Had Botox on forehead frown lines & crows feet & filler in nasolabial folds. After 5 days had lopsided smile Dr said Botox hadn’t taken on the Right side of chin so did more Botox on that side & told me to massage that side to work quicker. Wasn’t aware even had Botox in chin. it’s now 4 days later & I can’t smile I’m devastated please advise on why this happened & how to correct it will face exercise help as I do tv work & had to cancel all work.
May 19, 2018
Answer: Lower face Botox is more likely to spread to other muscles Hi From the photos, this looks like the Botox has drifted into other muscles around the mouth and changed the muscle function. This is a recognised complication of Botox in the lower face. In the lower face the muscles are smaller and closer together so issues with Botox drift are more common. In terms of lasting, because smaller doses are used the effect may wear off more quickly than the overall Botox effect, but it can still last a few weeks. The best advice is to keep moving the area as much as you can to encourage the muscle movement to return. If this is from a filler injection without any Botox then the cause is different, so i would check to see if he did actually treat the lower face with Botox.
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May 19, 2018
Answer: Lower face Botox is more likely to spread to other muscles Hi From the photos, this looks like the Botox has drifted into other muscles around the mouth and changed the muscle function. This is a recognised complication of Botox in the lower face. In the lower face the muscles are smaller and closer together so issues with Botox drift are more common. In terms of lasting, because smaller doses are used the effect may wear off more quickly than the overall Botox effect, but it can still last a few weeks. The best advice is to keep moving the area as much as you can to encourage the muscle movement to return. If this is from a filler injection without any Botox then the cause is different, so i would check to see if he did actually treat the lower face with Botox.
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Answer: Uneven botox Thanks for your question Suzi. Unfortunately it seems that the toxin you had injected has migrated to the wrong muscles of where it was intended. This could be because you had slightly too much at the wrong depth. This asymmetry will wear off to a cosmetically acceptable level within a month but may take up to 3 months to entirely resolve. Facial exercises will not help due to how the toxin works in the muscle. Always seek a qualified and experienced injector
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Answer: Uneven botox Thanks for your question Suzi. Unfortunately it seems that the toxin you had injected has migrated to the wrong muscles of where it was intended. This could be because you had slightly too much at the wrong depth. This asymmetry will wear off to a cosmetically acceptable level within a month but may take up to 3 months to entirely resolve. Facial exercises will not help due to how the toxin works in the muscle. Always seek a qualified and experienced injector
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