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Restylane Lip Injections Caused Marionette Lines - Why?
asked 1 year ago by Mel1212 in Toronto
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 199 times
Tags: lips, marionette lines
i had restaylne injected in my lips. beyond swelling, i have lines at side of lips. The lines look like something youd find on a puppet. Why are there lines and will they go away?
2 answers to Restylane Lip Injections Caused Marionette Lines - Why?
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Restylane and marionette lines
I doubt very much that filling the lips with restylane caused your marionette lines. More than likely you had them but didn't notice them as much before treatment.
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Restylane for lip filler injections
Restylane and Juvederm are frequently used for creating volume for the lip or helping define the border of the lip. The corner of the lip often turns down as we age and this gives a sad appearance that can often be corrected by placing filler in the depressed triangle of skin immediately below the corner of the lips. If the filler moves to the sides as it's injected because your depressed skin triangle is too bound down to the undelying tissue, it can create a higher fold of skin and...
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