What to do if lower lip is protruding?

Lips have many functions for our human body. They can protect our oral cavity, assist in eating, assist in pronunciation, etc. Lips can also be used for lip makeup for women to enhance their charm. The lips are divided into two parts: the upper lip and the lower lip. Some people have a protruding lower lip, which greatly affects their appearance and also affects some things in life. So what should we do if our lower lip is protruding?

Treatment measures:

1. Orthodontics. For a protruding mouth where only the teeth protrude forward, good results can be achieved with orthodontic treatment alone. However, in Korea, most patients have protruding teeth and gums, which requires surgery. The surgical plan will be determined based on the face shape and degree of prominence. Surgery can also shorten the treatment time.

2. Anterior maxillary osteotomy. The general term for protruding mouth surgery is: anterior maxillary osteotomy, which is a method of extracting a tooth behind the canine, then cutting off the gum bone in that area, and moving the gum bone and teeth in that area as a whole.

3. Two-jaw surgery. If you have had a tooth extracted before and cannot have it removed again; if your mouth protrusion is not serious and you feel a sunken feeling after a normal mouth protrusion surgery; if your lower jaw also protrudes; or if your face is long and your gums are exposed a lot, then you need to undergo two-jaw surgery.

4. Three-jaw surgery. When performing chin osteotomy and two-jaw surgery together, it requires a high level of skill. If the mouth is severely protruding and the chin is severely short, three-jaw surgery is required.

Effects of protruding lips:

Outward-turned lips can easily cause bacterial infection and affect your life. If you don’t know what outward-turned lips are, then take a look at what Shuguang experts have to say about it! Lip eversion is mostly caused by sequelae of facial burns, trauma, infection and surgery. Among them, lip eversion caused by scar contracture caused by burns is the most common. Mild lip eversion or accompanied by mild deformation of the corners of the mouth affects the patient's appearance, hinders social activities, and brings psychological pressure and mental pain to the patient. The function of the lips may not be affected much. Severe lip eversion not only seriously affects the appearance and hinders the patient's normal work and social activities, but also causes local functional disorders.