Gummy Smile Repair

Gummy smile repair is now accomplished with lip repositioning. At one time, the only option for someone who showed too much upper gum and jaw tissue was complex surgery to remove some of the upper jaw bone and wire the jaw into a different position. Today, thanks to modern conservative techniques, Dr. Paul Jacobs is able to limit the movement of the upper lip with a simple intraoral procedure.

During the surgery, Dr. Jacobs employs his technique of Reversible Lip Repositioning first. The patient is able to view their approximate gummy smile repair in the first few minutes of the procedure before deciding to proceed with the permanent procedure. The reversible procedure enables the patient to decide if they want more or less change in their smile, thereby giving them more control over the final esthetic result.

Our patient pictured above was able to choose the degree of change that she was comfortable with prior to her surgery. She is shown before and after the Lip Repositioning with her maximum smile.