After 2 Weeks of a Face Lift and Corners of Mouth Are drooping Downward, Can It Be Fixed or is This Permanent
After 2 Weeks of a Face Lift and Corners of Mouth Are Drooping Downward, Can It Be Fixed or is This Permanent?
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Were they drooping before the face lift? Or is this something new?
Here's the deal:
1. the marginal mandibular nerve can malfunction after a face lift. This will usually affect only one corner of the mouth. It takes time to improve.
2. Swelling from a face lift can temporarily deepen lines around the mouth. As swelling goes down, lines improve.
3. Face lift surgery does not lift the mouth. The drooping can be improved in two ways. Botox softens the muscles at the corner of the mouth. It can temporarily change your smile. Fillers - fat, Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse etc, can fill in the lines. Or you can combine Botox and a filler.
Hope this helps.
Were they drooping before the face lift? Or is this something new?
Here's the deal:
1. the marginal mandibular nerve can malfunction after a face lift. This will usually affect only one corner of the mouth. It takes time to improve.
2. Swelling from a face lift can temporarily deepen lines around the mouth. As swelling goes down, lines improve.
3. Face lift surgery does not lift the mouth. The drooping can be improved in two ways. Botox softens the muscles at the corner of the mouth. It can temporarily change your smile. Fillers - fat, Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse etc, can fill in the lines. Or you can combine Botox and a filler.
Hope this helps.
It is difficult to provide an opinion without a photography, but here are some helpful guidelines.
First of all, remember that with all surgeries it takes time for the final results to establish themselves. Early patterns of swelling often trick the eye.
Many face lift techniques have a limited effect on the corner of the mouth. Often it is helpful to supplement the results of a good lift with the use of fat or injectible fillers to prop up the corner of the mouth along with Botox or Dysport to soften the pull of the muscles that naturally pull down the corner of the mouth.
Certain lifting techniques address this area in a more powerful way. There are also techniques that address the corner of the mouth directly, but they are very tricky to do and the scars are sometimes too noticeable
I hope this information helps you..
It is difficult to provide an opinion without a photography, but here are some helpful guidelines.
First of all, remember that with all surgeries it takes time for the final results to establish themselves. Early patterns of swelling often trick the eye.
Many face lift techniques have a limited effect on the corner of the mouth. Often it is helpful to supplement the results of a good lift with the use of fat or injectible fillers to prop up the corner of the mouth along with Botox or Dysport to soften the pull of the muscles that naturally pull down the corner of the mouth.
Certain lifting techniques address this area in a more powerful way. There are also techniques that address the corner of the mouth directly, but they are very tricky to do and the scars are sometimes too noticeable
I hope this information helps you..
If you are still able to smile appropriately, the droopy corners can be altered with fillers. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Web reference: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/Face-and-Neck-Lift.php
If you are still able to smile appropriately, the droopy corners can be altered with fillers. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Learn more: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/Face-and-Neck-Lift.php
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A facelift does not correct drooping corners of the mouth. This is a multi-modal avenue of “Lifting, Filling, and Resurfacing”. All of these are done in conjunction with a facelift.
A facelift does not correct drooping corners of the mouth. This is a multi-modal avenue of “Lifting, Filling, and Resurfacing”. All of these are done in conjunction with a facelift.
This is a very difficult problem to repair...A facelift doesnt address this well. Usually you need some fat injected at the same time . Eve with the volume replacement it is difficult to eliminate. A corner mouth lift whhich leaves a scar worksbut leaves a nasty scar.
This is a very difficult problem to repair...A facelift doesnt address this well. Usually you need some fat injected at the same time . Eve with the volume replacement it is difficult to eliminate. A corner mouth lift whhich leaves a scar worksbut leaves a nasty scar.
2 weeks is early and this could be some swelling affects as well. This could be something with your nerves and this will take weeks to months to get better. I would have your doctor follow you to make sure it gets better.
2 weeks is early and this could be some swelling affects as well. This could be something with your nerves and this will take weeks to months to get better. I would have your doctor follow you to make sure it gets better.
Great question. The downward cant of the oral commissure is one of the most difficult things to address in facial aging. It tends to be resilient to most facelift procedures alone. Im a strong believer in using fat transfers or a filler, ie Juviderm, to improve this issue. Fat transfers will likely require more than one treatment. Most patients should not think a facelift alone will improve this drooping of the corners of the mouth.
Great question. The downward cant of the oral commissure is one of the most difficult things to address in facial aging. It tends to be resilient to most facelift procedures alone. Im a strong believer in using fat transfers or a filler, ie Juviderm, to improve this issue. Fat transfers will likely require more than one treatment. Most patients should not think a facelift alone will improve this drooping of the corners of the mouth.
It can be fixed only utilizing sutures by lifiting the sides of the mouth
It can be fixed only utilizing sutures by lifiting the sides of the mouth
Depending on the skill of the Plastic Surgeon the marionette lines that you are speaking about should be considerably softened after a Face Lift. Although, it is sometimes difficult to remove these completely. In our practice we may suggest laser resurfacing to further soften these lines. You can also try Sculptra for added volume and to stimulate collagen growth. You can use this product in the marionette lines and also the cheek bone area to add more fullness and to help lift the corners of the mouth upright. Juvederm Ultra Plus for instant results is also helpful.
Depending on the skill of the Plastic Surgeon the marionette lines that you are speaking about should be considerably softened after a Face Lift. Although, it is sometimes difficult to remove these completely. In our practice we may suggest laser resurfacing to further soften these lines. You can also try Sculptra for added volume and to stimulate collagen growth. You can use this product in the marionette lines and also the cheek bone area to add more fullness and to help lift the corners of the mouth upright. Juvederm Ultra Plus for instant results is also helpful.
mouth appearance after facelift or lite lift surgery
the corners of the mouth should not have been affected by the surgery however
the corners of the mouth can be lifted by using botox in the depressor muscles and filler around the corner of the mouth
mouth appearance after facelift or lite lift surgery
the corners of the mouth should not have been affected by the surgery however
the corners of the mouth can be lifted by using botox in the depressor muscles and filler around the corner of the mouth
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