I was wondering about something - Quite a few women use Botox for various aesthetic reasons. How does it interfer with surgeries - specifically FFS. I mean, Botox is a nerve poison and during FFS nerves are cut and stretched and hurt - they need to recover as good as possible and should be as healthy as possible before a surgery, so they can recover better, right? So using Botox within 2 years after FFS is most likely a very big no-go regarding nerve recovery - but what about before the surgery - will is not also affect the outcome? Should one stay away from Botox treatments for a year or so before and after FFS?

Botox is a neurotoxin that blocks the messages in a nerve. The nerve is still intact but it is unable to function after exposure to Botox. Still it would be a bad idea to receive it before surgery because your surgeon would be unable to gauge your natural face before surgery. This could result in insufficient adjustments to your face and making it more likely you would want a revision.

Ok, I read it up a bit and apparently the Botox blocks only the signal from the nerve to the muscle - so the nerve itself is unaffected and healing should be no problem. Of course using it in areas that are to be surgically changed may be not the best idea - not sure how well surgeons can account for that - on the other hand they only change the bone structure, the muscles are a different thing, right? So even if I have more or less wrinkles on the forehead or if I have more or less massetter muscle, the adjustments to the bone would be the same in either case.

I am kind of planning to give that massetter muscle botox a try, since I have bruxism anyways and it would be a double win if it solves that for a while plus improving my face.

Anjaq, I am interest to hear about your experience.  My dentist has commented that I grind my teeth a bit, most likely when I sleep.  I am also a habitual gum chewer...trying to stop, so I limit myself to evenings when I drive my car.  I am curious as to what you are expecting with the botox.  Thanks

I will get a consultation soon and see what they say about it - and if I go for it, I will try and make pictures that show realistically what the effects are, just I need to figure out how to anonymize them properly to post them.

Totally understand, and thanks!

-Sarah