Gummy Smile
200,000
Satisfied patients
Trusted by patients across the UK for medical & aesthetic care
CQC rated Good
Inspected April 2026: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led
Save Face Accredited Clinic
Committed to safer aesthetic treatments
27 years
Of Clinical Experience
Established in 1999
A ‘gummy smile’ appears as the overexposure of gums with an open smile.
A gummy smile can affect your confidence when smiling. If you have a gummy smile, you will notice when you have an open smile, an excessive appearance of the gums as the upper lip is lifted. This can make your upper lip look flat or thin, or your teeth appear smaller than they are.
The excessive gingival display is usually genetic or due to a hyperactive upper lip, causing your lip to move higher than normal, exposing too much gum. They can also be caused by when the teeth erupted, they didn’t erupt fully and are their enamel is still covered by gum tissue.
Gummy smiles can be reduced at Bodyvie by injecting the muscles above the lip with anti-wrinkle injections such as wrinkle injections to reduce movement of the upper lip to reveal less of the gums while smiling.
Treatments for Gummy Smile
Wrinkles form over time through the repetitive movements of facial muscles. They are most visible in areas that move the most with natural expressions, such as around the eyes and forehead.
Anti-wrinkle injections are carefully administered to these overactive muscles to reduce unwanted creases in the skin. Using a purified protein, the injections block nerve signals that cause muscles to contract, helping to soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. With regular treatments, the development of new wrinkles can also be managed and slowed down over time.
Our highly experienced London doctors will work closely with you to achieve your desired outcome. Every treatment is tailored to your individual needs to ensure subtle, natural-looking results. Whether you’re targeting crow’s feet, frown lines, forehead lines, or all of the above, your doctor will carefully inject the relevant muscles to temporarily reduce activity, leaving your skin looking visibly smoother.
Beyond aesthetics, anti-wrinkle injections can also be beneficial in treating excessive sweating, migraines, tension headaches, certain types of depression, and facial spasms.
Our qualified and experienced aestheticians utilise a soft hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler to enhance the lip’s contours, giving them a fuller, more shapely and defined look. Lip enhancement can create more volume, define lines, correct marionette lines and even reduce smoker’s lines.
At Bodyvie, established with historical credibility since 1999, we specialize in providing lip fillers that not only rejuvenate your appearance but also enhance the natural beauty of your smile. Our approach to lip enhancement focuses on creating a youthful and radiant look while maintaining a natural appearance.
The selection of lip fillers at our London practice is tailored to meet the unique needs and aesthetic goals of each individual. Understanding that each client has different requirements, our experienced doctors typically begin the treatment with a conservative approach, often suggesting an initial use of 0.5ml of filler. This allows for a subtle enhancement, ensuring that the results are in harmony with your facial features. The quantity of filler can be adjusted in subsequent sessions to achieve the desired lip shape and size, allowing for a customized and gradual approach to lip augmentation.
SYMPTOMS of Gummy Smile
Exposure to excessive gum causing teeth to appear smaller than they are and affecting self-confidence when smiling.
CAUSES of Gummy Smile
- Incomplete eruption of teeth at a young age
- A hyperactive upper lip which lifts too high when smiling
- Gums that are enlarged or the erosion of teeth
Prevention of Gummy Smile
Is often difficult to prevent as they are mostly genetic.
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