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Concerns · Seomyeon, Busan
Marionette lines in Busan Seomyeon, by cause
The lines from the mouth corners to the chin are a muscle pulling the corners down, a jowl sliding onto the line, and a hollow beside the chin, in some share, which is why they read sadder than the smile lines above them. Mouth-corner Botox from ₩16,500, soft filler from ₩88,000 per cc, lifting from ₩66,000, in the right order, VAT included, by the doctor at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic one minute from Seomyeon Station.
₩16,500 from
Mouth-corner Botox; filler ₩88,000/cc, Shurink from ₩66,000
10–40 min
Ten to forty minutes by tool
None–3 daysNone for Botox and devices; a few days of swelling after filler
3 months to a year by toolBotox three to four months; filler a year; devices six to twelve months
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Start here — direct answer
Are marionette lines a muscle problem or a volume problem, and what treats each in Busan?
Marionette lines
run from the corners of the mouth down toward the chin, and they make a resting face read sad or stern in a way the smile lines above never do, because they point down. Three things make them, in a share the consultation reads. A muscle
, the depressor anguli oris, pulls the corners of the mouth down; in some faces it is strong from youth, and it sets the corners down at rest. The jowl
, the fat at the corner of the mouth, slides down with age and piles onto the line, making a cliff beside the chin. And the hollow
beside the chin, the pre-jowl sulcus, deepens as the chin and jaw lose volume, so the line falls into a valley.
At Boom Dermatology the plan follows the share, and the mistake, as with the folds above, is to fill the line alone. Mouth-corner Botox
from ₩16,500 relaxes the muscle that pulls the corners down, a small dose with a large effect on how the face reads; a jowl that has slid is lifted with Shurink
or Oligio, or threads
when it has slid more; the hollow beside the chin is restored with a soft filler
from ₩88,000 per cc placed in the sulcus and along the jaw, which supports the corner from below without making the lower face heavy. The line that remains takes a little filler along it. Most marionette lines use Botox plus one other, and the heaviness question below is why the filler is placed beside the line rather than in it.
What Busan patients ask before Marionette lines
Is this a muscle problem or a volume problem?
Why do these lines look worse than the smile lines above them?
Will filling them make my lower face heavy?
How much can be fixed without surgery?
Can Botox really change a sad mouth?
All of these come up most weeks at our Seomyeon skin clinic. The page answers them in order.
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Who it suits
Who marionette lines treatment suits, and who should wait
Good candidates
Lines from the mouth corners down that make the face read sad
Mouth corners that turn down at rest
A jowl piling onto the line
A hollow beside the chin
Patients who have had line filler elsewhere and look heavy
We will suggest something else
A jowl with real weight; a lower facelift is the honest answer
Filler into the line alone on a face that needs support; we will say so
Pregnancy or breastfeeding for injectables
Cold sores near the mouth; wait
Expecting a line to vanish; it is softened and the corner lifted
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The visit
What happens at a marionette lines consultation in Seomyeon?
This is how a marionette lines consultation runs at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic in Seomyeon, Busan, from the first message to the review.
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Message first
A daylight photo without make-up and what bothers you. The doctor replies with the plan, the device, the session count and the VAT-included price.
2
Consultation
The problem is read, not assumed: type, depth, skin type, history. The plan and settings go on your record.
3
Cleanse and cool
Make-up off, eye shields on; cooling gel or numbing cream by device.
4
Test pulses, then treatment
A few test pulses where the response can be read, then the session by the doctor.
5
Out the door
Sunscreen before you leave; aftercare by device, written on WhatsApp.
6
Review and rhythm
A photo at two to six weeks sets the interval; a mid-course review decides continue, stop or switch.
How does Boom Dermatology plan marionette lines treatment?
Three readings, taken at the consultation and written on your record.
Muscle, jowl or hollow?
Purse your lips and watch the corners; lift the jowl with a finger; look at the profile beside the chin.
Botox first, support second
The muscle relaxed before anything is filled; the hollow supported before the line.
Small doses, reviewed
Botox in units, filler in half-cc steps; the resting face is checked at two weeks.
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Prices — VAT included
How much does marionette lines treatment cost in Busan?
Marionette line tools at Boom Dermatology run from ₩16,500 for mouth-corner Botox to ₩495,000 for Oligio, VAT included with the doctor's time, the same for every patient; most lines use Botox plus one other tool.
Marionette linesMouth-corner Botox, per area₩16,500VAT included
Marionette linesShurink Universe, 100 shots₩66,000VAT included
Marionette linesFiller, per cc₩88,000VAT included
Marionette linesOligio, 300 shots₩495,000VAT included
Marionette lines: what it is made of, and the tool for each part
The sorting the doctor does at the consultation; most faces use two tools.
Every option in the table is available at Boom Dermatology in Busan Seomyeon, performed by the doctor, with the VAT-included price shown.
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Downtime
Downtime after marionette lines treatment, and flying home
None for Botox and devices; a few days of swelling and a possible bruise after filler. Fly the same evening. Botox shows at a week; filler at once; devices over two to three months.
Botox · toning
Filler · boosters
Fly home
Devices build
Review
Day 0Day 3Week 2Month 1Month 3–6
treatment / peak result
tenderness or redness
milestone
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Questions, answered properly
Is this a muscle problem or a volume problem?
Usually both, in a share. Purse your lips in the mirror: if the corners pull down hard, the muscle is strong and Botox does a lot. Look at the profile beside the chin: if there is a valley, the hollow needs support. Lift the jowl with a finger: if the line goes, the jowl is the share. At Boom Dermatology the three tests take a minute and decide the plan.
Why do these lines look worse than the smile lines above them?
Because they point down, and a downward line reads as sadness or sternness to anyone looking at the face, where a smile line reads as a smile. The same depth of line has a different meaning, which is why treating the muscle that sets the corners down changes how the whole face reads for a small dose.
Will filling them make my lower face heavy?
Filling the line alone will; supporting the hollow beside the chin and lifting the jowl will not. The heaviness patients arrive with from elsewhere is filler packed into the crease on a face whose corner was never lifted. Our Seomyeon skin clinic puts the filler beside the line and the Botox in the muscle first.
How much can be fixed without surgery?
The corners set level, the hollow supported, the line softened and the jowl lifted a little: for most faces that is the whole change wanted. A jowl with real weight that has slid onto the chin is a lower facelift, and we say so at the first visit.
Can Botox really change a sad mouth?
Yes, and it is the most underrated use of it: a few units into the muscle that pulls the corners down lets the lifting muscles win, and the mouth rests level instead of turned down. Patients at Boom Dermatology in Busan often start there and find the line matters less once the corner is up.
Good to know
Marionette lines questions patients ask our Busan skin clinic first
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How much does marionette line treatment cost in Busan?
From ₩16,500 for mouth-corner Botox to ₩495,000 for Oligio at Boom Dermatology in Seomyeon, VAT included; filler ₩88,000 per cc.
2
What causes marionette lines?
A muscle pulling the corners down, a jowl sliding onto the line and a hollow beside the chin.
3
Does Botox help?
Yes; it sets the mouth corners level.
4
Will filler make my face heavy?
Not when placed beside the line to support it rather than in it.
5
When is surgery needed?
When the jowl has real weight.
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Who reads the concern at Boom Dermatology?
The doctor, with the reason for each option on your record in English.
7
Do foreign patients pay more?
No. One price for everyone, VAT included, no consultation fee if you proceed.
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Can I have one small treatment rather than a plan?
Send a daylight photo; the doctor says what your marionette lines is made of, names the simplest tools that address it and the VAT-included prices, before you book a flight to Busan.