Nasolabial fold

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Human face, the left nasolabial fold is highlighted by an ellipse.

The nasolabial fold or nasal lip furrow ( sulcus nasolabialis , from Latin nasus "nose" and labium "lip") is the name given to the soft tissue depression that extends from the upper end of the nostrils to the corners of the mouth and is one of the special features of the face . It used to be known as the "grief fold". The shape, depth and length of the nasolabial fold are determined by the facial muscles , the varying extent of the subcutaneous fatty tissue and age. In the depth of the fold there is a lymph node , the nodus nasolabialis .

A temporarily (6–12 months) reduced expression is achieved in aesthetic medicine with injection of hyaluronic acid .

In alternative medicine , the nasolabial fold is used to identify various diseases. A nasolabial fold emphasized on the right is supposed to indicate painful biliary diseases, a one-sided deepening to heart disease ("heart fold") and pronounced deepening in the lower area to gastric or duodenal disorders. In acupuncture, the nasolabial fold serves as a guiding structure for the colonic duct. In addition, in the middle of the fold is the acupuncture point Di20, which is said to be effective in diseases of the nose, paranasal sinuses, facial paralysis and trigeminal neuralgia .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Walther Graumann: Compact textbook anatomy . Volume 3. Schattauer Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-7945-2063-3 , p. 7
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Dauber: Feneis' picture lexicon of anatomy . Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-13-330109-1 , p. 300.
  3. ^ Jean Carruthers, Alastair Carruthers: Soft Tissue Augmentation E-Book: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series . Elsevier Health Sciences, 2012, 3rd edition, ISBN 978-1-4557-3777-2 , p. 14.
  4. ↑ Natale Ferronato: Practice of Pathophysiognomics: Textbook and picture atlas of the signs of disease in the face. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2014, 3rd edition ISBN 978-3-8304-7731-0
  5. ^ Marion Kühn: Repertory of holistic diagnostics . Foitzick, 2010, ISBN 978-3-929338-53-9 , p. 101.
  6. ↑ Angelika Steveling, Hans-Ulrich Hecker, Elmar T. Peuker: Repetitorium Akupuncture. VISDAK visual-didactic concept. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-8304-5412-0 , p. 77.
  7. ↑ Angelika Steveling, Hans-Ulrich Hecker, Elmar T. Peuker: Repetitorium Akupuncture. VISDAK visual-didactic concept. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-8304-5412-0 , p. 80.