There are several reasons to have a gummy smile. One is that your upper gams grow over your teeth and extend downwards too much. This problem is usually dealt best by a periodontist who might need to reduce the amount of overgrown mucosa.

The other reason for a gummy smile is overactive lip elevator muscles which lead to your upper lip raising too much while smiling. There are several surgical procedures to help correct this, but they are full of potential complications and issues. The easier way to fix this is with botox. Botox can be used to slightly weaken these muscles so the lip does not raise as much while smiling. This is not a procedure for beginners. It is very easy to overdo this and cause your lip to be too weak. DO NOT just let anyone do this to you. Please ask how often your doctor has done this specifically for gummy smiles.

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Latisse has been recently FDA approved to be used as a topical eyelash grower. Latisse is bimatoprost, which has been a glaucoma eyedrop medicine for years under the trade name Lumigan. People who were using Lumigan drops for glaucoma noticed that their eyelashes were growing longer. Yes, bimatoprost really works. It takes about 6-8 weeks to achieve full results, which will quickly reverse if you stop using the medicine.

Latisse is the EXACT SAME MEDICINE as in the glaucoma version Lumigan, which is available in generic forms. Same concentration, same everything. In fact, it comes in a similar container. What you get in addition when you buy Latisse is a bunch of applicators to make it easy to place the medicine on your eyelashes.

Latisse is also about twice the price of the glaucoma version. So is it possible to just buy the glaucoma version and use it topically on your eyelashes like Latisse? Yes. It will work the exact same way. You just need to find an easy way to apply it to your eyelashes.

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