Possible for Nasolabial to Disappear Completely with Juvederm?

Nasolabial folds can be completely obliterated with fillers in most patients, but that would not look natural. Even small children have folds. What makes Nasolabial folds a sign of aging is more from the mounds next to them and hollowing of the cheeks. Filling cheeks next to the mounds is often the answer for a more youthful face, taking attention away from the Nasolabial folds.

As your face begins to age, the soft tissue and skin starts to descend. These changes accentuate your nasolabial folds (parentheses lines), marionette lines, and jowls. Fillers such as Juvederm are an excellent way to help camouflage these wrinkles to give the face a more youthful appearance. Overfilling the folds is not a natural looking aesthetic as even small children have nasolabial creases. The goal is to look rejuvenated, rested, and youthful.

Can one erase the smile folds compelely with filler, and should you? There are cases where the fold can be made flush with the surrounding skin contour but this may not be a natural look for you. Babies are born with smile folds but no one says they look old. That's because they have a healthy full cheek. If you've lost volume of the mid cheek this will make the fold hang over the smile fold. Once the mid cheek volume is corrected, you may be less unhappy with your smile fold. It is not always possible to eliminate the smile fold. Sometimes, filler only raises it so much, but the dense cheek pad hangs over the fold and can't be made to be raised up. Occasionally more filler is placed by the physician trying to please you and instead of raising the smile fold more, it displaces the cheek pad to protrude outwardly more and hang even more noticably over the smile fold. If you're young with good elastic skin properties then a small and shallow smile line may be improved significantly. The triangle of the upper smile crease near the nose can often take a lot of filler to flatten it. I often refer to this area as the black hole of filler as the filler just seems to disappear without seeing the triangular depression near the nostril flatten. If you are fixated on making this look flat, you might become discouraged with the treatment and cost.

Everyone has a natural nasolabial fold, even in the late teens and early twenties. While Juvederm injections are a great treatment when these folds become too deep and grooved it should be done naturally. Overfilling this area gives an n fullness to the center of the face. As usual judicious use of these products and a skilled injector will keep you looking great.

Hi Toberlone,
You can look your best, or you can look like cartoon character Marge Simpson.It is possible to totally obliterate the nasolabial folds in the majority of people if enough filler is used. Just because it is possible is no reason to do it if it makes you look "funny". Look at children, teens, and photos of yourself when you looked your best. There is always a nasolabial fold present, maybe not deep, but it is there. Without nasolabial folds you will run the risk of being mistaken for a member of the TV Simpson's family.
Good luck and be well. Time for some chocolate.
Dr. P