I can not lift my lips to see my teeth when I smile. Is there anything to be done naturally/surgically to fix this? When i smile my mouth moves out at the sides instead of up to reveal teeth like most people's do. There seems to be the same amount of space between my upper lip and nose as everyone else. My upper lip isn't paralyzed. I can feel it and there is no pain. I can move it just not up. I had braces on and off from kindergarten to eight grade to correct and under bite. I have officially graduated from orthodontics but still wear a retainer at night. Is my mouth just shaped this way or did my use of braces effect my muscles? I was told by a dentist to ask a neurologist.