Can You Get Rid of Nasolabial Folds? | Dr. Jonathan Sykes
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- drjonathansyke... -- When we talk about getting rid of nasolabial folds we are talking about the line from the cheek to the mouth. Some people want this fold filled, but I find that’s like a dog chasing their tail, because it will never get filled. However, if we fill all the areas around it, the fold looks much better.
FULL ARTICLE: drjonathansyke...
We should talk about what we call the nasolabial fold. This is actually wrong terminology. Most people refer to it as the nose-lip fold, but it’s the cheek-lip fold. It’s in between the cheek and lip and the correct terminology is the melolabial fold: melo (cheek) labial (lip). The incorrect terminology occurred years ago when someone wrongly referred to the line as the nasolabial fold and it stuck.
So what is that fold? It’s an indentation, an invagination, in the area between the cheek mound and the lateral upper lip. That fold is made worse, when we smile. Some people have big smiles and some of these big smilers are smiling a little bit all the time. In those people, it’s almost impossible to get rid of this fold or groove.
What is the best treatment for nasolabial folds?
The best treatment for nasolabial folds is typically filler but sometimes a facelift. What I typically tell my patients is that young people, even supermodels, have melolabial folds. The reason why people want to get rid of them is that they feel it makes them look older or that their face has fallen or deflated.
When a patient says they don’t like their folds, the fact is that the fold itself isn’t any deeper than when they were 20 years old. That being said, I don’t typically try to get rid of the fold when I treat it. Instead, I lift the tissue around it which makes it look better. I can do this with a facelift or filler.
When I get an individual that has these folds and then the lower extension of it that we which we call that the marionette line, I fill the area in next to the nostril in the cheek area and in the chin area adjacent to the line, but not the fold itself because this adds more volume and lift to the face.
What really makes someone look younger or prettier is their bone structure and quantity of fat. That’s why people with great bone structure look good many years into their life.
If you have questions about this, I'm glad to answer them for you. Come in to see me. Call me. Email me. I’m an available guy. I love doing what I do, so call me any time. I’d love to see you in my office.
Have questions about facelifts?
Email Dr. Sykes at hello@sykesplasticsurgery.com
About Dr. Jonathan Sykes
Dr. Jonathan Sykes is a world-famous expert plastic surgeon who performs all cosmetic and functional plastic surgery procedures on the face and neck. He is a past president of The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and served on their Board of Directors for over 10 years. He is also a Professor Emeritus in Facial Plastic Surgery from UC Davis Medical Center, and the former Director of Facial Plastic Surgery at that institution.
He is known as the expert’s expert, and is often called to consult and advise other plastic surgeons in both Northern California and Beverly Hills. He has a special interest in eyelid and browlift surgery, facial rejuvenation surgery including facelifts, and rhinoplasty. He also has a particular interest in facial feminization surgery. Have questions? Email Dr.Sykes at: hello@sykesplasticsurgery.com
![FendiDa Rappa - Clock Dat ft. Shamar Marco [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3NBU8KHdxYY/mqdefault.jpg)
I'm 17 and mine is very noticeable, in the mirror with good lighting It hard to notice and I look good but In a mirror with average or low lighting it is very obvious and it'd giving me an identity crisis because I don't know what I look like. I look like 2 completely different people depending on the lighting and I hate It.
This! So true. U are not alone in this dilemma of different appears depending on lighting. It plays a serious trick on the mind. Drives me nuts too
That's literally me. I'm normally ok or kinda skinny(im 18)but my face muscles are getting less tighter day by day, and hence the muscle weight is coming downwards in the face,and these r giving me lines around mouth which is literally devastating for meh....id have looked so fine if I didn't have this:(
But in front of proper lighting I feel so confident ngl
I am 21 and i look old because of that😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Same lmao I’m 16 tho it makes me look so old I hate it
Had them since 13
I look shit everyday
Stopped smiling
Face massage
Nothing helped
15 now
I’m 24 and have great clear skin (I used to have acne) and the only thing I notice on pictures is those damn folds :( so frustrating 😔
you look amazing😊
Same I have to edit them out 😕
So glad when I was younger social media didn’t exist. Too much pressure to look a certain a way for too many strangers who may not even like (or respect) if I met them. Why look like everyone else? Google photos of what defines ‘beauty’ worldwide. Some of the top models/performers intentionally never fixed what made them unique. I’m sure this sounds like blah, blah, blah but you’ll see it’s true. True self confidence and respect from the inside (no matter what) is a quality and kind of beauty that stands out and others are drawn to. FWIW a bit of hi-liter works great. Just 2cents from someone old/er.
