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Botox on Chin Killed my Smile

asked 1 year ago by 4250anon in florida
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 496 times
Tags: chin

I cant say how upset i am. i am in week 2 after getting 10 units of botox to cure my mentalis dysfunction. i was so happy to see my wrinkles and dents disappear... but now i have a lopsided smile. i look like i had a stroke. now i cover my mouth when laughin.. or just try not to. so much for finding happiness with beauty. i will never do this again. i am miserable. what can i do???????

3 answers to Botox on Chin Killed my Smile

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Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) and treatment of chin dimples caused crooked smile

Your best bet is to wait for the Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) to wear off and the chin dimples ot reappear
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Botox for chin dimpling

You apparently had asymmetric placement or asymmetric absorption of the botox into the depressor muscles of the corners of the mouth. If you like the texture of the skin, you might not need to give up hope. The next treatment can deliver Botox into the chin with concentrated units, low volume, less diffusion and less risk of affecting the sides of the chin where muscles lay that pull down the corners of the mouth when you smile. If the muscle is blocked from contracting by the Botox or... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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There is a fix for this

Go back to your doctor. The injection into the mentalis muscle resulted in migration of Botox into the DLA muscle, giving you an irregular smile. Just 2 units into the contralateral DLA will even you out until the full Botox effect goes away in a few months. Next time, make sure the injection is midline and inferior rather than lateral to avoid this muscle, or have the dose and volume decreased to avoid diffusion.
Mary Lupo, MD

New Orleans Dermatologist

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