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Getting Rid of my Gummy Smile with Botox - Redondo Beach, CA

UPDATED FROM xoamy
3 years post

Still Getting Botox!

WORTH IT$210
It's been nearly 3 years since I started getting botox for my gummy smile and I still get it done! I noticed back then that it helped give me more of an upper lip. About 1.5 years ago, I also started getting Juvederm and the combo has really helped with the gummy smile. I love my results!

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Annie Chiu, MD

Annie Chiu, MD

Board Certified Dermatologist

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UPDATED FROM xoamy
4 months post

Now that my botox has finally settled

I didn't feel stiff at all this time, thank god. However, I still wish my lip would be lower, but maybe I should just be happy with how significant the change has been so far. Because I don't feel stiffness, sometimes when I laugh hard, I'll feel self-conscious, but I watched myself in the mirror and it didn't curl that high at all! So I feel muchhh better. It's very hard for me to smile that big like my before picture now (I have to scrunch my nose and squint a little haha).

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Glad to hear another Happy successful experience. YAY!
UPDATED FROM xoamy
3 months post

Went in for another dose

I saw that my upper lip was curling again, so I went in to see Dr. Annie. It didn't go all the way back to where it was, as there probably was still some left from 3 months ago. I told her that the last dosage was a little too high, so she gave me less (I think she gave me 5 units). I'll have to update again to see if my upper lip is stiff again or if we found the perfect dosage.

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How is your lip doing? is it still curling? Where exactly did she inject the botox? Your results looked good.
My lip is doing great now! I smile really big and she injects them on my upper lip near each nostril. I definitely recommend this to anyone that has a gummy smile.
Thanks! :)