Not sure if my lips are always this downturned or if my face is beginning to sag. I have a very asymmetrical face as you could see. And I see the start of a possible marionette line on one side. On both sides, however, there are these tiny lines fanning out of the cracks of my lips that go upwards and sideways. They might be pores but I can't tell.
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August 11, 2015
Answer: Are these the start of marionette lines? I am 25. Are these from aging or genetics? Botox for corners?
Botox and the skin tightening work in different ways, so it's fine to have these two treatments within a few days of each other. Get the skin tightening first, and when your skin is no longer irritated, get the Botox.
Hello Perritos,Botox and other neuromodulators are the only non surgical option to improve platysmal bands. Lasers and resurfacing can help with the skin and you may get some tightening with energy devices such as Ulthera but the benefit you would get without a true surgery would be...
An overactive mentalis muscle may be part of your genetic makeup which is accentuated by age or may be caused by jaw / teeth malocclusion. Having Botox will certainly help, used in very small doses between 2 and 3 times a year. Best to let it completely ware off before re-injection. Also...
