Side of Face is Paralyzed After Botox for Crow's Feet

Thanks for your question. I’m sorry to hear that you are going through this. The good news is that the effects of Botox are temporary, so they will start to wear off 2-3 months after treatment. Botox works by limiting movement of the muscles that create wrinkles, and if too many units were used, it may have caused the drooping that you are experiencing near your mouth. With that being said, the numbness that you are describing isn’t explained by the Botox. Your Botox treatment would not have any effect on the nerves that control feeling. I would recommend that you see your injecting physician for a follow up appointment as soon as possible, and if the numbness continues schedule an appointment with your primary care physician for a thorough assessment. Good luck!

As previous doctore have mentioned, Botox does not effect the nerves themselves, but rather the muscles.  If you experienced some facial paralysis from the botox, then either your physician injected you in the wrong areas, injected you too deeply, or the botox migrated into those muscles.  If it is some migration, the effect will wear off in a few weeks.  If you physician injected you in the wrong area or too deeply, then the effect will last as long as the Botox is around - 3-4 months.  I would discuss this with your physican in more detail.

Your symptoms don't make sense. Botox does not make nerves numb unless the nerves are injected directly and that is very deeply. Botox interferes with nerves that move muscles and not nerves that allow you to feel