Lip elevators
The muscles that lift the upper lip are assessed by a prescriber, who plans conservatively and explains what to expect.
- Dose
- Small, reviewed at two weeks
- Lasts
- Three to four months
Assessed by a prescriber
Gummy Smile Treatment in London
Holiday photographs where you are laughing with your mouth closed? On Wimpole Street, a prescriber assesses your smile at consultation and explains what to expect, so you can decide with confidence. Fifteen minutes, £180 with a two week review, and one of the most disproportionately satisfying things we do.
Quick facts
- Treats Excessive gum show when smiling
- Appointment 15 minutes
- Results Day 3, full effect day 14
- Lasts 3 to 4 months
- Price £180
Before & After Results
Gummy smile
Less gum on show when smiling
A small treatment lets the upper lip rise a little less, so the smile shows more teeth and less gum. Regents Park Aesthetics patient. Individual results may vary.
Assessed by a prescriber, planned with care.
It lets the upper lip lift a little less. Fifteen minutes, and one of the most disproportionately satisfying things we do.
Where it works
Where Gummy Smile Treatment Is Placed
Fifteen minutes. The lip settles into its new range over days three to fourteen, with a two week review included. Lasts three to four months.
Your visit and your results
How Gummy Smile Treatment Works, Step by Step
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Day 0
We watch you smile
We watch you smile several times and measure how much gum shows and where the lift comes from. Where the cause is dental, your clinician points you to the right dentist or orthodontist.
What you feel or see Smiling on request, several times.
What to do Ask what is behind your gummy smile; your clinician explains which route suits it.
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We watch you smile several times and measure how much gum shows and where the lift comes from. Where the cause is dental, your clinician points you to the right dentist or orthodontist.
What you feel or see Smiling on request, several times.
What to do Ask what is behind your gummy smile; your clinician explains which route suits it.
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One or two very small injections either side.
What you feel or see A brief sting.
What to do No downtime.
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The lip settles into its new range.
What you feel or see Less gum showing when you smile, more each day.
What to do Let it settle before judging it.
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Included, and this is where any fine-tuning happens. We start conservatively and fine-tune at your review if needed, so your smile stays natural and entirely yours.
What you feel or see Your final smile.
What to do Come to the review.
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The effect lasts three to four months.
What you feel or see A gradual return to the original smile.
What to do Book again at three to four months if you want to keep it.
Consultation
Day 0
Results
Day 0 · Consultation
We watch you smile
We watch you smile several times and measure how much gum shows and where the lift comes from. Where the cause is dental, your clinician points you to the right dentist or orthodontist.
What you feel or seeSmiling on request, several times.
What to doAsk what is behind your gummy smile; your clinician explains which route suits it.
Day 0 · Treatment
Fifteen minutes
One or two very small injections either side.
What you feel or seeA brief sting.
What to doNo downtime.
Days 3 to 14 · Settling
The lip settles into its new range
The lip settles into its new range.
What you feel or seeLess gum showing when you smile, more each day.
What to doLet it settle before judging it.
Day 14 · Review
Included, and where adjustment happens
Included, and this is where any fine-tuning happens. We start conservatively and fine-tune at your review if needed, so your smile stays natural and entirely yours.
What you feel or seeYour final smile.
What to doCome to the review.
3 to 4 months · Longevity
Movement returns
The effect lasts three to four months.
What you feel or seeA gradual return to the original smile.
What to doBook again at three to four months if you want to keep it.
Treatment or session
Milestone
Dotted line: how results build over time, schematic not measured
We start conservatively and fine-tune at your review if needed.
The effect shows from day three, with the full effect at two weeks, when your included review takes place.
Gummy Smile at Regents Park Aesthetics
Meet your practitioners
Every patient is assessed by a qualified clinician, a doctor, nurse or other qualified practitioner, before anything is booked.
Kay Greveson
Lead Practitioner
Award-winning aesthetic nurse practitioner with more than twenty years of specialist NHS nursing and over a decade in advanced aesthetic medicine. Qualified independent prescriber and the clinic’s CQC registered manager.
Dr Grace Adamson
Doctor
MBChB, BSc (Hons), with First-Class degrees in Physiological Sciences and in Medicine and Surgery, and extensive NHS experience across medical and surgical specialties. Trained with DermaMedical.
Choosing between treatments
Gummy smile treatment and lip filler
The right choice depends on your skin and what you are treating; a consultation settles it.
| Gummy smile treatmentOne or two small injections either side | Lip fillersHyaluronic acid | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Reduces how far the upper lip lifts | Adds body to the upper lip |
| Results | Day 3, full effect day 14 | Immediate, settled at 2 weeks |
| Lasts | 3 to 4 months | 6 to 12 months |
| See pricing | Explore lip fillers |
They are a common combination. Where the cause is dental or skeletal, your clinician points you to the right specialist.
Transparent pricing
Pricing
Planning your treatment
Appointment15 minutes
ResultsDay 3, full effect day 14
Lasts3 to 4 months
Your plan and the number of sessions are agreed at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Treatment
From
Gummy smile treatment
£180
Two week review
Included
Questions patients ask
Frequently asked questions
People who have spent years smiling with a closed mouth, or with a hand in front of it, because too much gum shows.
A gummy smile is usually caused by an overactive muscle that lifts the upper lip further than average. In most cases the teeth and gums are perfectly healthy, and the muscle is the whole story. A prescriber assesses those muscles at consultation and explains what treatment involves.
£180, including the two week review.
Three to four months, the same as other treatments using this approach.
Yes. We start conservatively and review at two weeks, fine-tuning only if needed, so your smile looks relaxed and natural.
Around two to three millimetres is generally considered unremarkable. More than that is what people notice, and what counts as too much is largely how it makes you feel about smiling.
Muscular causes are usually the ones that suit treatment, and they account for most gummy smiles. Where the cause is dental or skeletal, your clinician points you to the right specialist.
One or two very small injections. Brief sting, no anaesthetic needed.
From day three, with the full effect at two weeks.
Yes, and it is a common combination. Filler adds body to the upper lip while this reduces how far it lifts.
Gummy Smile at Regents Park Aesthetics
Ready when you are.
Every plan starts with a conversation and a close look at your face, so the treatment you book is the one that suits you.