The aesthetic approach to smile according to the surgeon

By Dr. Hervé Raspaldo, plastic surgeon in Geneva.
Article published in «ANTI-ÂGE Magazine # 6 ”

Your smile is a complexe mix of well-being, positive nerve impulses and beautiful anatomical elements including your lips, the lips contour, your teeth and… your eyes!

Let’s see what makes a nice smile:

 1. Raised mouthcorners

2. The lips sensually stretching and revealing your teeth

3. Cheeky and shiny cheekbones

4. Malicious eyes

The cosmetic surgeon can workon each of these components, using:

1. Botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid (HA) alone or combined for the mouth corner.

2. Hyaluronic acid to reshapeand plump lips. Several reliable and effectiveHA developed especially for lips are available today in France.

3. Hyaluronic acid for the nasolabial folds, chin and nasolabial angle (the angle between the nose and the upper lip). It should be noted that a rhinoplasty (nose surgery) also contributes to creating a beautiful smile.

4. Dental care, with the help of our dentists colleagues.

Finally, we can improve the smile by treating the eyes area:

 – Botulinum toxin inthe crow’s feet, in order to lift the tail of the eyebrows (and get the ”almond looking” eyes).

–  Hyaluronic acid using the ”topping” technique in the crow’s feet, in order to lift and plump the eyebrows (for Asian patients, hyaluronic acid injections along the lash line willsubtly volumize the lower eyelid).

– Volumizing hyaluronic acid to reshapethe cheekbones and the under eye hollows, making your smile even brighter.

Lastly, let’s not forget that lifting and lipostructure (autologous fat injection) are excellent treatments to restore a beautiful smile on a flattened face.