Can Brow Lift and Botox on forehead affect smile?

I had a Brow lift and Botox was used on my forehead now my smile is dead. I can not move my upper lip normally.

I had a beautiful smile before the brow lift now my upper lip does not move when I smile. I can pucker and move it find only when I smile it does not react.

The lift was done 2 weeks ago. My doctor is researching the cause but I do not feel comfortable with this situation.

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3 answers to “Can Brow Lift and Botox on forehead...”

A: Likely related to swelling from Browlift

Richard Rival, MD

A brow lift and Botox to the forehead should not affect your smile in a permanent way.  However at just two weeks after surgery it possible that it is just related to swelling.  As you know the bruising and swelling migrates downwards with gravity and you may still have some in your cheeks or upper... more

A: brow lift and botox on the forehead should not affect smile

W. Tracy Hankins, MD

Not sure exactly why you would need botox in the forehead in conjunction with a browlift, but neither of these should affect your ability to smile normally.

A: Not smiling after Browlift with Botox

Randolph Capone, MD

Hi San Diego- Browlifting and Botox to the forhead should never result in abnormal mouth or lip motion. The muscles and nerves affected by the browlift and forehead Botox have nothing at all to do with the upper lip. Unlike after rhinoplasty where there can be some temporary alteration of the smile... more

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