I had masseter Botox to reduce teeth grinding a week ago. My jaw now moves about 2 inches to the side any time I clench my teeth? Any idea what happened? Is this normal and will it go away? Or should I go back for a checkup?
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Thank you for your question. It's difficult to comment without a photo as you had injections into pretty difficult areas of the lower face and they both can lead to facial asymmetry if Botox affects near by muscles as well. It can easily happen with chin or masseter. The fact that...
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Thank you for sharing your experience and for your inquiry. It is difficult to say exactly what is happening without seeing your before pictures and seeing your current movement. It could be that your glabella may need more botox, or your frontalis is atrophying do to the neuromodulator wo...