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Lips have recently become the new focal point of the face... a fashion statement.
- How old?
- Smoker or non-smoker?
- Healthy, friendly, standoffish, or maybe ill?
- Beautiful or prudish?
The Aging Mouth
How Old?
Ever notice a young child's lips? Full, soft, roundish, and slightly pink in color. An aging mouth appears thin, sometimes with lines around the upper and/ or lower lips, or even lines inside the lip area. The defined colored border can disappear with age.
The Fix?
- Define the border around the mouth
- Add Volume
- Decrease unwanted lines in the peri-oral area.
I recommend the new fillers, Restylane and Radiesse for natural, long lasting corrections. Captique is another good choice for a shorter-term improvement. Chemical peels, even light to medium strength, give an additional collagen boost, as do very specific laser treatments. Many therapies can be done with a minimal downtime. The fillers require application by someone with experience and expertise. When done properly, they work wonders.
Smoker's Lines?
Those unsightly vertical lines that form around the mouth are routinely blamed on smoking, current or past. The fact is that, as we age, collagen and elastin weakens, and the years of movement in the area around the mouth can result in wrinkles. Although cigarette smoking damages the skin and its vital structures, not all people with lines around the mouth are smokers.
Any Cure?
Usually a combination of medical strength home care products applied daily, skin peels, and almost always, carefully placed filling materials will smooth these difficult to correct areas. Start early. Do not let the lines become etched deeply in the skin.
Demeanor?
Softly colored, whether natural or with cosmetics, balanced volume, and a smooth texture, suggests a warm, friendly, healthy being. Thin, pale, angular lips give exactly the opposite impression.
How to Improve?
Use a lip product specially formulated to slough off dry,
dead cells, giving the lips a smooth moist, plumped appearance. If
lips are pale, a soft natural lip tattoo can give a healthy color. Use
fillers to give definition and shape and fill in irregular areas or
asymmetry.
Beautiful or Prudish?
Beautiful lips are lush, voluminous, without lines or wrinkles. The shape and amount of volume varies relative to other facial features. A look at current and past film stars easily illustrates this concept - Marilyn Monroe, Bridgette Bardot, and Angelina Jolie. Our ability to utilize safe, natural filling materials give the modern patient the option to have more volume than in the past, or to change one's look from time to time. Lip fashion is approaching eyebrow styling or even hair color. It is a part of modern day beauty regimen.
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