Will Botox Help with my Uneven Smile? (photo)

Yes Botox or other neuromodulators can help with a gummy smile! It takes only two to four units of Botox per side to give you improvement for three to four months. It is always best to see an expert injector for your treatment.

Thanks for your question. The muscles above your upper lip are the ones that lift your lip during different facial expressions. These muscles can definitely be treated with BOTOX to try and even out the position of your upper lip during smiling and other facial expressions. This usually requires a minimal amount of BOTOX and placement and titration of units becomes important since there is an assymetry at baseline. Your teeth do look very nice. There are plenty of doctors on Long Island that can do this.

Good luck

Sachin Parikh, MD 

 

Botox injections are fabulous at improving the gummy smile. One small injection is placed on either side of the nose into the muscle that pulls up the lip. In a few days this muscle is weakened and the lip stops pulling up with smiling. When performed correctly, the smile looks very natural after injection. Even better, the cost should be very reasonable since only a few units of Botox are required!

Yes, you can have treatment with cosmetic Botox for the "gummy smile" look - and any reputable and well-trained provider in your area can help you.

Botox or Dysport can certainly be used to treat your upper lip to decrease the amount of gum show and improve your "gummy" smile.  The mild asymmetry may or may not be improved with the injections - this will depend on the skill of your injector, but even in the best hands perfect symmetry may be difficult to achieve.