Gummy Smile Correction - Ridgewood, NJ

I have been conscious about my gummy smile for over 20 years. I thought the only solution was to have the orthogenetic surgery. I have consulted 4 doctors however I was turned down by all of them. They all told me I didn’t have any biting or jaw problems and my gummy smile was not severe enough that I in fact looked attractive and the surgery was unnecessary.

I have learned how to control my smile and laugh without showing the gum. I had a very bulky bone and gum and it was causing to stretch my lips when I smile. The combination of the effort to control the smile with the lips stretched – my smile was narrow and never attractive – like people can tell I was controlling my mouth. My mouth was always tired when I had to smile for a long time, e.g. parties, socializing, etc…

One day I started to search “gummy smile correction” on internet and I found Dr. Kurpis. I was immediately impressed with his work and I contacted him on the next day. Dr. Kurpis responded right away and I was excited to read his response. He suggested the treatment called “Crown Lengthening”. I was not familiar with the term at all but he explained the procedure and how he can trim the bone underneath the gum and that will reduce my lips from stretching when I smile which would eventually give me more full and wide smile. Everything made sense and I decided to go for it.

The first appointment was the gum surgery to trim the gum and remove some of the bulky bone underneath it and stitch back the gum. It sounds very frightening and as much as I was excited, I was anxious how it will improve my smile (or not).

The procedure itself went much easier than I thought and it took about 1 hr. And the result, when doctor handed me the mirror, I was really surprised by how good it already look!! I was told that it would take about 6-8 weeks for the gum to heal and so I was expecting that I would looks somewhat scary (with the wired teeth showing and stuff) but I looked really good already.
Dr. Kurpis himself called me every day to check on how I was doing for the next few days. I was out of town patient but Nancy helped me and so my trip went very smooth. I returned to remove the suture 2 weeks after the gum surgery and I looked really really good, couldn’t be happier!!! It is a subtle change but it made such a huge difference with how I smile and how I feel. I look very good in the pictures too. I am smiling very naturally without controlling my smile. This was one of the best choice I made in a long time and I wish I knew about this procedure long time ago!!