Would lip repositioning help me achieve a more balanced look? (photos)
October 8, 2023
Asked By:chynahx in Kilsby, England, United Kingdom
I have quite big lips naturally but my top lips doesn’t touch my bottom lip naturally. I have the either pull my upper lip down or lift my bottom lip. My top lip also disappears when I smile but I don’t have a gummy smile. Suggestions?
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You are a great candidate for a lip lift, and likely a corner lip lift. At your age is around the time we see lips start to droop and lengthen. The procedure I do is in the office, takes about 30 minutes, and is very effective. Watch our videos to learn more.
A common cause of Gummy Smile is an underdeveloped maxilla rather than a soft tissue problem. Yoy did not include photos to help in understanding problems.
Patients with very a narrow maxilla have a developmental problem that is orthopedic in nature. These patients have a narrow smile and...
This is obviously very subtle deformity, not visible on this photo. That may be weakness of lover lip muscles as a result of partial facial nerve brunch injury during surgery? Only on the basis of thourough in person evaluation it would be possible to confirm cause of the problem and,...
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