@@Magical_Trash
Pls don’t. See my reply to orig comment.
haha i feel the same at 30.. in harsh lighting its so bad
You just made me realize I need to stop smiling
I am sorry you can do facial exercises and strengthen those facial muscles. Consistency is the key hear. Healthy diet plays a big part of your skin health. I have been doing this and I see a massive change. Muscles has memory, please check facial exercise before and after. You don't need a filler. This is how they make money. It's not a drive through, instant gratification. While watch tv or walking you can do it. Hope you all give it a go wait for a month and you will see a massive improvement. Key is daily or 5 times a week for 20 mins over all facial exercises as your facial muscles are connected to each other. 🤗💕🙏💛
Can you share which exercises you do?
Yes share the exercises
It would have been nice to have the exercises shared but I guess I'll figure that part out on my own. Starting to climb the mountain.
@@lornalaurie278 sorry I haven't got a channel. I checked on RUclips. Type in before and after facial exercises. Look for women who have done it for years.. Not the young people as they are doing it to make money on you tube.. Hope this helps. Xx
Check out her videos. She is 53now
Never smiling again, and Im the person whos been smiling for 27 years and being complimented on it, and this is my thanks these ugly nasa folda have ruined my life my confidence everything..
So sad ro never smile
You have given me a whole new perspective on my nasolabial folds. My big cheeks are from my grandmother that is gone now, and my big cheeks remind me of her. I have tried to see what a facelift would look like on me but it seems to give me the “blown back” look even when using those tape facelift things. I think if anything I will get veneers so I have bigger teeth so I don’t need to smile as hard. Thank you for helping me rethink this. I have had plastic surgeons telling me to get fillers for them but I don’t think that will help if I like to smile and laugh a lot. I’ve heard one dermatologist explaining lines on our face, like pieces of paper that keep getting folded over and over in the same way, and that’s what causes lines. I’m happy I have a good bone structure and I haven’t inherited my dads skin which has forehead lines and crows feet, then again he is out in the sun all the time and doesn’t believe in sunscreen. I am happy for these videos that help me rethink my face.
Hi Lisa Maree, yes, i hear what you say. Regarding the analogy, of pieces of paper getting folded over & over again. So very true!
May i suggest, checking out many of Dr Amir Karam's videos.
I wish you well & take care.
@@INTUITIVENORSK2303 don’t recommend videos if you have no real sources to show. Reasons why many people distrust the practice to begin with, let your work speak for itself.
Well, I had my cheeks "filled" years ago. And it really didn't do any good.
Maybe my Doc didn't use enough, but i was disappointed. Alot of it is in the injector's skill.
Nasolabial folds explained crystal clear in just 4 minutes. I’ve watched other videos before I got to this. Thank you
I'm a filmmaker, and my client asks me can I fix the nasolabial folds on Model's face.
so that's why I'm here, and I send this video to my client.
Sir, thanks for this video. Yes young people have nasolabial folds too but they are not static but dynamic. So the reason they fold over and become static is due to sagging top (descending cheeks) and lateral laxity from the sides of the face. I wouldn’t agree that filling the cheeks will help soften the nasolabial folds. It will just make the cheeks heavier and the folds worse eventually.
what would be a good solution you think?
@@allenjanvalie I think it depends on severity. If nothing works then face lift and possibly a bit of fats transfer or filler alongside face lift will help it. But that’s surgery so it’s invasive.
@@Dandelion_flight i see, thanks for the reply
@@Dandelion_flight losing bodyfat can so help
@@anass4109better hit the gym then ig
i am a 37 years old runner and i’ve noticed in the past year that my face looks skinner and the nasolabial region is more noticeable. if i do any treatment to firm the skin will it look better? thank you
I appreciate this video, youve actually made me realize my cheeks are just super chubby and that is why i have such big smile lines (almost to the point of being marionette lines) as you described in the video
Like Gigi Hadid especially in some of her earlier pics due to chubby cheeks
I am 30 now and it's so more prominent now and I dislike mines.
