Botox to help with drooling?

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Sophie66 said:

Has anyone had any experience with using botox to help with drooling.

Hi Lyn. I saw your post but as I have no experience if this myself I was hoping somebody else might. Alas no

I have a friend who is a plastic surgeon and she says that Botox and fillers are commonly used to help drooping lips after botched facelifts. Maybe discuss this possibility? 
Do let us know. Hugs 

Thanks for that Dani. It was just a punt that someone may have some experience in this area. I do have a drooping lip so I will definitely follow up with my surgeon and take his advice. The dribbling out of the side of my mouth is proving a bit of a challenge. Now I know how babies feel when they are teething lol. On the bright side the drooling is not constant in the a.m. but seems to ramp up in the afternoon and evening so I at least have a partial break for some of the day. One of those long term side effects.

Thanks again

Lyn

Thanks for the info Wayne. I will definitely follow up with the advice you have given, very helpful and thanks for the support.

Lyn

I have a similar issue with my right bottom lip drooping post op still and I have done filler which def helps a little bit.

I have more dry mouth issues than drooling however I used to work at shriners and patients with cerebral palsy came in all the time for botox injections inside their mouth to help with the drooling and it worked wonderfully. I wouldn't go to an aesthetician to perform that part though

That is so encouraging thank you.  I'm definitely going to give it a go if my surgeon is O.K. with it and fingers crossed it might help with the drooping lip at least. Not sure about the injection of botox inside the mouth as I do get dry mouth on and off during the day and then it stops and I get the drooling. Pros and cons. 

How long did your filler last? Don't want to get the 'trout pout' look. Did yours look fairly natural?

Thanks so much

Lyn