How to make mouth corners more open? (Photo)

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Is perorial lipo gonna help with this? I feel like fat covers my mouth when I smile and makes a line. I edited an idea of an after thank yoj

Semih Yildiz, MD, FEPOBRAS · Answer

Perioral liposuction would usually not be my first choice for this concern. The area around the mouth has very small fat compartments, important smile muscles, and thin skin, so liposuction there can create dents, irregularity, stiffness, or an unnatural smile if too much is removed.

In your photos, the line near the mouth corner looks like a normal dynamic fold from smiling and cheek movement rather than a clear pocket of fat that needs removal. If the concern is that the corners look closed or covered when you smile, the better starting point is an in-person assessment of your smile animation, lip support, dental show, and whether the corner is being pulled down by the depressor anguli oris muscle.

Depending on the exam, options might include no treatment, very conservative filler support around the oral commissure/marionette area, or a small amount of Botox to the DAO muscle if the corners pull downward. A corner lip lift is a surgical option only for selected cases with a fixed downturned corner. I would be very cautious about liposuction close to the mouth for this specific goal.

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, your photographs are limited. However, you may benefit from a lip lift. A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Michelle Zweifler, MD · Answer

There may be several causes of extra fat near the corner of the mouth including cheek laxity and buccal fat.  If it is from excess buccal fat, that can be removed from inside the mouth.  If it is cheek laxity then cheek filler may help, nonsurgical skin tightening like Sofwave or surgery.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

Liposuction is not done in that area and that is muscle and not fat. Very conservative Botox might help.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

You may want to consider a Botox lip flip.  This simple treatment will affect the outer portion of the upper lip, causing more of the pink of the lip to be exposed.  The treatment is done in the office with results lasting three to four months.

Serkan Kaya Ekinci, MD · Answer

life itself is always about time because as time goes by As we get older or gain weight we often find ourselves with saggy, butt heavy and fat faces. One of the common areas of concern that arise when the cheeks descend to the chin is the jowls. Facial yoga, facial slimming exercises and creams can never be the solution. Often, for patients who do not have a lot of loose skin, a facelift may not be the solution either. For you, simple perioral liposuction can help improve contours and reduce the weight of the lower face. you can do it easily

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

There is no procedure that effectively does what you were asking for.
Botox of the depressor anguli oris muscle can achieve this effect to some degree. 
I don’t think the treatment is all that effective personally.It’s usually done to lift the corners of the mouth, but in reality it widens the mouth when you smile and tend to not lift the corners very well. 
Depending on how much this bothers you and what you’re willing to go through, you may want to consider trying that and see if you like it.
There are some definite drawbacks to doing this treatment.
My best recommendation is to simply drop the idea of changing what your mouth looks like.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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