Me too and there are the only wrinkles I have. I do face yoga
First going crazy about my nasolabial folds because seemingly the whole world wants to get rid of them. But I changed my perspective and actually find them pretty :) makes me look more feminine imo.
actually it isn't just fold, if you are skinny it is lines, but if you have round face and chubby cheek, the cheek droops down, the entire fat round cheek is down. My right is much much worse I am starting to look like a bulldog. btw, the lips also changes. The sides of lips drops down as well that makes you look like frowning. I used to have this full lacious shape lips, now the sides goes down. And since the right cheek falls more the lips also drops down more on my right. SO if I take picture it looks like I have a bit of bells palsy. My lips are not even because of this drooping cheeks. The upper lip is also drooping down, the vermillion border of my right side. Even the eye lid on right eye is the one that drops the most. If the eyelid drops you look angry or tired, you will lose that happy smiling eyes. I used to look fresh when i wake up in the morning, but now even waking up I already look so bad. PLus I don't see the glow I use to have when I am ovulating. I don't have that glow anymore. I am no longer cute 😭. even my neck is now turtle lined neck. with chicken skin. The acne scars also became much deeper. Pores became super large. The other women are still fresh because of easy life, no sunlight and no hardwork and have been pampered a lot so they still look fresh and babyish.
I have everything you just described... And i feel terrible everytime i look in the mirror.. i am 27
@@Broke.by.choice i don't look in the mirror 😆 and my eye sight is blurry so it helps a little bit. Better ignore it than be stress out about it.
And you are still alive and loved! Give thanks for that❤
My same issues. I look sad on one sad of my face. The damn smile lines are so deep and just thick, like a valley, and that nasolabila triangle is sooooo deep and just big
@@958342 aging gracefully is only for rich people.
Why do I have nasolabial folds at 15? Please give me a remedy.
I have the same issue and I just turned 15
@@mattgoldman1497 ikr same problem
dont worry! that just means uou are cheerful person and laugh a lot! Im 23 and I have them too, even though others dont seem to have them. Embrace them , take care of your nutrition and self love
don't worry i have them too since i was 15
@@doodle7629 sad
So can It be fixed or NOT ???
This guy confused, I said what I said
I had Bell's Palsy that didn't fully subside and now I see a longer fold on one side of my face. Half my face seems to have aged 10 years 😖 But I can't afford to get anything done so it's just an annoying reminder of rotten luck.
you may be able to qualify for financial aid as far as surgery. don't count yourself out yet! you can make installment payments. definitely see about getting a free consultation and discuss financial aid. you'd be surprised.
@@sickickick
Great idea. I hope they do.
Perfect. Thank you. I felt so much better after watching.
I’m 14, I got my braces off and this line just randomly appeared? I hate it so much
My nasolobial folds and asian puffy eyes makes me look way older than my actual age people older than me address me as someone older than them😢😢😢 theres never been such thing as puberty and youthful days for me i have always appeared old😢😢
Girl I feel you, people have always though I was older than what I am. And I'm only 25! Never got to experience those youthful days so to speak :(
Im only 13 too 😭
Follow Imi, she is from Japan, the name of her program is Imi's bigan yoga , she will make you people 20 yrs younger, I am 56, by practicing her facial exercises with her my entire face tightened, nasobial folds faded, no marionette lines or jowls
H
She has every answer of everybody's problem
Ah, this answers the question I put under the other video. Thanks.
Well, I dont have chubby cheeks, and I do smile all the time, but I don't like the lines, and want to get rid of them with a quickness. Perhaps I should just stop smiling.ugh!!
If the objective is to get a more streamline face why would you want to puff it up with filler. And there is all type of evidence that RHA filler can last for more that 10 years. Just try facial yoga and facial exercises they are all over RUclips for couple of months and see how those folds appear.
