Botox for a Better Smile?
A beautiful smile really does add so much to a person’s face when they are happy. Actually, I think everyone’s smile is beautiful, simply because it means you have some personality and are a happy person! But not everyone is so happy with their own smile, as evidenced by a new treatment with the botulism based Botox, which is supposed to help reduce the “gum” factor in smiles for patients who feel too much of their gums shows when they smile, making them self conscious about something they should feel free to share with the world when they’re expressing happiness or joy.
A cosmetic dentists provided the overview fo the treatment on a video I watched, and it’s basically using Botox as a way to help relax the muscles that pull back too much when a person smiles, reducing the amount of “gumminess” in a person’s smile, but still allowing them to freely and openly smile without feeling self conscious about it. Just when I thought I’d heard of every beauty treatment!
I have to admit I got squeamish while watching the video, because they showed the needle being inserted way up by the corner of the nose (who knew your smile muscles were up that high?), and it didnt’ look like a very pleasant experience. After all, who does like having needles plunged into their face, even if they don’t go very deep?
The Botox treatment for a better smile runs around $300, and of course that probably depends on the demographics where you’re getting it done. It’ll be more expensive in say, Beverly Hills than it would be here in the Cleveland Ohio area most likely. Honestly, I saw a before and after picture of the patient’s smile, and it did make a difference in how high her smile went in the corners of her mouth, but I thought her smile looked much better and more genuine before, but that’s just my opnion and the patient did seem happy with her results, which is of course, all that matter!

























