What are the best gummy smile treatments for me? (photo)

Doctor's Answer

Based on your current picture, here are some potential treatment options:

1. A gum lift/ gum recontouring surgery.

2. Botox on your upper lip

3. Upper lip repositioning surgery

4. Upper Jaw repositioning surgery

Its hard to tell which one of these 3 options would work best for you without first examining you and taking dental xrays to determine your upper jaw structure.

It is also possible that to achieve a good result, you may need a combination of 2 or more of the above options.

Just based on experience looking at your picture, it is likely that you have a condition called : Vertical Maxillary Excess.

This means that you have a very tall upper jaw.

Treatment for this condition is usually using a surgical approach to lift and reposition the upper jaw.

However, it is best that you confirm this with a full and proper dental examination and consultation with dental xrays.

I hope you find my answer useful!

Kind Regards,

Dr Gerald Tan

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