Can the swelling of C02 fractional laser cause the ability to barely smile?

March 27, 2015
Asked By:TravelQueen2012 in Kelowna, BC

I am post op 5 days after C02 fractional laser on my entire face and I am still fairly swollen and when I try and smile I can barely see my teeth. Note that I had botox for the lip area to prevent the smoker lines on the Friday before the laser on Monday . I could smile then but I am not sure that the botox fully set in. Can botox cause this problem or more likely swelling? I have had the lip lines done many times before and not an issue. Thanks

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