Although Botox applications are generally performed for aesthetic purposes, facial thinning with masseter botox is performed both in terms of aesthetics and health.
Face thinning with masseter botox is performed aesthetically in order to correct the hard and masculine facial features with a square face shape in terms of health due to complaints such as teeth grinding and clenching.
What is Face Slimming with Masseter Botox?
The masseter is a muscle located on the side of the jaw area and defined as the strongest chewing muscle. When this muscle grows and becomes visible from the outside even when laughing, it is called masseter hypertrophy, that is, masseter enlargement.
The most common cause of masseter enlargement is teeth grinding or clenching for different reasons. In addition, chewing gum excessively or consuming excessively hard meat also causes masseter enlargement. For the treatment of this problem, masseter botox can be done. Masseter botox is a botox that thins the lower part of the face, applied to the area where this muscle is located.
This botox application, also known as masseter chin botox, treats deformities in the lower part of the face and allows the face to be thinned and shaped.
How is Facial Slimming done with Masseter Botox?
Masseter botox is performed by injecting very small and thin millimetric needles directly into the masseter muscle. This process, which lasts for 10 minutes on average, does not cause the person to feel pain and suffering in any way.
It is a great advantage to numb the application area with local anesthesia or anesthetic creams before the application.
The effect of facial thinning with Masseter botox starts to show on the third day after the application. The full effect is seen on the 15th day. The doctor usually calls the treated person for a control session on the 15th day after the application.
The permanence of the application varies from person to person, but is between three and four months. Clenching or grinding the teeth after the application will shorten the permanence period. When facial thinning with Masseter botox is repeated regularly and at necessary intervals, the permanence time will be extended.
In masseter botox application, which is repeated regularly and at necessary intervals, since the jaw muscle will get used to not contracting more than necessary, the masseter muscle will be completely treated after the third session on average, or the recurrence time will increase to once a year.
It is an extremely reliable application, does not require surgical intervention, does not cause serious complications as in large applications, provides a thin and oval face type instead of a square face type by thinning the jaw structure, preventing teeth clenching and grinding problems, and reducing the size of the jaw muscles. It is one of the important advantages of this application that it provides the advantage of having a thinner and more pronounced jaw line.
Who are suitable candidates for Facial Slimming with Masseter Botox ?
Facial thinning with masseter botox is performed for the purpose of thinning the face in cases where the masseter muscle enlarges, to prevent teeth grinding and clenching problems, to correct square face shape, hard and masculine facial features.
People who have a square face shape due to the growth of the masseter muscle and want to change their face shape, people who have problems with teeth clenching and grinding, people who have started to be erased in the tooth tubercles, people with temporamandibular joint damage, people with headaches, masculine and hard facial lines due to the growth of the masseter muscle. Masseter botox can be applied to people who are dissatisfied with the shape of their chin and who do not have any discomfort that may cause problems with the application.
Who can not apply Facial Slimming with Masseter Botox?
Face thinning with Masseter botox should not be applied to pregnant women and mothers during breastfeeding, people with muscle disease such as myasthenia gravis, people with active infection in the application area and those who are allergic to botox, skin cancers, those who use blood thinners such as aspirin and those who use aminoglycoside group drugs.
With which applications can Facial Slimming be combined with Masseter Botox?
Facial thinning with Masseter botox can be combined with non-surgical aesthetic applications including hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers, bichectomy and many injections.
Facial thinning with Masseter botox can be done comfortably in combination with hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers. In this application, which is performed by injecting hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers into certain points on the chin, the jaw line is corrected. In addition, hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers applied to certain points on the chin also prevent teeth clenching and grinding.
Another application in which masseter botox and face thinning application is combined is bichectomy. Bichectomy is an application that is performed by entering one centimeter from the inside of the mouth, reducing the cheek prominence, that is, providing cheek shaping. Bichectomy is performed under local anesthesia and pain and pain sensations are not experienced. In this application, cheek clarity is reduced as much as the excess adipose tissue removed. With this application, cheekbones are also clarified.
While facial thinning with masseter botox is performed for the purpose of shrinking the masseter muscle and thinning the face, non-surgical applications including injections to accompany this application can be performed for different purposes.
For example, while thinning the face with masseter botox, anti-aging injections can be applied simultaneously, botox injections can be applied to different areas of the face for different purposes, or filler injection can be applied to different areas of the face for different purposes. At this point, the cooperation of the person who will make the application and the doctor is important.
Frequently asked questions about Facial Slimming with Masseter Botox
What is the age limit for Facial Slimming with Masseter Botox?
As with other applications, face and body development is required in face thinning with Masseter botox. Facial and body development corresponds to the age of 18-20. In other words, it is required to be at least 18 years old in order to make this application.
This application can be applied to people who have teeth clenching and grinding problems with the permission of the doctor.
Is Face Slimming with Masetter Botox a painful application?
Facial thinning with Masseter botox is performed with very small and thin millimetric injections. Therefore, during and after the application, the person may experience minimal pain and pain, such as when getting an injection. In addition, local anesthesia or anesthetic creams are applied before the application and the application is started after making sure that the area is fully numb.
In face thinning with Masseter botox, minimal pain can be felt, which does not affect the person excessively.
When will you return to social life after Facial Slimming with Masseter Botox?
There is no waiting period to return to daily life and social life after facial thinning with Masseter botox. Some people may wait a few hours for the side effects to disappear after the application.
In the first week after facial thinning with Masseter Botox, one should not be exposed to excessive heat such as a steam bath, Turkish bath, sauna, the application areas should not be rubbed, these areas should not be massaged, excessive sun exposure should be avoided, heavy exercises should be avoided, heavy objects should not be lifted, chewing gum should not be eaten, and hard meat should not be eaten. Clenching and grinding of teeth should be avoided and make-up should be avoided for the first few days.
