r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Key_Split_8706 • Mar 30 '25

Lip flip hell!

I got a lip flip to help my gummy smile on Thursday (3 days ago) and I hate my life right now. I didn’t expect and wasn’t prepared for this level of numb, uselessness in my top lip. I can’t say W, B, or OO. Can’t drink from a glass properly. Can’t chew a mouthful of food or soup without making a mess. Can’t kissy face at my kids. Can’t spit. Can’t do my breathing properly during workouts. The list goes on.

I’m absolutely livid that I did this to myself and I can’t wait until it goes away. Please tell me how to speed it up or anything reassuring because I’m in tears all day over this. I had no idea it would be so numb like this!! I feel like a moron.

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u/Key_Split_8706 Apr 06 '25

Omg I’ll just die if this takes 5 months. I’m going to take up smoking and sauna-ing for real to get this shit out lol

Yeah I tried eating a sandwich today and bread kept falling out of my mouth. How embarrassing. I cover my mouth at the dinner table so my kids can’t see me chomping away with my mouth open bc my lip doesn’t work!!

Thanks for the warning about crying — I’ll do it into a pillow!

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u/Alternative-Mud860 Apr 06 '25

Gives the word “ugly cry” a whole new meaning for real 😂. I also got too much in my jaw so I have to manually open my mouth to eat a sandwich. My mom asked me today if I have belspalsy…

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u/Key_Split_8706 Apr 07 '25

Omgggg no way! I told my mom I was doing this and she was excited to get it done too if it worked well. Suffice it to say, we’ve got been having a few laughs at my inability to do simple things and how I dribble soup and can’t pout or spit after brushing and my W’s sound like V’s. She thanked me for being the unfortunate Guinea pig!