Are you sure that Botox was injected to fill in the dent? Or is it possible that a filler such as Restylane or Juvederm was injected? Botox is used to relax muscle contraction not to fill things in. If the muscle was bunched up, then Botox may have been injected into the bunched muscle, but not into... more
Botox for dent left after cleft lip surgery?
Yesterday, I got Botox injected on my upper lip. This morning, I woke up and it was swollen. Is this the effect?
I was born with a cleft lip, and due to that, as a child, it has left me a dent after surgery. I figure Botox would fill in the small dent, but it just made it more noticeable. Will the swelling come down after a few days? What may help?
2 answers to “Botox for dent left after cleft lip...”
A: Swelling of lip after Botox to cleft lip
Botox is not a filler. In most instances it either causes muscles to relax or become smaller in size. The findings you describe puzzle me. Perhaps a small blood vessel was hit and you are experiencing swelling that will resolve in a few days, Alternatively, it could be due to a relaxed muscle and in this case... more
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