Need to Fix Crooked Smile - Will Botox Work?

Yes, Botox can be used to correct asymmetry or a crooked smile.  I would suggest going to a facial paralysis expert as we use Botox for this exact reason in many of our patients.

It may be difficult to regain your neurologic function on the right side which is not lowering the lip with smiling. Botox used in a few units can be injected in the left side to minimize the muscle activity during smiling.  this will make a more equaly smile but will less the amoun the lipos can open wide.
 

Hello CM.  Based on your pictures, when you smile the muscle below your mouth on the left side is pulling more so than the one on the right.  This is causing your smile to be asymmetrical.

While some Botox may help you, we have two suggestions given your estimate.  The first is that we do not believe it should cost as much as you mentioned.  Botox should last 3-4 months, but a very limited number of units would be required for this treatment.  If the practitioner has a minimum (say $250 per visit) then it's possible that the quote you are getting involves two visits (every thre emonths).  The other issue is that this type of treatment is very technique dependent and may require some trial and error to get the dosing correct.  In other words, it may be fiddicult to get your smile corrected exactly in the first visit.