Whenever I smile the ?mucosa of my upper lip hides the top teeth. I used to have an “underbite” where the bottom row of my teeth would sit in front of the top. This was treated with braces and elastics. Just wanted to see what options are available. I have attached photos
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October 16, 2023
Answer: Central lip elevation
Ruslan Zhuravsky, DOFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hello, I do almost all my lip lifts with local anesthesia and never had anyone describe severe pain. The initial numbing injections can hurt / burn for a couple seconds, but that’s the extent of it. This is very similar to what is done when you go to the dentist, expect you don’t have to wor...
Hello, hope you are well. A lip lift reduces the length of the philtrum, and increases vermilion and dental show. It does not do as much to increase projection, but that is where augmenting the lip may be beneficial. (These procedures are often done at the same time in my practice). There are...
Hello, hope you are well. That's a great question! I have not seen this, but you may be looking at undesirable outcomes due to surgical technique. By resuspending the upper lip to deep anchoring points (i.e. periosteum), we can avoid distortion of the nostrils and nasal base. Even so, if an...