What Comes First Dental Work or Facial Work?

First and foremost, you need to see your dentist and make sure your teeth and gums are healthy before looking at either cosmetic dentistry or facial cosmetic surgery.  I would make sure the dentist you see does botox and dermal fillers as well as veneers and whitening. I would always start with the less invasive procedure and maybe all of your cometic needs can be done through botox, dermal fillers and venners.  If you have a gummy smile, lines around the lip area, deep creases or smile furrows, all of these can be taken care of with botox and dermal fillers. Often times you wear down teeth from clenching and bruxism and botox placed into the masseter muscle can relax this powerful muscle, showing less gum line when you smile . The veneers,placed over your teeth,will be safe from popping off from grinding. You can create an entirely new smile and face with the use of these procedures. So my suggestion to you is get your mouth and teeth healthy first, Then find a qualified cosmetic dentist who has extensive experience in esthetic dentistry and uses botox and dermal fillers and you may never have to have the face lift!

Always take care of dental infection, cavities, and gum disease first. 

The best tooth appearance improvements come when they are matched nicely to the shape of your face.  So if you think there will be significant changes to your face shape, waiting until that is stable will allow your dentist to make sure your new teeth (whatever that means to you) will look like they belong!

The worst thing is to have pretty teeth that are tapered and round, but your face shape is more square!  They might look 'fake.'

 

A good Dental consultation would be advisable, as mentioned previously, changes to teeth and gums will provide immediate improvements that can enhance facial work.  Also, sometimes people find out that some things accomplish more then they think and then other things don't need to be done.  In other words,  less invasive or nonsurgical corrections may allow further therapies to be reduced and cosmetic dentistry can sometimes do this..  Further, it is important to rule out any tooth or gum problems before anything elective is done so infections don't complicate matters.  Your dentist and your facial specialist should coordinate care for best results and put aside any "me first so I can get paid first attitudes".  It should be about what is best for you.  Always get 2ND opinion if anything doesn't feel good and make sure your dentist and doctor have reputable credentials and references.  Best of luck!  Amazing things can be done now days!