Want to show more teeth when I smile - what to do? (photos)

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When i smile i feel the nose bone under the nose tip pushing my upper lip down causing that I don't show teeth. I don't know if the problems is my lips, muscles or nosebone. What to do ?

Steven J. Pearlman, MD, FACS · Answer

You did not show your face without smiling. For most patients, to show more teeth with smiling and help evert (roll out) your upper lip, as you do with your finger in the second photo, a lip lift will achieve just that. You should see someone with a lot of experience with lip lifts. It is not just about removing a set amount of the lip skin under the nose. There are calculations we can do to control how much more teeth you can see.

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