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Botox for gummy smile, feel like I have no control of my top lip.

January 23, 2018
Asked By:Christinamarie28 in Costa Mesa, CA

Okay so I received botox for my gummy smile (about 5-6 units) about 5 days ago, also a few units for a lip flip. My smile is fine. My Dr. advised me that I wouldn't be able to drink out of a straw. Well, I find it hard to even eat correctly, or with my mouth closed. I feel like I lost ALL control of my upper lip and the tension is causing my TMJ to act up... is this something I will get used too? I know botox takes time, but at the moment its not comfortable.

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January 24, 2018

Answer: Botox for the "gummy" smile is a bad treatment-Don't to it again.

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January 24, 2018

Answer: Botox for the "gummy" smile is a bad treatment-Don't to it again.

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January 24, 2018

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