I make a gummy smile just when I laught spontaneously. Can I make lip muscles get used to normal smile?

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I would like to know if those lips muscle will get used if I will control my smile consciously, because I make a gummy smile just when I laught spontaneously . I mean that normally with a little effort I can make a beautiful smile and keep my upper lip where it should be. Just when I am in the mood (you know that feeling you cannot stop laughting about sth that make you automatically smile), it draw my lip up automatically, instead of drowing smile into the sides.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Botox can improve the gummy smile. I suggest you speak to a physician that is an expert in this type of treatment.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

I have been injecting Botox for well over fifteen years for treating just the type of gummy smile you describe. It usually only takes a microdroplet placed in a specific muscle on each side of the nose in the vicinity of the top of the smile lines to soften the overactivity of the tiny muscle there that pulls up the upper lips and prevents them from more naturally covering the gums when smiling. Such treatment would then not require of you exercising any control of your smile. Your physician might suggest giving you a pre-test, using a local anesthetic, to give you some idea of the potential results of treatment. The effects of the local last about two hours, enough time for you to have a "tryout" of your new, non-gummy smile. Treating a gummy smile with Botox is an advanced injection technique that is best left to the hands of an experienced, board certified, aesthetic physician injector and not simply someone who is accustomed to treating ordinary glabella "eleven lines."  Best of luck to you and keep smiling.

Corey Frucht, MD, PhD · Answer

Hello, and thanks for your question. A small amount of Botox can be injected near the sides of your nose to reduce the amount of gum show while smiling. I recommend an in-person consultation with a well-trained dermatologist or plastic surgeon. Best of luck, Dr. Frucht.

Sanaz Harirchian, MD · Answer

A small amount of Botox can be injected into the muscles of the upper lip to improve a gummy smile. Good luck. Best Dr H

Yasser A. Elseweifi, DDS · Answer

Thanks for your question. I would suggest Botox injection for your gummy smile. Botox controls lip elevation. It lasts for around 3 months. That way you can test your new smile without permanent changes. Make sure you get an experienced clinician to do that for you. Good luck.

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