Also known as “marionette lines”, they are the fold that go from the corner of your mouth to your jaw.
Their main causes are
- bony changes to the jaw as we age
- Loose skin
- Volume loss in the mid cheek and the lateral face
- Volume gain to the tissue known as “jowls”
- Muscles in the face tightening (down turned mouth upturned chin)
Skin Tightening
Skin tightening may be appropriate prior to augmentation with dermal fillers depending on the patient. HIFU can be a firm favourite to reduced Jowels and sharpen the jawline – stimulating collagen, tightening the sheath and even causing adipose apoptosis (permanent fat cell death!)
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Dermal Fillers
Typically, this area would be treated with dermal fillers. Again, depending on the severity of the folds the treatment may vary from:
Small amount of fine dermal filler increases, a thicker dermal filler the shadows of the folds
Or
Chin & jaw restoration to provide structural resistance and then volume replacement Requiring larger volumes and a different thickness of dermal filler.
Muscle relaxing
Relaxing the muscles that pull the corners of the mouth down and that lift the chin up as we age may provide significant improvement in the right patients – especially if you have a down turned mouth.
A consultation is imperative to understand the cause of the lines, folds or jowls – so we can chose the most effective method to resolve your concerns respecting your unique and individual anatomy.
This is a wonderful area to treat as it is often overlooked but can provide outstanding improvements to the whole of the face.