Premaxillary Injection for Perioral Rejuvenation and Lip Enhancement

Evidence-Based Medicine for Lower Facial Rejuvenation

Lower facial rejuvenation is an expanding area in facial plastic surgery with both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Evidence-based medicine is essential to providing high-quality care and creating long-lasting results. A systematic approach and understanding of the layers of the aging lower face is important to develop an individualized treatment plan. This review will focus on surgical and nonsurgical treatments for the aging lower face with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine.

Lip enhancement and mouth corner lift with fillers and botulinum toxin A

Beautiful lips are responsible for facial attractiveness and a youthful appearance. During aging process, lips become thinner and the red lips borders get poor defined. Downturn of the corners of the mouth suggests negative emotions. Lip surgery and underlying pathology may result in asymmetries and lip incontinence. Minor invasive procedures with hyaluronic acid fillers and botulinum toxin A are versatile tools to improve appearance of the lips, restore function and improve psycho-social well-being. In this review, we discuss anatomy, safety concerns, injections techniques as well as esthetic and medical indications.