Can't Smile After Radiesse Injections to Cheekbones and Nasolabial Folds, is this Common? (photo)

Usually filler injections in the smile lines do not alter the smile but sometimes thicker fillers such as Radiesse can do that as a result of swelling. I would go back to the same doctor who did the injections and see if a small amount of cortisone shot can be injected to calm down the swelling. this will evetually settle down. Radiesse is not a permanent filler

We understand what you are going through. We would love to answer more questions for you if our answer does not answer all of your questions or thoughts. Radiesse should not paralyze you muscles of facial expression. This would be extremely rare. But the swelling can alter your smile. One thing to know is that most of this swelling will go down. In fact, only really 30% of the radiesse will stick around for more of the long term. This is because only 30% is the calcium hydroxyapatite and 70% is a carrier substance that will completely go away. Your lips are appearing that way because the lips are getting turned in and this will improve. Steroid injections I would do conservatively because more permanent damage can occur with this. Oral steroids can help as well. But I most of the swelling will go down and your smile will come back more as time goes by.