Nasolabial fold

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The nasolabial folds are facial features, the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth. They separate the cheeks from the upper lip. the term derives from Latin nasus for "nose" and labium for "lip".

[edit] Cosmetology issues

With ageing the fold may become more pronounced and become cosmetically undesirable. The most significant factors that contribute to the prominence of the fold are excess skin, skin thinning, excess cheek fat, and ptosis of cheek fat.

Most common cosmetic treatments are anatomical removal, liposuction and facelift.

[edit] See also

Epicanthal fold

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General anatomy of head and neck - head

Face/Occiput

Forehead • Eye (Orbit/Periorbita, Trochlea) • Ear • Temple • Cheek • Chin • Scalp

Nose

External nose	Nostril • Nasal septum • cartilages (of the septum, Greater alar, Lesser alar, Lateral nasal, Accessory nasal, Vomeronasal) • Olfactory glands

Nasal cavity	Nasal concha • Sphenoethmoidal recess • Ethmoid bulla • Semilunar hiatus • Maxillary hiatus • Inferior meatus • Vomeronasal organ • Paranasal sinuses

Naso-pharynx	Choana - Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube (Salpingopharyngeal fold, Salpingopalatine fold, Torus tubarius) - Pharyngeal tonsil - Pharyngeal recess

Mouth/oral cavity

Palate/roof of mouth	Hard palate • Soft palate • Palatine raphe • Incisive papilla

Tongue	dorsum (Taste bud, Median sulcus, Terminal sulcus, Foramen cecum, Lingual tonsils) • opposite dorsum (Frenulum, Plica fimbriata, Sublingual caruncle) • Anterior • Posterior • Glossoepiglottic folds

Teeth	Permanent (Incisor, Canine, Premolar, Molar) • Deciduous

Oro-pharynx	arches/fauces (Palatoglossal, Palatopharyngeal) • Oropharyngeal isthmus • Palatine tonsil • Uvula

Salivary glands	Parotid gland/Parotid duct • Submandibular gland/Submandibular duct • Sublingual gland/Major sublingual duct

Other	Lip (Upper, Lower) • Philtrum • Pterygomandibular raphe • Vestibule of mouth