{"id":28003,"date":"2024-08-06T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=28003"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:50:43","slug":"marionette-lines-nasolabial-folds-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/marionette-lines-nasolabial-folds-treatments","title":{"rendered":"Marionette Lines and Nasolabial Folds Are Not the Same\u2014Here\u2019s How to Treat Both"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Gabriel Chiu<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California  
Dr. Steven Dayan<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Chicago
Dr. Michelle Henry<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City
Dr. David Shafer<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Perhaps to soften the blow of seeing them in the mirror, wrinkles have gotten rebranded, earning cutesy names like elevens<\/a>, bunny lines<\/a>, and crow’s-feet<\/a>. But be honest: Do you actually know what all these terms are referring to? The lines of the lower face, in particular, can be especially confusing, with many people describing creases around the mouth using two terms that may seem similar but are not interchangeable.<\/p>

The first set of wrinkles here is the nasolabial folds, which are often referred to as laugh lines or smile lines because that’s when they’re most prominent. “Nasolabial folds are the creases in the skin that start at the outer base of the nose, where the nostrils connect to the cheek, and travel in an outward diagonal line down toward the corners of the mouth,” explains Dr. Steven Dayan<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Chicago. The other pair of wrinkles are marionette lines, which get their apt name from puppets’ unique facial structure. “Marionette lines run vertically from the corners of the mouth to the chin, often giving a downturned appearance,” says Dr. David Shafer<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City. (You’ll almost never hear the formal name of these wrinkles, but it’s “melomental folds,” FYI.)<\/p>

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