I have heard of it. I went to see a dr who does this and he said it is quite common for it to be done on one side of your face but i need it done on both sides and he has never done it on both sides before. If you have it done please let me know how it goes as i'm not sure about having it done. Do you get yours free of charge??? Mine will cost me 300 each side

I have heard of it. I went to see a dr who does this and he said it is quite common for it to be done on one side of your face but i need it done on both sides and he has never done it on both sides before. If you have it done please let me know how it goes as i'm not sure about having it done. Do you get yours free of charge??? Mine will cost me 300 each side

hi flymo

yes its free on nhs in u.k, not sure about sides tho, they didnt mention that to me i presumed it was for both sides as i get pain in both, still a bit shocked by it to be honest (something i never thought of) but i will let you know how it goes if i have it done! thanks for the info. :-)

My daughter had botox injected in the jaw joints after both of her arthroscopic TMJ surgeries. The first surgery was to fix the slipped disc in the TM Joint, and they injected her to relax the jaw (just the one side) -- and then she used a machine for a few months to expand the amount she could open (she was locked with just a few cm of movement). After scar tissue developed, they went back in again and removed the scar tissue -- and again injected the botox. We had to pay for it the second time, as the surgery was in the dr office instead of in the hospital. It was several hundred $'s and not covered by our insurance. Good luck!

I'm going to see if their is any way that i can have it done f.o.c. Desperate for something

hi, always tired

thanks for the info, would you say it helped your daughter with the pain? and how long did it last before wearing off? thanks

hi, flymo

its worth talking to your doctor/specialist about it, i think its a fairly newish treatment for this sort of problem, but if it does any kind of good i'm all for it, better than the pain. hope you find some help soon. thanks

I did try this two years ago.It did work for about six weeks.I was scared to keep having Botox injected into me.I have so many allergies. It's very expensive and my insurance did not pay for it. But my teeth and Jaw didn't hurt for about six weeks. jacki

Hi Day -- I think it lasted for several weeks, which relaxed the area post-surgery sufficiently to allow her to use her exercise device to stretch and open her mouth. In her case, it would not have helped her without the surgery, since the disc was actually dislocated and bunched up -- and it had to be pulled back into the joint and stitched into place (this was done arthroscopically). If you'd like more info on her surgery or doctors, feel free to message me.

hi yes i've had it !three times ! go for it ! it did'nt work for me ! but i know it's worked for others ! you wont feel a thing ! glyn.