Are you happy with your smile? Or do you feel too much gum shows whenever you grin? Find out how cosmetic injection treatments can help correct a gummy smile in our top Melbourne Cosmetic Treatments Blog.
A smile has the ability to light up a person’s entire face. While everyone’s smile is unique, not everyone is happy with how their smile looks. Whether you have a mildly lopsided smile or a smile that shows a lot of gum between your lips and upper teeth, cosmetic injection treatments may be able to help you attain smile symmetry and a less-gummy looking smile.
Excessive gum visibility during smiling can sometimes divert attention away from a beautiful set of teeth. “Too much gum showing” during a smile might also draw attention to uneven teeth.
Are you self-conscious about your smile? Visible gum tissues when smiling can leave some individuals feeling self-conscious about a “gummy looking” smile. Some individuals might even stop smiling altogether, especially for photographs. Some people even teach themselves to keep their lips together.
This limits their natural facial expressiveness and they may even stop communicating as much as they’d like!
All of this sounds like work and takes away from the brightening effect of a smile. But the common misconception is that a gummy smile is simply too difficult to fix.
Many of us incorrectly assume that the only options to reduce highly visible gum tissues are invasive surgical procedures performed by a Cosmetic Dentist, Oral Surgeon or Plastic Surgeon.
However, there are non-surgical, more affordable options for those wanting to correct their ‘gummy smile’.
If you’re self-conscious or unhappy about an overly-gummy smile, you’ll be unable to contain your smile when you discover there are cosmetic injection treatments available to help.
In the past, surgery was typically the main treatment for people wanting to reduce a ‘gummy smile’. But this involved a costly and often painful surgical process such as:
Cosmetic, muscle relaxant injections into the vertical columns situated under your nose (known as the philtrum), or dermal fillers injected into the upper lip – or both – to reduce a gummy looking smile.
This may be a more viable solution for many patients, given surgery is sometimes painful and more costly.
Do injections work for everyone? The answer is no, they don’t – and not everyone is a suitable candidate for cosmetic injections or lip fillers. However, many people find they can get smile appearance improvements using these non-surgical cosmetic injection options.
An experienced and well-trained professional Cosmetic Injecting Clinician or Nurse will be able to determine if cosmetic injectables are a suitable option for your particular condition. You can find out if you’re a suitable candidate by arranging an appointment with a Senior Injecting Clinician/Cosmetic Injecting Physician.
Gummy smiles occur for a variety of reasons, most commonly a short upper lip, excessive gum tissue or small teeth, all of which are genetic. According to some Cosmetic Dentists, “anything over three to four millimetres of gum showing when smiling may appear to look ‘gummy.”
Studies have been done with Dentists, Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists to assess smiles, with most agreeing that two millimetres or less of gum tissue showing was what most people thought looked most aesthetically pleasing.
Muscle Relaxant Injections may be recommended in instances where a patient has a strong upper lip muscle, which recedes to reveal a bit too much of your gum line. Some injectors combine Muscle Relaxant solutions with dermal filler injections, i.e. lip filler injections, for a more dramatic or longer-lasting effect.
Elevation of the upper lip will gradually become reduced in the days following your cosmetic injection treatments. You’ll likely notice full results after approximately two weeks.
This is a temporary treatment for a gummy smile and will typically last for around 3-6 months, requiring top-ups to maintain your new smile.
Lip filler injections essentially augment the height of the upper lip, slightly, which results in a minimised gum appearance when you smile.
As with any cosmetic treatment or procedure, you will want to choose an expert clinician with the proper experience and training in carrying out advanced injectable treatments such as those available to correct a gummy smile. Finding the right clinician can ensure that you receive optimum results and reduce the chance of negative side effects. Medical injecting treatments do, of course, carry some risks.
Our team of highly experienced Injecting Clinicians in Melbourne. With a wealth of experience and training, our team uses a wide range of anti-wrinkle and dermal filler solutions for a range of cosmetic treatments. These include techniques to correct a gummy smile.
Remember, injectable treatments for gummy smiles are NOT a permanent solution. They will often require regular injectable top-ups around 3-6 months to maintain an improved smile.
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Call our team on (03) 8849 1400 to book a consultation with one of our highly experience Injecting Clinicians.