My crush has no visible nasolabial folds even when he smiles and I'm so furious because I have it 😂😂 so now I got thin to see if i would still have it. Well after getting thin, I still have it but not so much visible. There's still sugar fat which I intend to get rid of by consuming less to no sugar and by running to get as less fat in my body as possible.
2:28 Exactly
3:30 I've noticed that
Firstly .. its about smoothing out that area where there is a crease or a stronger indentation ... Of course you can fill that area so the fold isnt as prominent ... The filling of cheeks is where we have started to see the pillow face phenomenon & the face continues to get bigger over time ... also filling cheeks requires far more product ...meaning far more expense... it might look lifted at first ... but filler can not create lifted structure ... eventually is softens up, spreads & you end up with filler fatigue hence the pillow face look ... At least when you use filler for folds your just smoothing out an area & you can keep that looking subtle & natural ... when you use filler to try to create lift / bone structure this is where it all takes a nose dive
How to get rid of Nasalabial fold occurred on one side of face only 8months back ? Facial exercise is right and with ch ?
I wondered What that was called so it is a nasal fold. And then I have the jawls, it is really just unattractive to me. How do you fix that? Where are you located
That face in the thumbnail tho...
Would you use a surgeon that needs a facelift himself?
Dr u did not fix ur nasal labio fold on your face too
Im 14 my smile lines are showing when i turn on my back camera flash on it makes me insecure but the way you define it makes me have a whole new different perspective on it, thank you.
I lost weight and got Nasolabial folds. Will these folds disappear if I gain weight again? I am 22.
Did you gain weight?
Deep nasolabial fold make us look older. OK in western many people love to have them because it helps to look mature, but in eastern it’s something that terrible because eastern people love to look younger or stay in youth.
I wonder if a surgeon has to put more effort into that area when separating the SMAS and skin as if it's glued down. It looks like a fixing point and no tissue/fat can move above or below it.
Finally an inteligent explanqtion.
Avoid smiling sin the solution😁
The secret is don't smile, ever!
Wow you know your stuff
He does!!!
Thank you, you’re 👍🏻 great! Johanna
I am sagging early below the cheeks and flesh above the eyelid drooping too and it coincide with perimenopause...And is not just the face but whole body is going through same process... So now is the time to prepare for bone health, moisturize and massage upwards, not to sleep sideways.. ughhh
Follow Imi from Japan
The name of her program is Imi's Bigan yoga
Her facial exercises will change everything, will tighten face, fade nasobial folds, marronete lines jowls everything
I am 56 by following Imi my nasobial folds fade away , jaw tightened, no jowls now , entire face tightened
When Jesus Christ comes back and if you're a believer, you'll receive new fresh bodies. So don't worry, you all still look amazing.
I already have a very strong jaw with a very obvious jawline. I think filling the jaw area won't work for me.
Dr. Sykes, do you have any before and after pics of your patients? I'd like to see the results! Several years ago a woman caught my eye and she had the worst, deepest nasolabial folds I'd ever seen. It looked like her face had melted! I wondered why she didn't have something done. Now, as I've greatly aged, I have them, (probably payback for being so critical), also from the bottom of my nose to my chin. I look a puppet! It's all I can see when I look in the mirror and it really messes with my self-esteem. I still really care what I look like. I wouldn't want anyone talking behind my back about how hideous I look.
I know that some fillers actually travel to other areas, and some others are absorbed by the body itself.
Witch treatment is permanent? Pls.
I was in an accident and had dental work on my front teeth. because of this work, i lost gum volume above me front teeth. do you think this loss of volume could be contributing to my smile lines seeming more noticeable? i was considering a gum graft as a permanent solution vs filler
I also believe gum recession/loss and dental bone loss contribute to more noticeable smile lines too. I think this is a case of me as well. I have had filler done to the oral commissire twice so far but I burn it off really fast. Looking at a top up.
Definitely yes. Also overbite or underbite can cause these. The best thing is to go and see orthodontist
Hello Dr, I'm 27 but I have just suddenly noticed 2 marionette lines around my mouth that I had never noticed before. Could it be sudden aging? Or something else?
I would really appreciate your feedback, thank you!
wow, this is exactly what i needed to hear, i was so self conscious over mine even though i am just 28. Thank you doc !
