When my face is relaxed, my mouth looks slightly frowny..and when I smile, my mouth is straight. I would love to have a natural, turned up smile. I think I have great teeth, but my smile is ugly and I hate having my picture taken because of it. I always look like I'm in pain or mad...and I hide my face away from people when I laugh. Can a filler help change your smile shape? Or what can I do to change it? And can the muscles around my mouth become paralyzed if the needle is done incorrectly?
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Placing filler elsewhere may prove to be a worthwhile distraction from your upper lip. Also, you're correct, an experienced injector may be able to help lengthen your entire upper lip by injecting the philtral columns. However, you may be better off...
Simply rubbing your eyes when they itch or massaging your tear troughs when you take off makeup is not going to undo the effects of your JUVÉDERM®. When JUVÉDERM® is injected into your tissue, it’s absorbed by the body and can’t be undone through simple movements like the ones you describ...
Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear of your pigmentation changes. Both hemosiderin staining of the lips and lichen plants are rare conditions and if your topical medication is not aiding in the appearance of your lips your dermatologist may want to perform a biopsy of one of th...