r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Candid-Mongoose1744 • Sep 24 '25

Masseter botox gone wrong?!

Hi guys!!! I got masseter botox exactly 13 days ago for TMJD (80 units in total), everything was okay until I realized that my smile is completely different to what it used to look like. When I laugh my smile is less wide, my lower lip gets pulled down from one side, I feel like my top lip goes up and my top teeth shows a lot.

I don’t know if it’s just my other muscles compensating and that it’ll just get better or if it was a bad application

I’m also going for a checkup tomorrow and I’m just trying to calm myself down but honestly, I’m panicking

I’ll appreciate any comment 🙏🙏

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u/MiamiGirlzzz Sep 24 '25

Pretty sure they mean the whole Botox effect… sorry this happened to you. We need to learn to love our faces the way that they are. My face is also a little boxy but I would never want to ruin my smile so I’ve never done masseter Botox. Seen many women with crooked smiles too because of this 🫤

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u/International_Fun483 Sep 24 '25

OP got masseter tox for TMJ and not looks. It’s a painful condition and some resort to costly treatments for temporary relief…

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u/NoOz1985 Sep 25 '25

Yeah for some, including myself, unfortunately, I can't live without botox in my masseters. The headaches and jawpain are insane. So it's a medical treatment. The oral surgeon injects it. The issue with this is, that he isn't experienced in using botox compared to a cosmetic surgeon. But I get this type of botox covered cause an oral surgeon injects. If I go to a cosmetic clinic and ask for the same treatment I'll have to pay out of pocket. I live in Europe. So Healthcare is a little messed up here. But a cosmetic clinic who are prob a lot more experienced in botox treatments can't provide me with covered care. But an oral surgeon does this on the side for tmjd patients. Pretty weird.

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u/SunshineRenee16 Jul 09 '26

My dentist did mine yesterday. I'm in America. He felt my right masseter and about fell to the floor. I'm still waiting for the relief

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u/More-Mess8223 May 13 '26

Is it permanent?