If your teeth are small, more of the gum will naturally show. A gummy smile can make a person feel self-conscious. After a Botox injection, the upper lip will relax and not show as much gum. The injection goes right in between your upper lip and jaw, and within just a few days you will begin to see the results.
Changing a Down-turned Smile
Botox can be injected to weaken the muscles that pull down the corners of the mouth, which in turn allows the corners of the lips to rise. While Botox can give you a fuller and happier smile, be sure to consult with Drs.
Botox is a great way to improve your smile and get rid of issues such as a gummy smile, aging lines and wrinkles, and more. If you would like to learn more about Botox treatment and how it can benefit you, reach out to our dental practice to arrange a Botox consultation.
A droopy mouth, lopsided smile, or inability to smile occurs when Botox is mistakenly injected into the orbicularis oculi or zygomatic major muscles which are the two muscles primarily responsible for smiling.
Over time, the lines become deep, permanent wrinkles and are present whether smiling or not. The amount of Botox used in this area ranges from 5-10 units per side. The doctor-recommended cosmetic treatment for loss of volume and fullness in the face is dermal fillers.
A smile or lip lift isn't necessary for every client
This non-surgical option involves injecting Botox to the corners of the lips. This prevents the corners of the mouth from turning down and lasts anywhere from three months to half a year.
When the Botox spreads to nearby muscles, usually only a little bit of the Botox spreads. So the side effects normally don't last the full three to four months. Side effects such as an asymmetric smile usually go away on their own within two to four weeks.
One common complication is “chipmunk cheeks.” This happens when too much dermal filler is injected into the cheeks and/or it's injected into the wrong spaces. Of course, there's also the stereotypical overdone lips look.
Because the effects of Botox are temporary, crooked smile usually is as well. Your smile should go back to normal within four months of treatment. Four months is a long time to walk around with an unnatural-looking smile, though.
Botox can also be incorrectly injected in a way that lowers the natural elevation of the cheeks, leading to the appearance of 'chipmunk cheeks'. Finally, the overuse of Botox around the mouth can result in temporary droopiness.
Doing so causes unnatural elevation of the cheeks. When you smile the cheeks elevate, but if you over-Botox this point or inject too close up to the eye, what happens is the skin below the eye doesn't move when you smile. And the orbicularis oculi muscle can no longer elevate the cheek normally.
A smile lift is a dental procedure that helps restore one's dental appearance and smile aesthetics through various procedures, including porcelain crowns, dental veneers, teeth whitening, and dental implants. A comprehensive smile lift therapy would address all your facial aesthetic concerns and improve your bites.
Veneers are often the quickest and most aesthetic way to correct a narrow arch. However, prescribed treatments like Invisalign are now increasing in popularity. Compare the two treatments by reading this article: Veneers vs Braces.
You can widen your smile through dentistry.
There are multiple ways depending on your situation: Options like braces, oral surgery, or palate expanders involve reshaping your jaw bone structure to widen your smile. If you have a large mouth with misaligned teeth, Invisalign may do the trick too.
The best way to widen your smile is through the application of porcelain veneers. Doing so will redistribute the position of your teeth within your mouth so that they are more even.
A common 'Bad Botox' result is the 'Spock Brow,' where the tail of the brow is unnaturally high and spiked and the medial brow is unnaturally low. And for the crow's-feet area, if Botox is injected in a pattern that lowers cheek elevation, one can get a look of hollow eyes and chipmunk cheeks.”
The lip flip can stop your gums from showing when you smile. If you have a “gummy smile,” or your gums show when you smile, specialized injections may relax your lip elevator muscles so that less of your gums show when you smile.
Ptosis, the medical name for droopy eyelids, is a common, adverse effect that occurs after Botox when the injected treatment spreads into the areas around the targeted injection site.
Following BOTOX injections, you might notice that your face is slightly swollen. However, the inflammation will ease in a few days.
Although Botox can lift jowls, its effectiveness really does depend on the extent of the sagging. If you have large drooping jowls then Botox is unlikely to give you the results that you desire. In such cases, you really would be better off considering a surgical procedure.
As a person ages, they may notice the cheeks sagging or hollowing. Botox is not ideal for reversing the aging process here. Instead, fillers can be injected and used to create a fuller, more youthful appearance in the cheeks.
Although Botox will not migrate too far from the initial injection site, rubbing or pressing on that location during the first 24 hours can increase migration risks.
That's because when you restrict certain muscles, others like the nasalis muscle, can attempt to compensate and work overtime. So, while areas that have been treated with Botox stay relaxed during facial expression, the area that forms bunny lines is active.
Botox for a corner of the mouth lift can correct a common issue in a matter of minutes without surgery, incisions, or downtime. Genetics and gravity can cause men and women to experience downturned corners of the mouth that make them look angry or upset.