I have a pretty severe gummy smile and was wondering the best method to fix it would be. I've read about botox being able to paralyze the muscles used to smile so less of my gums show, but that's only temporary. I've also read about the laser gum removal/crown lengthening as well as the lip lowering procedure. Which would you recommend for me? Thanks!
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You can get some corrective gum surgery to move the lips down. The other option is to move your whole jaw bones in the upper teeth upwards with what is called maxillary impaction and orthognathic surgery. Don't worry there are people out there that can help.
In my experience an intraoral repositioning of the upper lip is the least invasive and most beneficial in correction of the "gummy smile" problem. Combining repositioning with myotomy of the lip levator muscles works well. Use of botox for this purpose I would discourage because...
They certainly can all be performed together. Not only would it save you additional anesthesia and recovery times each result will enhance the other. One of the keys to successful rhinoplasty is facial balance. Lengthening of the lip improves projection on the nose.