Category: corner of mouth lift | lip advancement | lip lifts

Nips and Tucks for the Aging Mouth

The mouth area is not spared as the rest of the face ages. Most women focus on changes in the neck and jowls as well as around the eyes. And while there are some well known procedures that make great improvements in these facial areas (facelift, blepharoplasty), how to improve the mouth area is Read More…

Common Questions about Rejuvenation of the Aging Mouth

What happens to the mouth area with aging? Like the rest of the face, aging affects the mouth by atrophy and sagging. This is manifest by lips that get thinner, the development of vertical lip wrinkles, corners of the mouth that turn down, and the appearance of marionette lines or folds. These changes collectively can Read More…

Lifting Procedures for the Frowning Mouth (Perioral Plastic Surgery)

Age-related changes around the mouth, known as perioral aging, are a very common concern for many women. Like the rest of the face, the mouth area deflates and sags with aging. One of the most effects of aging is that the upper lip sags, particularly at the corners, causing the mouth to sag. As Read More…

Lip and Corner Tuckups for the Aging Mouth

One of the telltale and most bothersome signs for women as they age is the development of an aging or “old mouth”. Besides the lines and wrinkles that form in the surrounding skin, other anatomic changes occur that change its overall appearance. The upper lip begins to get longer and thinner. The drooping skin from Read More…

Corner of Mouth Lift – Surgical Correction of Frowning

A frowning look is not associated with the perception of happiness nor youth. A frown is primarily a result of the angulation of the corners of the mouth. The mouth corner is where the upper and lower lips meet and should be at the same horizontal positionÂ as the lip line. (the line where Read More…

Perioral Rejuvenation – Combining Nasolabial Fold Injectable Fillers and Corner of the Mouth Lift

As the face ages, so does the mouth area as well. Many perioral changes take place that go beyond the development of wrinkles and vertical lip lines. The upper lip may get longer, the corners of the mouth may droop, and both upper and lower lips get thinner and lose any poutiness. Three distinct Read More…

Corner of Mouth Lift for Perioral Rejuvenation

Even after a facelift many patients are left with mouths that do not look happy or younger. This is because a facelift does not really affect the mouth area (contrary to popular perception) and the presence of marionette lines. Marionette lines (sometimes called puppet folds) are those folds of skin that run down from Read More…

The Treatment of Angular Cheilitis with a Corner of the Mouth Lift

Angular cheilitis is a chronic inflammation of the corners of the mouth which makes them cracked and painful. This condition can last for days to months, often cycling between almost gone only to come back as severe as ever. It makes opening the mouth painful as that pulls on the inflamed corners. In many Read More…

Different and Unusual Procedures in Plastic Surgery

As plastic surgery has worked its way into the mainstream of American society, it is no surprise that procedures are being done today that were not imaginable a mere ten years ago. And I am not referring here to surgery wonders of technology and scientific advancement (although that exists also), I am talking about what Read More…

Surgical Frown Correction – The Corner of the Mouth Lift

Many female and some male patients today seek rejuvenation procedures which involve making the mouth area look better or less aged. As women age, some will lose lip volume, develop upper and lower lip wrinkles, and have the corners of the mouth draw down. This often creates a sad, mad, or unhappy appearance to the Read More…