Crooked Smile After Mini Facelift and Chin Lipo

It can be very hard to handle this issue but tell your mom to hang in there. It keeps getting better every week and usually in six weeks it has improved significantly where other people do not notice it. She will continue to notice it longer as after surgery we tend to keep examining the site of surgery.
What if it is permanent?
In the rare case that it is permanent it can be balanced using botox and in rare cases certain surgeries are able to help a little as well.
What should your mom do?
1. Relax, relax, relax
2. Smile as much as possible and exercise facial muscles by moving lips especially lowe lip in all directions. Muscle activity helps speed the recover.
3. Take one day at a time.
4. Try to get back into her routine as fast as possible to help with emotional recovery.
Regards

Sometimes the nerve that controls the lower lip will have a "stretch" injury from the lift and cause a crooked smile. This is almost always temporary but may take weeks to months to resolve. A permanent injury usually only occurs if a nerve is cut, and this is exceedingly rare during a typical mini lift procedure.

Reassurance is the best medicine for your mom after her mini lift/ chin liposuction since it resolves spontaneously in 6-12 weeks on its own in most cases.  Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD