Do You Have a Gummy Smile?
Unlike Gummy Bears, a gummy smile is not usually considered a cute thing. If a wide expanse of your upper gums shows when you smile, you may know what I mean.
Granted, a gummy smile is not the worst aesthetic problem someone can have, not by a long shot. But some people are very self-conscious about extreme gum exposure when they smile. This can cause them to hide their mouth or even stop smiling to the point where it colors what others think of them.
If you’re just the person I’m talking about, meaning your gummy smile really bothers you but you feel silly even thinking about “fixing” it, there may be good news for you. Cosmetic dentists and plastic surgeons in growing numbers are able to help many people like you with a relatively simple procedure.
A study presented at the recent annual conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reviews the operation. In a brief outpatient procedure under local anesthesia, the plastic surgeon makes a few small incisions in the muscle that lifts the upper lip while lengthening the piece of skin inside the mouth that connects the lip to the gums.
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