With Botox treatments, a gummy smile can be resolved without invasive surgery. The Botox injection is used to target the elevator muscles of the upper lip, relaxing the lip to avoid showing too much gum tissue. The good news is that it does not change the shape or harmony of the smile or affect speech.
The effects don't last as long as lip fillers or other lip augmentations. The muscles around your lip may relax too much. You may drool, have difficulty drinking and struggle to speak if Botox injections are too close to your mouth. This may last until the Botox wears off.
The injection of botulinum toxin, despite being a simple and safe procedure, may be associated with some adverse events such as pain at the injection site, bruising, infection, edema, dysphonia, dysphagia, ptosis, or lengthening of the upper lip and asymmetry of the smile.
The other, more common side effect is that your voice may become weak and breathy for some period of time after the injection.
The surgical Lip Repositioning procedure has been shown to produce long-term patient satisfaction with permanent results. It offers a permanent solution to the Gummy Smile. With many patients seek this surgery after having a series of Botox injection treatments that only last for a few months.
A gummy smile is an excessive display of gums. You're showing too much of your gums above your front teeth when you smile. Jennifer Garner, Nicole Kidman, and Gwen Stefani are just some Hollywood celebrities sporting a gummy smiles. The excessive gingival display doesn't cause problems.
Reported symptoms included blurry and double vision, drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, difficulty breathing, fatigue, and weakness. All 22 cases took place after the women received Botox injections from unlicensed or untrained people in places that were not healthcare settings.
No change will be noted in the voice for a few hours to a few days. Weak, breathy voice will then occur and will last from a few days to a few weeks. The voice should be free of spasms and breaks, but will be quieter and softer. You may have trouble being heard by others during this time.
A woman who got Botox to even out her smile says the injection 'spread' across her face and now she has a lisp. TikTok user Nikita Kimberly said her Botox procedure left her with uneven lips and a lisp. Dermatologist Marisa Garshick said lower face muscles are small and close together, which can lead to Botox problems.
Gummy smiles due to lip dynamics have been successfully treated with the use of Botox, which reduces the upward movement of the lip [12,13]. Changing lip position and movement with Botox is considered a suitable choice due to the low morbidity and ease of use [12].
Gummy smiles are usually treated with a small amount of BOTOX®. Only 4 to 8 units are typically needed to treat a gummy smile with Botox and the price for the treatment can range from $140-$180.
Muscle Atrophy and Adaptation: After long-term Botox use, some facial muscles may experience mild atrophy due to limited activity. This can actually benefit patients who prefer a smoother look, as muscle activity that causes wrinkles is minimized.
Serious adverse effects after cosmetic use of botulinum toxin include dysphagia, muscle weakness, and allergic reactions [22, 23].
After the Procedure
Some of the side effects include: A breathy sound to your voice. Hoarseness. Weak cough.
BOTOX resistance is a situation in which a patient either has built up antibodies against the botulinum toxin, or happens to metabolize the BOTOX drug exceptionally quickly. As a result, for these patients BOTOX injections provide underwhelming results, a very short-lived effect, or no effect at all.
UCL researchers have found that 80 per cent of Botox users suffer from side effects including headaches, dizziness, and brain fog.
Difficulty Moving the Chin: If too much Botox is injected into the mentalis muscle, it can lead to a weakened ability to move the chin or lower lip. This can affect expressions, speech, or eating, although such effects are temporary and will resolve as the Botox wears off.
Most Botox side effects are generally mild and temporary. Rare but serious side effects, such as heart problems or difficulty breathing, are also possible. When they happen, they're often linked to the medication spreading to other parts of the body.
FDA has reported adverse events after BoNT injection affecting nervous system far from initial site of injection such as speech disorder, nystagmus, restless leg syndrome, and even coma. Central nervous system involvement included 23.5% of serious and 24.9% of non-serious events (1).
3- Nicole Kidman
Recent pictures of the talented actress indicate that she has opted for aesthetic dentistry to fix this issue. We're assuming she's opted for gum contouring to fix her gingival smile and veneers to correct the shape of her teeth.
Here are some of the causes of gummy smile: Abnormal teeth eruption: when your teeth erupt in your gums improperly, it can lead to the majority of the tooth being covered by an excessive amount of gum tissue. This results in your teeth looking short even though they're likely a proper length.
Gwen Stefani
She stands out among the celebrities as one of the female singers who does not hesitate to show off her confident smile with her teeth veneers.