Wedding Day Smile - Facial Aesthetics
Improving your smile in 1 year - with the use of anti-wrinkle injections and dermal fillers.
With all eyes on you on your big day, you naturally want to look as good as possible. One way of ensuring this is to consider the use of anti-wrinkle injections (such as Botox™) and dermal fillers. If these are planned and used in the correct way by an experienced and qualified professional, these treatments can restore, refresh, and enhance your look, as opposed to making you look fake and “done”.
These treatments can be used around the mouth region to improve your smile. Either anti-wrinkle injections or dermal fillers can be used on their own, or in combination to achieve the best results possible.
Some examples are these:
Smokers’ lines - These are the small vertical lines that can form above the upper lip – formed from puckering, hence why these can be more pronounced in smokers/ex-smokers. A small amount of Botox™ strategically placed in this area can reduce these fine lines. This can also increase the upper lip volume a little. For deeper lines, filler may be required also.
“Gummy smile” - If you have a lovely big smile but feel you show too much upper gum when you smile, then this treatment could be for you. This can be reduced with a small amount of Botox™, strategically placed to reduce the pull of the upper lip. You will still have your lovely big smile but with less gum on show.
Marionette lines - These are the lines that form at the corners of the mouth, often causing a slight downward appearance of the lips. A small amount of Botox™ can be used here, often in combination with dermal filler, to eradicate these lines and create a more even smile, from being downturned to straight, or slightly upturned.
Nasolabial folds - These are the lines that run from the corners of the nose to just beyond the corners of the lips. This area can become deep as changes within the facial structure occur, and the shadow that is given from the cheek above can exaggerate these lines. Dermal filler can be used in these areas to flatten the fold, creating less of a crease and therefore less of a shadow.
Chin - If you have a prominent crease in your chin, then filler can be used to eradicate this. If you have a “pebbly” chin, Botoxä can be used to remove this appearance.
Lip augmentation - Filler can be used in the lips to either define the outline of the lips, increase their volume, or both. This is particularly good for people who tend to “lose” their upper lip when they smile. If done in the correct way the result should be a subtle enhancement, rather than being an obvious change.
It is important to know that anti-wrinkle injections take approximately 2 weeks to achieve full effect, and the results last for approximately 3-4 months. The results with dermal fillers are instant and can last between 6-12 months.