Now that I'm over 40, I'm beginning to see the results of smiling big my whole life - with these nested parentheses around my mouth and into my narrow cheeks that are becoming deeper.The left side lines are beginning to extend down to my jawline while they are not as bad on the right! I feel unbalanced and aged and have anxiety about photos.I want one or two smile lines, not 6!In the neutral photo, you can see these pouches sagging by my mouth corners too. What can be done?
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There are many options for jawline contouring:
1) implants
2) fat or filler injections along the bone
3) botox for masseter hypertrophy or platysma muscle/neck bands
4) ThermiRF/J Plasma/Renuvion/InMode FaceTite for internal heating
5) Thermage or Ultherapy skin tightening
5) PDO Novathreads o...
Volume and contouring of the face and temples can be created with well-placed fillers (Voluma, Radiesse, Bellafill) and Sculptra. Implants or fat are alternatives. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a facial sculpting expert to go over your desired results and recommendations. Best, Dr...
You have a certain shape to your lip that many people would find very attractive. One can always alter the shape of the lip with filler. I would suggest a very small amount of a product such as Volbella, or Restylane Silk to help soften the peaks of Cupid's bow.