How Can I Improve My Natural Lower Lip Incompetence?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been doing lip incompetence exercises for w months now and no progress. I also have braces and I still can’t close my mouth.

A:You have lower lip incompetence due to your very short chin/jaw. This is a structural issue for which exercises will not help. Ideally you need lower jaw advancement with a sliding genioplasty…or at the least a sliding genioplasty.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon