“Will A Good Smile Get You A Better Job?”

A Smile can speak a thousand words!

Juvéderm® ULTRA SMILE: the first hyaluronic acid dermal lip filler with lidocaine, specifically designed for lips, were the title sponsors for an interesting event on April 27th for the CEWUK at The Avenue restaurant in London. With the expert help of Dr. Tracy Mountford of The Cosmetic Skin Clinic, they learnt all about the advances in lip enhancement techniques and how to avoid the dreaded “trout pout.”

We are all familiar with the saying “A smile can speak a thousand words”.

A person will smile simply to look happy or friendly, but many will also admit to using a winning smile to get ahead at work or attract a partner.The Daily Mail (March 3rd) ran a headline “Want to seduce a man? Smile at him 35 times every hour”. Highly improbable – or is it?

Allergan, the makers of the Juvéderm® range of dermal fillers, recently conducted a European SMILE survey which turned up some fascinating findings. *Lip shrinkage begins between the ages of 30 and 40 •Recent Unilever* study revealed that women who have full, firm lips look much younger than they really are:

–Even if a woman gets wrinkles and her hair loses its sheen and begins to grey, fuller lips can save the day –Genes are the main reason why lips become shriveled or stay firm: external causes like sun damage have a smaller role

–A full pout is a key sign of sexual allure

•Previous studies** have also determined facial attractiveness is a combination of large eyes and full lips as well as the relationship between the face contour and the eyes, mouth and nose

* Gunn, David, et al. Why Some Women Look Young for Their Age, PLoS ONE 1 December 2009 | Volume 4 | Issue 12 | e8021

**PHYSorg.com, Researchers discover new ‘golden ratios’ for female facial beauty, 16 Dec 2009, www.physorg.com/news180195066.html