I had 15 units injected in both masseters on May 18th, 2014. The doctor injected 2 areas On the right side of my face when he went to inject the lower part, I felt a squirting of some sort and as though it wasn't going entirely into the muscle. When I went back to show him that the corner of my mouth is no longer raising when I smile, he acknowledged and said the Botox most likely migrated to my zygomatic muscles. He says this will take a few months to go away. However, if my zygomatic muscles are not being used now, won't I have to retrain them overtime to go back to normal?
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December 28, 2021
Answer: Masseter Injection Problem
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Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
20 units into the frontalis muscles is too much Botox and frankly, not tthe standard of care. Frontalis injections must always be offset by higher doses into the corrugator and procerus. In fact, many of us avoid the frontalis completely. It is far better to have horizontal forehead lines and...
The posted photo shows a very attractive young female. I do not think you need much elevation of the brow. But BOTOX can elevate it a few mm's...
See a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to assess the proportions of your lips.The photo suggests a lip lift might be helpful.Botox or Dysport will not help - the nurse clearly did not understand lip dynamics.Fillers along the white roll of the lip with roll it up. That plus a little filler in the...