What to Do for Upper Lip Smile Line?
asked 1 year ago by justthefacts in Florida
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: lines, lips, smile, wrinkles, skin, smile lines
I noticed this a few years ago and it drives me crazy. When I smile, now I have a smile line on the skin above my upper lip. I don't know what that area is called, between the lip and nose. But the line is in the shape of a smile, like having a smile above your smile. I have stopped smiling. What can I do about getting rid of it? What causes it? Loss of tissue, volume? Musles? thanks
2 answers to What to Do for Upper Lip Smile Line?
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Smile line on lip
Sometimes these smile lines can be treated with Botox or dysport to relax them a bit. These are due to muscle in the upper lip that over time leave etching in the skin.
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Upper lip smile crease
The horizontal upper lip crease is cause by the contraction of muscles that lie between the upper lip and the nose in a vertical and vertical oblique direction (specifically the depressor septi nasae). The surgical treatment is dividing those muscles via an incision inside the nose. Some surgeons will insert a small soft piece of cartilage to prevent the muscle edges from reconnecting. I would advise against botox for this because the risk of affecting other lip muscles and thereby...
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