The reason i want to get rid of it is because it looks really deep and has since I was a wee little tween :| i wanna look like my age for once in my life
I interpret what this fine plastic surgeon has said here as the solution being a facelift WITH fat transfer to the lower and upper cheek areas
I’ll pass.
They are laugh lines, if you dont like them, you werent that happy?
Do a lot of jogging and you will see results
Results in prevention or what?
@@tweeks9896wat else
Doc…. I’ve got stubborn fat in my fold if I lose it will my cheek lift itself. I mean I’ve got a chubby face I’m 39 lbs overweight
But if you add filler doesn’t it make your face fatter like a puffer fish ?
People without the fold look odd like cats. I had it my whole life at 58.
Why do i have nasolabial folds at 25 bro wtf
Bruh chill i been carrying them bitches at 17
I'm 19 and I have them🤷♀️
I hate mine but I noticed that I’m such a big smiling person because I’m always happy.
Can continuous lip fillers accentuate the folds?
i dont have a good bone structure and have melo labial fold :/
Comes from sleeping on the face more than smiling
Yes how can i order & how much
The problem isn’t with the fold, I don’t specifically have the fold except for when I smile
But after I smile I get red lines where my smile folds are.. there’s no red bumps, it’s not itchy, just the red lines, it’s not that skin condition Google keeps telling me it is
It’s just red lines that don’t go away for at least 30 mins after I finish smiling. I don’t like having these red lines on my face :/
Thank you so much. This info was very helpful.
I have this but at a young age (13) I can't do anything about it now :(
Same here, sucks, I'ma already pushing 20 and they haven't gotten any better, it is what it is
@@Geo-fq7td older u get the worse it gets🥺
I had a fat transfer and it’s working fine
How much does it cost you?
Awesome! Where (facility/Doctor) was it done, was it expensive, what was the recovery time
I'm so happy to discover you. Very educational. New subscriber🥰
Can you remove the fat pad ?
A new subscriber here. Thanks Dr! Your wise knowledge & advice is priceless! What you say is really interesting & very helpful.
If i may also add, for those who are unaware, that we also have arteries running down either side of our faces, pretty much right underneath our skin tissue & fat & running along facial muscle, where our nasiolabial folds are located. The facial artery is also known as the 'external maxillary artery". It's position is risky for needles. It routes along the nasolabial fold towards the medial angle of the eye & it then passes deep to the digastric and stylohyoid muscles and it also passes through the submandibular gland, which is our 2nd largest, out of our 3rd main salivary glands.
I have worse on the right side because my cheeks is falling more on right side. My lips is lower on right, even my eyelid on right is lower. I have tomato short nose without bridge, so if I pull my nose forward the fold will be less visible. SO if I get rhinoplasty that fold will dissapear coz it gets stretch. My cheeks looks so droopy and my collagen is gone. My acne scars also deepens and my pores got larger. But i can't fix anything coz I don't have money. I just need to accept I am old.
I have cheeks from my grandfather.
Thank U!
Great video!
😂😂😂
Chubby cheeks cause deep nasolabial folds too.
So lose weight?
Cushings stretched my face (moon face) and now I look deflated. It happened so quickly I didn't have the chance to ease into it.
what’s that?
@@ieatclementine8645cushing syndrome
Wonderful advice!
100% correct!!!
does massage help?
I've found that it's a waste of time, I'm 20, practically had them since I was around 16, what I do that helps some is moisturizing my face and I also sleep on my back, I love to sleep on my side but that's what caused it for me, you could get skinnier, it might help but it's not worth it because it'll ruin your health
@@Geo-fq7td so your folds reduced?
I need a beard 😂 because I don’t see your folds lol
I wish I could see it but I can’t. I can hear you but the clip is just black screen.
I’m 15 and I have these wow ihml
Same and I guess it’s because my smiles is huge like he said. But it’s weird I only have it mostly on my right side
@@Adversity-ki9xb probably bc u sleep on that side try sleeping on ur back
@@Adversity-ki9xb same ..my left side!!
Thank you, I've been looking at at home lasers, microcurrent to treat my folds
Don’t know if you’ll see this, but it’s been a year since your comment and I am wondering if those worked for you?! Hope you’re doing well! Take care OP!❤