Can a lip flip INCREASE teeth exposure? (photo)

Thank you for your question and photo. A lip lift may allow for slightly more teeth to show when you smile. However, a Botox lip flip is a good way to audition your new look, since the results are temporary. You may see some additional improvement from your current treatment, as Botox can take up to two weeks to achieve the full effect. If you like the result and want a more permanent solution, a lip flip may be a good choice in the future.

Hi @cc0212! This is a great question. A lip flip will allow for more teeth to show with smiling. The results will last 3-4 months. Best of luck, Dr. Nima!

Hello,A botox lip flip may slightly augment tooth/gum show when smiling but it would be a subtle change most likely. The reason for this is that the mucosa of the upper lip generally stays in the lower position, which is how the lip is "flipped" and how there comes to be more show of the vermillion. To reliably augment elevation of the upper lip a lip lift procedure might be better.
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We have performed too few lip-flips to comment on your question with certainty, but I'll give you my 2 cents. We have seen elevation of the pink border of the upper lip with very little Botox (6-10 units). People feel a heaviness of their upper lip for a week or so after the treatment, and satisfaction is high. We have only offered a lip-flip to our patients with previous lip aug. who wanted a bit of upward lift of the cupid's bow. Since the only way of definitively lifting your upper lip is with lip lift surgery, a trial of a conservative lip-flip may be reasonable. If you don't like the effect, it will completely wear off in around 3 months. Hope this helps. Dr Joseph

lip flip tends to make the mouth not move up as much so show LESS teeth. start fillers for hydration and shaping and prodcuts for daily plumping and antiaging (link). Best, Dr. Emer.

Perhaps there was a patient with just the right lip anatomy who really did respond to botox with what is claimed to be a lip flip. However, if you really do study so-called lip flips (trust me, I have done this) mostly what you find (100% of the time) is a lip flip that is filler and botox. Now fillers do have the power to turn a lip edge in some cases. The bottom line in my opinion is that you do not have the anatomy for a botox lip flip (but then 99.9999% of people don't have that anatomy). So will the botox lip flip increase exposure of your teeth? Not a chance. Save your money.

Botox for a lip flip is different than a Botox for a gummy smile. A lip flip will allow more of the "pink part" of the lip to show. Botox for a gummy smile is injected differently and relaxes the lips to rest further over the teeth, improving a gummy smile.

You will dont use your upper lip as before after botox. May be you will see your gummy smile but artificial apparance will be on your upper lip.Regards.

cc0212, You have a great smile. In regards to wanting to show more gums in a smile, placement of the Botox is key. Also keep in mind that plastic surgeons know the anatomy around the mouth and are very careful to inject only where it is safe. Keep in mind that it takes 7-10 days for Botox to kick in so you may need to wait a little longer to see how it settles. I would advise you to do a follow up with your plastic surgeon who treated you, that way you can both be on the same page in regards to results.

Hello! Botox will decrease the gum exposure, causing the teeth to show less. We would not suggest a lip flip to increase teeth exposure.