Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 13, 2025
Single-stage Dynamic Reanimation of the Smile in Irreversible Facial Paralysis by Free Functional Muscle Transfer
Published on: March 1, 2015
Surgical Lip Repositioning in Search of Aesthetics - A Case Series
Sk Aziz Ikbal1, Zeba R Siddiqui, Siddhartha Dutta
1Department of Periodontology, Career PG Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Introduction:
The gummy smile (GS) or excessive gum visibility (EGV) is an aesthetic concern that affects an individual's attractiveness and personality.
Treatment Planning:
Lip Repositioning surgery (LRP) is a less invasive surgery that can be attributed to treating EGV due to hypermobile lip muscles or mild-to-moderate vertical maxillary excess (VME). Three patients went through LRP surgery by stripping overlying mucosa from the buccal vestibule, followed by suturing the lip mucosa to the mucogingival junction (MGJ), creating shallow vestibule and restricted muscle pull and reducing gingival visibility (GV) during a smile.
Followup:
Three months of follow-up showed a satisfactory result with 3.67 ± 0.58 mm mean reduction in GV.
