Fillers for Marionette lines

I’d never heard the term marionette lines till I read this thread. Now I have a name for what I see when I look in the mirror. I find mine are very much improved if I remove my glasses before casting my eyes on my face ?

I always said I wouldn't have any cosmetic treatment, but I too have these lines and when my face is not animated or smiling, I do look bad tempered, what would be called a 'resting bitch face' I suppose. So, if I am just sitting listening to a friend, not talking, not smiling, I am looking disgruntled. I would be interested in hearing how you get on!

Well now I know what marionette lines are, thought they were something to do with puppets! No absolutely not worried about any I may have don't think they are particularly pronounced, even if in repose I may well have a "resting bitch face" do I care? not really can't always be wearing an ear to ear grin. Aging is an inevitable process, from what I've seen of well known faces who indulge in Botox and the like, with a few exceptions, I think they look worse than if they had let nature take its course.

I had this done a couple of weeks ago and I am delighted with the result. I didn't have any bruising or marks but look less miserable.

PamelaJ1 Fillers are used for Marionette lines or nasolabial lines. Botox is more for frown lines.
And yes, I do look miserable , but I’m not (at least not all of the time!)
anna I am glad you are pleased with your results. I am having a minimal amount too as want the results to look subtle.
Bigbertha1 This is going to cost me £150 and can last up to 18months.
I was given some birthday money so thought ‘Why not!’
My practitioner is medically trained. I wouldn’t use someone who wasn’t.

GillT I’ll report back!

Mazgg Glad to hear you are pleased with the results. I hope I am too!

Just thought I would pop back on to say I LOVE my fillers! They look so subtle but give me so much more confidence.
However, once the Marionette lines were done, my naso labial folds looked worse so I popped back for 1ml in them tonight. I feel 10 years younger!
So for anyone thinking of having fillers I would highly recommend them!

I don’t think anyone will immediately think ‘she’s had work done’, yet I suspect colleagues might think I look less tired and miserable without being to able to put their finger on why
I think I have been lucky as I have only had a small amount of redness afterwards, which disappeared within the hour and no bruising.
For those of you considering it - go for it!

Excellent result then.
So pleased you're pleased. Now, try not to be too overjoyed, or you'll build up more lines.

Flaxseed I'm glad it worked out well.

These treatments get a very bad press because of the bad practitioners and the people who overdo it. But for every person who does too much and every bad practitioner there are probably a dozen people that you wouldn't know had had 'work done' but feel a bit more confident in their world.

I do worry about the young girls who are so obsessed with their looks that they are getting fillers in their teens, and read recently about one girl (in her twenties) who had got into a huge amount of debt on her credit cards getting these treatments.

Interesting. I wish you could have posted before and after pics. Sounds a very reasonable price.

I’ve been having Juvederm for marionette lines for about ten years. Just about to have them redone. Each time the effect lasts for about 18 months. I go to a proper plastic surgeon who although now retired from the NHS has years of experience in serious stuff such as burns and reconstructions in addition to cosmetic surgery. I’m always pleased with the result as if left, the lines make me look miserable. I have a naturally downturned mouth and apart from filling the lines he gives me a little bit of an upturn at the corners which makes a significant improvement.

Polly73
She did take before and after pics but I wouldn’t feel comfortable posting them on a public forum.

Foghorn My practioner also works for the NHS and is medically trained. She also very honest and refused to top up someone’s lips recently as she felt they had had enough.

arewethereyet I agree. The amount of work young girls have is frightening and really quite sad.
missadventure I certainly skipped out of there (as much as you can with arthritic knees) with a spring in my step!

GillT57

I always said I wouldn't have any cosmetic treatment, but I too have these lines and when my face is not animated or smiling, I do look bad tempered, what would be called a 'resting bitch face' I suppose. So, if I am just sitting listening to a friend, not talking, not smiling, I am looking disgruntled. I would be interested in hearing how you get on!

I've always had a 'resting bitch face' - but I think it's becoming more and more 'bitchy' with age, lol! Hence the reason I avoid cameras like the plague!

Thank you for reporting back Fkaxseed and delighted you are pleased with the results. I have decided to treat myself as a reward for losing two stone. That part starts tomorrow. Saw myself sideways in a full length mirror yesterday,time.to take control.

Have had fillers for my marionette lines for a couple of years now, also Botox in forehead and my practitioner puts a tiny amount in the downward pulling muscles at corner of my mouth to help prevent problem worsening. She is a medical practitioner and knows her craft, it doesn’t look odd, overdone or too young, just me, but more rested and refreshed, wouldn’t be without it now .

Flaxseed, thanks for the info. I was confused by Lily’s post because she seemed to think that Botox plumped up her lips.

I was having the same thoughts about my marionette lines the other day. I thought maybe I was being a bit weird as I had never heard that you could fill them.

Thank you for posting this

How do I find a reputable practitioner? I am seriously considering this following Flaxseeds results.

I have never had any cosmetic surgery and wouldn't know where to start.

Thanks