Rediscoverd U - Bainbridge Island

Thanks for posting your question--and especially for the photos which help illustrate to the rest of us what you see!  The shadow picture enhances the contrast between your healthy skin and that of the scar--I suspect your eye travels to it in photos and the mirror, but for now if you were my sister I would not recommend further treatment for a spell.  By your description, it sounds as though you are now 4-5 months beyond the injury.  The skin heals quickly, but remodeling of scar tissue can continue for almost 2 full years after the initial insult--and my experience as a certified wound care Nurse Practitioner tells me it will continue to settle out quite a bit all on it's own over the next year or so.  Continuing treatment options such as laser or needling may do more to re-aggravate it rather than camouflage the tissue. I would support you to keep it well hydrated, and protect it from the sun's UV rays.  You could re-consider microneedling or a skin resurfacing laser in the future--but time might be all you need!

I wish you happy healing!

Teri Scott, ARNP, CWCN-AP

You are spot on in your summary of treatment and wear time for Botox, particularly the "lip flip".  Neurotoxin (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) all attach themselves to the junction between the nerve and the muscle. Muscles with more movement can have a tendency to "wear off" quicker--and lets face it:  your mouth moves a LOT (talking, laughing, smiling, eating, kissing, etc)!  Another consideration is the quantity of toxin used--generally very little is needed around the month so consequently the effect dissipates faster.  If you feel the effects have faded at 2 months you are probably safe to repeat your treatment.  In my opinion, better to get a little in this area more frequently than get too much at one time and lose your ability to snicker!

Thank you for posting your question!  Stay gorgeous!  

Teri Scott, ARNP

You are spot-on when you note none of us are symmetrical, and in fact, it's been proven to be part of the force that attracts others to us!  That being said, once you see something you don't love about yourself, it's hard to un-see it.  

If when you squint as though you are trying to see through a sandstorm you have a muscle bunch at your eyebrow, you may be a candidate for a bit of neurotoxin to give the lower brow a "lift".  It doesn't work dramatically for all, but might be worth trying--that would be low cost, low risk and temporary.  Another idea is to look into a bit of a brow lift on that side using PDO (NovaThread) thread lift to raise that brow universally just a tish. Have fun exploring options!