“Smile Deformed After Botox”

I feel so bad for you as I know what a bad botox result can feel like. I am waiting out one myself. Yours maybe was a combination of the jaw and crows feet botox? My smile is wrecked from botox in the crows feet. My face won't lift properly because my cheeks have dropped (cheek ptosis). Read the following review and posts for more info about cheek ptosis - Beth F 'Think long and hard before botox - it ruined my face' and Chloerose 'Jabba the Hut puffy eyes after botox in the glabella region' Also did you have botox in the bunny lines area (either side of the nose)? This too can affect smiling. Have a look at Tami F's review. If you go the Botox section on this site and sort by 'Most Discussed' these reviews all come up first. Good luck and let us know what you find out and how you are doing. Cheers.

I continue to get results for up to 2 weeks after a treatment. I am hoping you are contacting your provider this morning so you can show him the results. Wish you had told the Dr that you want only him to do the injections. It is possible that a few well placed units could counter the odd pulling. Please let us know what you find out.

Hi Lapcas. It's possible that either the TMJ or crow's feet injections affected the muscles that pull upward on the corners of the mouth when you smile. Botox does have the ability to travel and it is common for it to be able to migrate a full 3 cm (more than 1") from the injection point. It seems as if the Botox from one of the injection points has migrated enough so as to affect the muscles that you use to smile. Unfortunately, there is no way to easily "reverse" the Botox, like there is with Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane. If you'd like an opinion about possible corrective measures involving more Botox, we would be happy to take a look and let you know if we think that's possible. You can visit our website at www.celibre.com or give us a call at 800-958-8604.

Ah, I feel your pain. I too am waiting for the botox to dissolve. I had it injected into my "bunny" area (love that name) and on my chin area just below my mouth. Now I talk with a lisp and have a crooked smile. I'm absolutely disgusted. When I went back to the Dr. (although his nurse did the procedure, not even sure what qualifications she has, other than being his wife), he said I would just have to wait it out, TWO months. Thing is I've had it on the crows feet and them pesky frown lines before and it worked great, no problems at all. It was also a different Dr. who did it. Now I don't know whether I can ever trust having this procedure done again. Certainly NEVER around the mouth/nose area anyway. I'm counting down the days till I can smile properly again.

I am sitting here reading these comments on botox and I am in the same boat! I have been getting botox since I was 28 between the eyes and in the crow's feet areas. I had botox abt 3 weeks ago and in the last week I have noticed a MAJOR CROOKED SMILE! I haven't contacted my Dr. since there is nothing he can do anyway. I am 44 and have been super duper happy over the years getting botox every 6 months. Now, I am horrified when I look in the mirror. When I smile, talk, eat, any expressive the right side of my face is not working correctly. So if anyone out there has a remedy, I am up for it. Thanks. :}

I didn't get it in my lower part of my face. He put the Botox under the eyes and in the crows feet area and between the brows, the eleven lines. The botox must have drifted down on one side making my smile really crooked. It has been 3 months and I am almost back to normal. Thank God! But I am going back for more next month, just not under the eyes anymore. Thanks for the responses. You Girls are the best!

I am just going to do Carolyns facial fitness and not do the botox anymore. I just dont want to risk the side effects or feeling this way ever again. I am getting better, my smile is somewhat crooked but lots better, the only thing is my crows feet are gone but my cheeks are a little saggy. No one notices but me. I got mine in crows feet but it must have spread to the obiculoris occuli and down to the zygomatic muscle.

I had botox for TMJ about about 2 weeks ago. Now, when I smile, my mouth droops downward. I am so scared and disgusted. I have some important events coming up within the next two to three months. Does anyone know if there is a way to speed up the time it takes to get out of my system? My boyfriend noticed it a couple of days ago. He said I look angry!!!
I do hope my smile comes back eventually.

My smile was better about 4 months into it, that is when it wasnt as noticable to people.
It has been since may for me and I still can see where the muscle does not work as well on one side of my cheek. It is not noticeable to anyone but me when I wake up in the mornings. By mid day it is fine.

It will come back, time is what it takes. I exercised that muscle all of the time, just used it and used it.
Good luck to you.