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Nasolabial Folds: Causes and Options
Written for someone deciding about their own face rather than studying the subject. If you read only one guide, read the first, because whether this is descent or a normal fold decides what the other nine mean for you.
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10 guides
- A Nasolabial Fold Is Not a WrinkleUnderstanding
- What Actually Creates the Nasolabial FoldCauses
- How Nasolabial Fold Depth Is AssessedAssessment
- Why Filling the Fold Flat Usually DisappointsLimits
- The Conservative Rungs for Nasolabial FoldsOptions
- Filler Placed to Restore the Cheek, Not the LineOptions
- Collagen Stimulators and the MidfaceOptions
- When the Answer Is Lifting, Not FillingAlternatives
- Surgical Lifting and the Nasolabial FoldOptions
- When a Nasolabial Fold Needs No TreatmentDeciding
Start with what has actually moved
Arrange an assessment. We will examine the face at rest and in a smile, say whether the fold comes from descent, volume loss, the bone or normal anatomy, and tell you what treatment can and cannot change. Doing nothing is a legitimate answer.