth Corners
The easiest and most cost effective way to treat the drooping of the corners of the mouth and marionette lines is to inject three parallel lines 20 mm long of Juvederm Ultra Plus starting at the vermillion border of the bottom lip about 1-2 mm apart. This will build a scaffolding of Juvederm and will turn the corners of the mouth up.
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Corners of Mouth Options
The corner of the mouth can look sad with aging. Rejuenvation of the corner of this area depends on the cause and can be handled with multiple modalities.
Facial Fillers- Can be effective with the corner of the mouth. Many patients with a depressed corner may in fact have atrophy of the lip. A combination of fillers to the depression and sometimes to the lip area can create a more youthful appearance.
Botox- Can elevate the corners of mouth in some patients...
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Cost effectiveness of a corner lift
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Cost effectiveness is a function of time. Fillers are the least expensive but provide the shortest duration correction whereas surgery may be more costly initially but be the longest lasting with no need for repetitiion.
In the following video, examples of the corner lift performed surgically are demonstrated.
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Fillers are most economical
Hi,
Thank you for your question.
Your most cost-effective option at this point would be some sort of injectable filler such as Restylane, Juvaderm, or Radiesse. This will help fill out the wrinkles around your lips and raise the corners of the mouth. Results can vary, but I have seen some pretty significant changes. However, this is a temporary fix. You will most likely need another treatment within four to six months.
There are some more invasive procedures that would correct this as well...
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Soft tissue fillers may be the solution
Soft tissue fillers (Restylane and Juvederm) are a very good, minimally invase way to address drooping at the corners of your mouth. It takes less than 10 minutes to perform this office procedure. The results can last anywhere from 6-9 months.
There is no down time associated with the procedure. Discuss this option with your plastic surgeon to see if it is right for you.
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Restylane to lift the corners of your mouth
The most cost effective way to lift the corners of your mouth would be to inject a small amount of Restylane underneath. This would fill in the volume loss below the corners of your mouth and provide a slight lift. Restylane is very affordable, but it will only last about 8 months. If you want a longer term lift you may want to consider a facelift. The cost is a lot more, but the results can last 10 years! Good luck!
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Non surgical or surgical solution?
If this is the only area of your face that you want improved than you have to decide if you want a non surgical no downtime treatment vs a more permanent surgical treatment. I assume that due to your age you have some depressions or marrionette lines as well with the drooping corners of the mouth. Dermal fillers and Botox can improve these within minutes, but you need to repeat the treatment in 4-6 months. Rarely do I see fillers (Restylane or Juvederm) last longer in this mobile area. A...
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Injectable fillers are an economical way to improve the corners of your mouth.
In my hands, the best way to elevate the corners of your mouth is with a MACS-Lift, short-scar face lift.
If you're looking for a non-invasive approach, however, filling the indented area below the corners of your mouth can give satisfying results. I attached a link for your perusal showing nice improvement of the corners of the mouth in a woman around 60
I hope this helps, and best regards.
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Economical vs. best
For an economical result, Botox into the lip depressors and filler into the marionette lines works well, albeit temporarily. We prefer hyaluronic acid fillers because of the high incidence of granulomas with Radiesse.
For a more permanent result (this is only if you want to look your best), a well done multivector volume adjusting facelift with a DAO muscle release (the frown muscles that pull down on the corner of the lip) are all an option. We use LiveFill (TM) as our filler,...
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A combination of Juvederm and Botox will lift the corners of your mouth.
Hi!
With Juvederm, we can inject a "pillar" under each corner of the mouth, and this pillar supports and raises the corner.
Injecting 3 to 5 units of Botox halfway between the corners of the mouth and the jawline relaxes the muscle that pulls the corner down, and so the corner rises.
The Juvederm effect lasts 6 to 9 months, and Botox lasts 4 months.
When you are ready for surgery, a mid facelift is very powerful at lifting the corners of your mouth.
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Fillers are best
Hi droopy! This is an easy problem to treat. If what you are talking about are marionette lines which are the most common reason why you would have this problem, then facial fillers such as Restylane or Juvederm are best. Downturning lines at the corners of the mouth are caused by fat atrophy or loss of fat with age. Facial fillers replace this lost volume. It's cheap, safe and usually lasts from 6-9 months. Another cause of the problem (albeit less so) is overactivity of the depressor...
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