Why is my smile so uneven? Is it due to uneven lips or uneven gums?

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Age-18

Eric M. Joseph, MD · Answer

Based on your photos, we can't see very much of your gums and your lips appear to be symmetrical on both the top and the bottom. I hope this is helpful! Sincerely, Dr Joseph

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed. Options include: 1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face 2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping. 3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender 4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

The human face is a symmetrical. The shape of the mouth is in many ways, determined by structures that are far away from the mouth itself. Movement of the mouth is based on muscles that have the origin from your cheekbone down to the base of your chin, you cannot access the mouth, without having context of the rest of the face. The asymmetry is probably more related to facial, skeletal asymmetry and you’re simply seeing this in a midline structure. Most facial a symmetry is based on bone structure. Attempts and correcting facial, a symmetry which soft tissue manipulation it generally just creates two different asymmetries , because all people have asymmetrical faces the human brain is accustomed to seeing facial a symmetry as being completely normal. When we see purely symmetrical faces from computer generated images, they have an odd, strange and unfamiliar appearance. Facial symmetry is not an aesthetic ideal.
There’s no shortage of people happy to take your money, especially when it comes to aesthetic procedures. For most people who have baseline facial a symmetry it is generally better to leave it alone and except it as being normal. The rest of your body is highly asymmetrical as well. All internal organs are placed asymmetrically and people are usually right, handed or left handed.
The idea that the human body, including the face is supposed to be symmetrical is not accurate.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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