Lower Third - Dermal Filler Flashcards
Juvederm
Volift (body)
Volbella (border)
Teoxane
RHA 3 or RHA kiss (volume)
RHA 2 (Hydration)
Filler longevity
3-8 months
Rickett’s line
Lateral profile
Nasal tip to chin
Upper lip 4mm from line
Lower lip 2mm from line
Natural lip symmetry
Upper lip 70-80% of lower lip volume
GK point
Peaks of the cupids bow
The Glogau-Klein points, coincide with the philtral columns
White lip
Philtral dimple
Philtrum columns/ridges
Melolabial/nasolabial folds, Cupid’s bow
Vermilion border
Da Vinci’s golden ratio
1:1.618
White roll
White roll is the white line that borders the top of the upper lip - caucasian
Arterial supply
Superior labial artery - First 1-2cm run superficially before penetrating deep
inferior labial artery
Layer 4 deep to muscle
Lip tubercules
Subcutaneous fat pads within the lip
3 top
2 bottom
Layer 3 in the lip
Orbicularis oris
Prognathic mandible
jaw protusion
Retrognathic jaw
jaw recession
Layer of labial arteries
78% submucosal - layer 4
17.5% intramuscular
2% subcutaneous
Vermillion border treatment
Generally avoid in young patients
Risk of migration and ledge formation
Superficial retrograde linear threads 0.025ml with needle
Body of lip treatment
Width of nose - medial
Tubercule treatment
Layer 2
Bolus, fan and linear threads
Post procedure swelling
up to 10 days
Anatomy of the nasolabial fold
Begins at nose ala
extends through inferior cheek and the upper lip
straight, convex or concave shape
ends below lateral corner of the mouth
How to assess the nasolabial fold
Upright position
assess for volume loss in the midface
is skin fibrosed in the crease
Technique for nasolabial fold filler
Linear threads along fold
Fanning in alar-facial groove
Medial fanning with significant volume lost
As much as 0.8-1ml filler
Type of filler for nasolabial fold
Mid- to high viscosity
Juvederm Vollure or Voluma
Features that are inappropriate for NF filler alone
thick fibrosed skin
severe deficit in the mid midface
Relation of facial artery to nasolabial fold
43% of cases within 5mm of NLF
34% of cases artery crosses NLF
then transitions into angular artery
Which layer is the facial artery found in the lower face
subcutaneous layer
How does filler cause blindness
central retinal artery occlusion
embolisation of filler through arterial anastamosis