Make Me Heal's blog recently did a post about Ali Lohan's new dental veneers. Lohan is the 15 year old sister of starlet Lindsay Lohan.Make Me Heal wrote:
"Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer, “Ali Lohan’s veneers do not look natural. They look more like dentures.”
While dental veneers are commonly used to achieve a white, bright smile, they can make a person look odd or older if they do not mimic natural teeth by having variations.
Dr. Paul S. Nassif, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a rhinoplasty specialist in Beverly Hills, California, says “By having perfect teeth, Ali looks actually unnaturally. The veneers need variation in character to achieve the natural look. Unfortunately, Ali has gotten a manly look with these perfect teeth!”
One of the surgeons even recommends rhinoplasty to make her look more feminine.
Everyone interviewed in that post is a plastic surgeon, so here's our take as dentists: we agree that she looks far too manly with these veneers. The error could be accounted to the patient, the lab, or the DDS who performed the procedure. The main problem is that they're far too flat.
We don't know what color or shape they were in before the veneers (due to airbrushing), but this could be an improvement.
Luckily, the solution is simple: re-contouring her veneers would make them more rounded and less prominent. It takes about 30 minutes and has a dramatic result! So not to fear.
Dr. Dan Gustavson
Dr. Mai-Ly Ramirez
Fountains Dental Excellence, Roseville, CA
