By Appointment Only With Dr. Victoria Veytsman

All of our facial features are interconnected and sort of play off of each other. The bone in the face and the jaw does go through changes as we age. That does affect the dentition, the collagen. The fat pads in our face do go through changes as we age. What we can do with dentistry is not fully correct that, but really provide a better scaffold for that soft tissue to sit on. Really provide more volume and support in this lower third of the face. That really makes a big difference. When an older person takes out the dentures, you see that lower third of the face completely collapse. So the teeth really do provide that volume and support for the lower third. So while we can't fully correct all of those other things that happen in your face, what we could do is enhance other features, downplay or camouflage other things that might be going on. And really, with smile makeovers, people may not need as much work with plastic surgery or dermatologist, so it can help be more conservative with other cosmetic procedures that a patient might want to do. So we always say tackle the smile first and then all of the other things we can be more conservative with.