Gummy Smile Treatment at Our Clinic
This information page on Gummy Smile Treatments is intended to give honest and clear advice to readers and does not promote a prescription product.
What is a Gummy Smile?
GUMMY SMILE also known as excessive gingival display is a smile that shows an excessive amount of gum under the upper lip.
Gummy smile a very common complaint with men & women. They love their teeth but are still unhappy with their smile because too much of the gum shows.
This can be so easily corrected without having surgery. The procedure involves injecting very tiny precise amounts of neuro toxin into the muscles that pull up your top lip. After a few days these muscles become weakened so your smile does not pull up as strongly – allowing your top lip to cover the gums above your teeth.
Don’t worry – you can still smile and talk and laugh and KISS!
How Gummy Smile Injections Work
Dr. Mark treats gummy smiles by injecting into the Levator Labii Superioris muscle of the upper lip to give the perfect smile. These injections relax the muscle which allows the lips to give more cover to the upper gum when you smile.
Movement is slightly reduced in your upper lip, preventing it from retracting & showing a large amount of gum when smiling.
How long does our Gummy Smile Treatment last?
The Gummy Smile Treatment takes approximately 20 minutes. The treatment needs 2 weeks to reach it’s peak effect & lasts 3-4 months.
Although Gummy Smile injections need to be maintained on a regular basis, our patients are very happy, as it is non-invasive and has no down time.
Combined Approach: ​Dr. Hamilton occasionally recommends Lip Filler Injections in addition to anti wrinkle injections to help reduce an over-gummy looking smile. He uses a 0.55 ml syringe of Juvederm SMILE or Juvederm 2 by Allergan.
This amount of lip filler will give very subtle volume to your top lip, whilst also helping to cover your upper gum.
Gummy Smile Correction is not available as a stand alone procedure.
It is only offered to suitable patients as an add on when have Facial Anti Wrinkle or Dermal Filler injections.