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• Posted to Botox for Reducing Masseter Muscle Made Me Look Jowly - Vancouver, BC on 29 Aug 2012

  I did get my face back. I think anywhere in the 4-5 month range though it started looking better after 3 months. My face didn't change so much as it was my expression which changed. It is amazing how changing your appearance by mere millimeters can result in such a drastic difference. My close friends and family knew immediately something was "off" and i felt like people who only knew me superficially just looked at me strangely. I started covering my face when I smiled and I actually had buck teeth and drooled a bit when I laughed. Honestly, I was horrified and SO upset with myself. I am an attractive woman; I've seen pictures of people who's looks have been terribly distorted by fooling around with plastic surgery in general. I'm hoping I can let myself age a bit more gracefully. Why do you think you have permanent damage? How has your face changed? Do you think the botox froze your muscles and then you lost some kind of muscle memory in your expression? Is that even possible and can you speak to a Plastic Surgeon about this? If this happens, maybe there can be a "fix" of sorts.

• Posted to Botox for Reducing Masseter Muscle Made Me Look Jowly - Vancouver, BC on 28 Aug 2012

  Hi seekingsymmetry... just got your post today... are you STILL suffering from an altered appearance? My botox wore off after 5 months... I totally look like myself again with my own smile back. In fact the "problem" I initially wanted to correct is also back, and after having muppet mouth and being horrified by my altered look, I no longer consider it a problem. I am grateful to look like myself again and will not fool around with that area ever again. I am very much hoping at least some of your botox has worn away? If so, you will likely have most of it gone within another month or so... let me know where you're at. thanks and good luck. I SOOOO feel your distress.

• Posted to Botox Ruined my Smile - Droopy Mouth Corner on 29 May 2012

  I'm so sorry for your pain. I hope the botox was at least effective for the pain although it stinks that it resulted in a droopy mouth. My side effects have completely worn off, so I no longer have the bucked tooth muppet mouth I was sporting. I am sorry you had to have botox to reduce your pain for a medical condition. I hope your doctors will be able to find a better solution for you. Take care...

• Posted to Never Again - Michigan on 29 Apr 2012

  I was embarrassed as well and avoided certain people for several weeks. My daughter and sister and 2 close friends knew IMMEDIATELY that I had done something to my mouth because my smile was gone, my lips were thinned and I could not have a full belly laugh without my top teeth protruding (causing them to look like buck teeth). My husband and son did NOT notice until I pointed it out to them; but I did feel some people I saw somewhat irregularly looked at me quite strangely. Ugggg... what a horror. And there was no way in hell I was going to admit to most people my stupid, vain decision. Seriously, who knew something so minor could distort your looks so much. Imagine... your doctor injects botox and if the "look" comes out bad, it remains FROZEN on your face for 3 months! What a nightmare! But it is NOT permanent, and now that I am on THIS side, I have much more appreciation to letting myself age normally. I feel like this was a "warning" of what could go permanently wrong (like you read on these boards). Can you say you had dental work or Bell's Palsy (something i googled to see if i could use that excuse)? It's not a permanent virus and can be explained away.

• Posted to Never Again - Michigan on 27 Apr 2012

  I am happy to say my smile has completely returned to normal! It has been about 13-14 weeks since I had those stupid injections. I think it really started getting better around week 10. It is amazing how changing so few muscles can really distort your looks. I felt self conscious and told several people I was having dental work done. No one would ever have guessed I'd have done something as foolish as having botox placed in this area of my face. Stay heartened... reading these posts is quite scary and frankly has caused me to seriously reconsider doing anything to my face again. Some of these facial procedures can be terrific... unless YOU are the person that has the rare, horrible reaction. Then you are left saying "hold on, I liked how I looked, I just wanted to look rested, or a little younger... I DID NOT want to look different, or in some cases made to look ugly!" I thanked God it was only botox that will eventually wear off and not some surgical procedure that may have been permanent. I know how you are feeling and the frightening prospect of not looking like yourself again... but you will be back to normal in about 3 months (isn't that horrible that it will take that long; I thought the weeks, especially in the beginning, would never pass... but they do). I know the botox is gone because those small aging lines on my chin, that caused me to get the botox in the first place are back. And guess what... I like them a whole lot better than my stupid, embarrassing muppet mouth that even caused a lisp! Please let me know how you progress. I promise, you will look like yourself again. Take care.