BOTOX Treatment for Vocal Cord (left) Paralysis?

Botox will work beautifully to smooth out the wrinkles between your eyebrows. My patients refer to them as the "11 lines" because they look like the number 11.  Botox will primarily correct the lines caused when you contract your muscles (dynamic wrinkles). If the lines are present at rest,...

You can smile right away after Botox.  Massaging and rubbing the treated areas should be avoided, but smiling will not cause any untoward effects.  

You can continue to use your skin care products before and even immediately after your Botox treatment. Botox will not interfere will your skin care routine.

Widening your smile wouldn't be possible with Botox. I suggest you see a board certified plastic surgeon to determine the most suitable treatment for you.

Yes, you can reduce the masseter muscle without Botox. The masseter muscle is used in eating and clenching and talking. If you do less of these then the muscle will reduce. You may want to try dental splints, relaxation and stress technique so you don't clench, eat softer food, no chewing gums...

Most likely the lidocaine would not effect the efficacy of the medicine, however it won't make your injection any more comfortable.  The mild discomfort associated with a Botox injection is due to the needle and the tiny amount of medicine that comes out.  The injection is over and...