I was in an accident a year ago and had trauma to my face. A scar close to the eye. Now my smile is completely skewed! As you can see, the right side(your left) is much lower. The cheek is depressed and it is "heavier" to move it the area. I'm think it's the Orbicularis Oculi or the Zygomaticus Minor that is damaged. Can the nerve be repaired/reattached somehow? It's not a wide area of trauma. (Please note that the redness on the front-pics are unrelated, it is the scar of last picture.)
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Hi:From the photos it appears that the lip movement is not symmetrical due to muscle. Most likely you will need Botox or fillers to help make the muscle movements more symmetrical.Best,Dr. Maddahi
Yr issue is not with teeth but it is with lips, u have good set of teeth and consonant smile. yr smile is uneven , is because of hyper activity of one side muscle. there r two ways to correct it. u can go for botox , but u have to take botox every 4 month and second option is physio the...
Hi:From the photo it seems that both your upper and lower teeth are not in the proper place, meaning they are too far back and need to be protruded. The protrusion will help with the facial symmetry as well. Sometimes full Mouth reconstruction with porcelain veneers and crowns can accomplish t...
