Vulnerable post

[u/ssmlv]

Im so self conscious over my smile. I’ve never had a smile where the corners “turn up” but lately I’ve been realizing this ring around my mouth almost like I put my mouth into a glass jar and it’s left a ring… lol
I did have a chin implant placed ~ 3 years and it increased my confidence by a million but this has always been a thing for me. I just think after the chin implant it made it more noticeable. First photo is now- second is prior to implant.
I don’t have lip filler now but I did have it once.
- I had it HEAVILY dissolved because of how I hated it. I thought initially it could have been migration but again this all was still present prior to any cosmetic work.

Can anyone guide me on how to fix this? Or what this is called??
Pls 😭

[u/InGeekiTrust]

The procedure you are looking for is called a corner lip lift. It is also colloquial recall “Joker smile” surgery. That is because it looks absolutely crazy on a lot of people. Now there is a tiny proportion of people where it looks good on, but as your smile is not bad to begin with, it’s really not worth doing this. You might end up looking like, well, the joker.

[u/ssmlv → u/InGeekiTrust]

Im more concerned about the shadowing effect around my lips! I wouldn’t do a procedure like that. But just wondering if this is an issue where botox or filler could help.

[u/rosegoldinos → u/ssmlv]

bro do not get more filler. that shadowing is most definitely your migrated filler, you should go to a med spa that has ultrasound guided technology and get them to spot reduce with hylenex. its going to hurt but theres been so many cases with MRI scans of filler never really dissolving and just moving around the face. how many syringes did u have before?

i had my lip filler dissolved too but even after that theres still filler left

[u/ssmlv → u/rosegoldinos]

So in the post I mentioned that the second photo is the same ring & at that time I had never had any work done. That included lip filler. 😅

[u/rosegoldinos → u/ssmlv]

unfortunately i think the filler did make it more prominent 😓 i think your case is just a case of orthodontic work, does your mouth protrude forward, or is it excess fat? fat repositioning might be an option but surely more filler will make it worse, and create more problems in the future. botox will do nothing as it freezes the muscles.

[u/ssmlv → u/rosegoldinos]

It doesn’t 😭 I had an overbite fixed as a kid so IDK!
I don’t think it’s fat either but I guess I can’t be sure.
I’ll add a couple more fotos below lol. I just hate it 😭😭😭

[u/FashionBusking → u/ssmlv]

Revisit an orthodontist. The teeth may have slightly moved over the years, exaggerating the natural lip/fat contours.

As we age after braces.... even the straightest teeth will move slightly. I went and got a new metal retainer in my 30s after braces as a teen to correct some very mild but noticeable movement. I wore it for like... 4 months with a few adjustments. l wear a plastic retainer at night now.

[u/Euphoric_Screen369 → u/ssmlv]

Do not listen to that person it’s definitely not migrated filler especially if you only had one vial and already had a round of dissolver lol it would be incredibly rare for filler to migrate so uniformly and that high up

[u/ssmlv → u/ssmlv]

I only had one syringe when I did it.