Can lip injections cover my gummy smile? (photo)

Thank you for your question and photograph.  There are minimally invasive techniques to improve your gummy smile appearance and this can be done either through Botox or dermal filler placement.  As you were already considering a lip augmentation for thin lips this is a reasonable method to improve both conditions.  Hope this helps.

Thank you for the photo. Usually a gummy smile is due to vertical excess of your maxilla or midface. If this were the case, a permanent fix would be to have maxillofacial surgery by a craniofacial surgeon in which your bone is repositioned to improve the proportions of your face. Using lip injections can help mask the gummy appearance, however this needs to balanced with an appropriately shaped and sized upper lip. You may also end up wanting lower lip injections at the same time for better harmony between the upper and lower lip. Botox injections can also be considered to slightly lower the upper lip so that it does not lift as high when smiling. Hope this helps!Johnson C. Lee MDPlastic Surgery