Keeping Your Mouth Beautiful
By Devon Monache
Smiling, laughing, singing, speaking romantic phrases and puckering for a kiss - your mouth does all this. As the years go by, these activities all take their toll.
The area around the mouth is where most women begin to notice lines and wrinkles. The skin here moves as much as any skin on the face, bending and folding as we exploit its many uses. Sunblock, visors and hats help, however the lower portion of the face usually still suffers greater damage from the sun. Put these factors together and eventually you get wrinkles.
The eyes and mouth are the focus points when we look at someone, unfortunately. Wrinkles can appear worse when wearing colourful lipstick, because it attracts more attention to the mouth. Most people find that the changes radiate from the mouth toward the cheeks and chin, and as collagen is lost, the jawline becomes soft and saggy.
It's not all awful news though. Thankfully, we have some remedies.
In days of old, there were fewer methods to address aging skin near the lips. Even expertly-done facelifts fail to address skin tone in the mouth region; they frequently leave this area wrinkly and standing out in comparison to the rest of the face. Aggressive lip pursing can be treated with Botox in small amounts, however it won't fix those deep wrinkles and lines.
Collagen production decreases when we get older. Years of damage from the sun and other factors add up, and the collagen breakdown process happens even faster. So, we get wrinkly, lined skin in the end. Voluminous lips become a thing of the past. To begin to address the problem, we must avoid UV damage from the sun, keep the body hydrated and nourished, and use omega-3 supplements as well as antioxidants. Thankfully, just a small amount of filler improves the skin's contour, while smoothing wrinkles.
Research has now suggested that fuller lips may have as much to do with a woman's perceived age as the appearance of wrinkles. The volume in your lips starts to decline as early as in the mid-30s. The question often asked by patients is, "How can you create a natural-looking, full lip without overdoing it?"
"Duck face" is a common worry, and we agree nobody should have this look! Filler can be added in increments to create a natural line around the mouth, if the injector has experience.
It is important to know one's personal limits. Small lips can only be changed so much.
There is more to this than just filling lines around the mouth though. There is a fine balance in the relationship between the face and the mouth. It's important to have an injector who considers this artistically and knows about the anatomy of the face. Finding an experienced, artistically talented injector is key.
The area around the mouth is where most women begin to notice lines and wrinkles. The skin here moves as much as any skin on the face, bending and folding as we exploit its many uses. Sunblock, visors and hats help, however the lower portion of the face usually still suffers greater damage from the sun. Put these factors together and eventually you get wrinkles.
The eyes and mouth are the focus points when we look at someone, unfortunately. Wrinkles can appear worse when wearing colourful lipstick, because it attracts more attention to the mouth. Most people find that the changes radiate from the mouth toward the cheeks and chin, and as collagen is lost, the jawline becomes soft and saggy.
It's not all awful news though. Thankfully, we have some remedies.
In days of old, there were fewer methods to address aging skin near the lips. Even expertly-done facelifts fail to address skin tone in the mouth region; they frequently leave this area wrinkly and standing out in comparison to the rest of the face. Aggressive lip pursing can be treated with Botox in small amounts, however it won't fix those deep wrinkles and lines.
Collagen production decreases when we get older. Years of damage from the sun and other factors add up, and the collagen breakdown process happens even faster. So, we get wrinkly, lined skin in the end. Voluminous lips become a thing of the past. To begin to address the problem, we must avoid UV damage from the sun, keep the body hydrated and nourished, and use omega-3 supplements as well as antioxidants. Thankfully, just a small amount of filler improves the skin's contour, while smoothing wrinkles.
Research has now suggested that fuller lips may have as much to do with a woman's perceived age as the appearance of wrinkles. The volume in your lips starts to decline as early as in the mid-30s. The question often asked by patients is, "How can you create a natural-looking, full lip without overdoing it?"
"Duck face" is a common worry, and we agree nobody should have this look! Filler can be added in increments to create a natural line around the mouth, if the injector has experience.
It is important to know one's personal limits. Small lips can only be changed so much.
There is more to this than just filling lines around the mouth though. There is a fine balance in the relationship between the face and the mouth. It's important to have an injector who considers this artistically and knows about the anatomy of the face. Finding an experienced, artistically talented injector is key.
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