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After lip repositioning, I can't close my mouth. My top lip now seems smaller. 10 days after the intervention. (Photo)

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ralucaaaxOct 9, 2015
I had a gummy smile. After lip repositioning i can't close my mouth. And my top lip seems now smaller. 10 days after the intervention. Now, the smile is better and i like it. But when i stay relaxed my mouth it s open. And i don t undetstand why my top lip it s smaller now. What can i do?

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The correction of a gummy smile by a vestibuloplasty and muscle release has a god track history of success with only minimal to moderate relapse. Any such relapse occurs in the first three months after surgery.

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Hello.  The issue you are speaking of can easily be corrected with a few units of Botox/Dysport. I have been successfully using Botox and Dysport to correct smiles for more than 10 years. 

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