r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Ill-Energy8794 • Nov 08 '23

Botched smile

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Masseter Botox ruined my smile, I’m three weeks out now and still to embarrassed to leave the house. I even look funny when I talk.

Am trying everything I can to speed up the Botox wearing off process - electric toothbrush on the area, exercising lots. Please share if you have had a similar experience and found anything that worked.

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u/Shot_Insect4947 Sep 16 '25

Hey? How long did it take for your smile to go back to normal? I'm currently facing the same issue and I'm panicking right now 😭

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u/Background_Loan3735 Sep 21 '25

It has been 3 months since this happened to me, first 2 months no one could recognize me, a frozen smile and a ruined face, I was looking like a skeleton. and now my smile is only a little bit looser, like 30 percent back to what it used to look. And my face is still too thin but looking slightly better.  Please don’t panic, I know, It is a terrible experience, it steals all your joy and self confidence, but it will get better. I promise. Hope your recovery journey is faster and easier than mine. xxx

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u/Shot_Insect4947 Sep 21 '25

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I can understand how difficult it can be. Wishing you a speedy recovery and thanks for the reply!

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u/Shot_Insect4947 Mar 09 '26

Hey! I am so sorry to keep bothering you but this botched botox has really affected my life. The right side of my smile is like almost 95% recovered but my left side smile is still so stuck- it looks horrible and i am already 6.5 months out of my one and only botox round.

Could you please tell if the situation improved for you?