A smile is one of the most attractive and powerful facial features, universally appealing and positive.
It communicates happiness, wellbeing and confidence externally, engaging others – yet the act of smiling makes you feel good too. So smiling is important on many levels.
The ideal smile would be symmetrical rather than lopsided. The corners of the mouth should lift up rather than a downwards grimace. It would display the teeth but not too much gum. The lips should remain visible rather than turning inwards and should look smooth rather than creased.
Many clients are dissatisfied with their smiles and it is sad to see people suppressing the natural instinct to smile, or hiding their mouth behind their hands.
For clients who are not content with the way their smile looks, there are injectable cosmetic treatments that can be used to sculpt a more aesthetically pleasing shape by tackling the perceived imperfections.
- Smile symmetry – injections can be used to manipulate the overall shape and direction of the smile. This is an advanced treatment using carefully placed and carefully chosen injections. The results can be remarkable.
- Gummy smile – where the lips naturally go very high, displaying a large amount of gum, injections can be used to soften the amount of lift and/or reduce the lip curl which causes the excessive gum showing
- Downward smile – where patients smile in reverse, the corners of the smile go downwards rather than up, this can be corrected and manipulated with advanced injection techniques
- Hidden lips – where the lips are thin or roll inwards when smiling, adding fullness with lip fillers can be helpful to add more volume and body to the lips. Without creating puffiness or excessive volume, careful sculpting can be hugely beneficial to the overall appearance of the smile
- Lines and creases – these signs of age can be especially noticeable for smokers. Careful use of soft lip filler can create a smoother appearance in the lips which looks younger as well as making the smile more appealing
Improving the smile is not necessarily about pumping up the volume – there is a shift to beauty rather than overt fullness, with the emphasis on subtlety and overall appearance. Using injectable products with advanced techniques offers a host of potential for improving the overall aesthetics and giving clients something to smile about.
These are advanced treatments and tailor-made to each client’s needs.
Aesthetic Treatments, Northampton
Dr John Tanqueray, MB BCh MRCGP DCH DRCOG DipOccMed BCAM excels in carrying out treatments designed to improve facial harmony, including the role of the smile within the overall facial features. He says:
“The features of the face should fit together so that they all give an impression of the same age – it would not be right to have a perfect mouth but find the rest of the face looking much older for example.
“Most people do not want to look different, they just want to feel like themselves at their best.”
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Mulberry House Clinic
Established 2003
Mulberry House Clinic has an excellent reputation in the Northampton area as an independent, doctor-led practice with over 10 years experience. Dr John Tanqueray is a former GP who can assess and diagnose skin conditions from a medical perspective before suggesting the most appropriate treatments.
A private consultation is the starting point for all patients in order to facilitate a full discussion about the desired results as well as detailed facial and skin assessment. Find out more about first consultation.
For further information or to arrange a confidential consultation, please complete our contact form, call 01604 702630 or email: info@mulberryhouseclinic.co.uk.
