By Appointment Only With Dr. Victoria Veytsman

Do your teeth first, because that's going to serve as the foundation.

The teeth are everything. It is the framework.

100%. So when patients come in for smile makeovers, we always talk about that too, and say, well, what should I do first? Should I get my veneers? Should I get my filler? Should I get my surgery? We always say, do your teeth first because that's going to serve as the foundation for where your lip sits. And if you do get other things, like fillers, maybe you could do a little less and be more conservative with that. Once you have a good foundation and good lip support and good cheek support, which it does provide. If we build out those buccal cords, corridors on the side of the mouth, that will provide more cheek support. So, for instance, if someone's thinking about a facelift or a mini facelifter.

Yeah.

We always say, do the teeth first because that'll affect everything where the skin sits and all that.

So true. In fact, I've seen patients come in after they've had veneers done and their entire lower face just looks better. Almost like a little facelift effect.

Yeah.

Because that structural foundation then is there to support the way the skin drapes better.

Totally.