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yes. but say for example you have a recessed maxilla, the lips lack support and the muscles that maintain a "proper" lip seal stop being used properly thus decreasing in horizontal length of the lips when they re sealed in this case. wide lips are usually a result of a wide dental arch. hope that made sense
People who don't have a lip seal have hypotonic lips-- large, squashy, poorly defined, and generally considered unattractive. Think Napoleon Dynamite. Forming a lip seal tones the lips, creating firmness and definition. This photo gives a good example of what happens when you create a lip seal.
People who don't have a lip seal have hypotonic lips-- large, squashy, poorly defined, and generally considered unattractive. Think Napoleon Dynamite. Forming a lip seal tones the lips, creating firmness and definition. This photo gives a good example of what happens when you create a lip seal.
Aw crap dude. Have this exact same thing. How does this fix itself?
By developing a lip seal! It's one of the four goals of myofunctional therapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU3BEJK5Ya0
The guy above didn't have orthodontic treatment or any other appliance, just myofunctional therapy. You can get therapy via skype if you can't access a face to face therapist, or work on it independently for a while if you think you can. AbdulRahman had a thread a few weeks ago about his first skype appointment with the woman in the video, and he went over some of the exercises she had him do.
People who don't have a lip seal have hypotonic lips-- large, squashy, poorly defined, and generally considered unattractive. Think Napoleon Dynamite. Forming a lip seal tones the lips, creating firmness and definition. This photo gives a good example of what happens when you create a lip seal.
Did his face get shorter???
As you undergo correction in the near future, please consider keeping records for your own sake and for others. Pictures of dental impressions, scans, medical reports reports can be very helpful even with all personally identifying information blocked out.
Your input could help many, many people
