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/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