Lip repositioning surgery worth it for me? (photo)

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I am interested in scheduling lip repositioning surgery with a doctor in Florida hopefully to fix how high my upper lip curls when I smile. Could anyone advise whether this would be the best rout to go? After contacting one doctor she advised that I may need to shave the bone area above the lip before surgery but I'm not sure if that is necessary or not.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

The first place to start is to have Botox injections to create the temporary effect of improving the gummy smile. It takes but a few units on each side of the nose to create the effect. If that look is an improvement then you can have gummy smile surgery which consists of a maxillary vesibuloplasty, labii muscle release and a mucosal upper lip advancement. A maxillary impaction surgery is only indicated if you have excess gum show when not smiling

Joseph W. Aguiar, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

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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