Excessively wide jaws that create a “squared off” lower face is a common problem. While a strong jaw may be desirable in males, females dislike this appearance. In the past surgery was the only remedy, but now we have fabulous non-surgical solutions.
If you feel the angle of your jaw as you clench down, you can feel a mucscle bulging outward. This muscle, called the masseter, is often the primary cause of the excessive jaw width. Injections with Botox™ can significantly reduce the size of these muscles and narrow the lower half of the face. Your ability to chew is not weakened.
A side benefit is that the cheeks may be highlighted. As you can see below, the results can be quite profound . I just love being able to help people with this problem so easily. Call our office for more information at 215-572-7744 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Also, visit my web site at www.drgenter.com.
This is interesting that you are able to seemingly mold the jaw into another shape without surgery?!?! Jaw reduction via botox? Never thought the results would be so profound as the picture shows of this non-surgical procedure.
It really is amazing. I am not really changing the bone structure. The Botox injections shrink the bulk of the masseter muscle located on each side of the face over the jaw. If you clench you jaws you can feel this muscle tense up.
Thanks for writing. Dr. Genter
Hi, I’m considering botox for jaw reduction, however I’ve read this treatment will result in face lengthening (longer face). Please advise.
Kind regard
Katie
Dear Katie: The length of your face is determined by the size of your facial bones. Botox does not change the size of facial bones. The injections into the jaw muscles shrink their width so the face seems less bottom-heavy. I suppose this could give an illusion of facial lengthening. If you look at the photo on this blog, there has been a profound improvement in the facial shape but the face is not longer.
Thanks for your question. Dr. Genter
How about the side view of the face? Does the bone between jaws and neck less appearence?
Dear Agnes: The Botox only reduces the width of the lower face from the front view. The side view would not change. For example, the chin would not look smaller from the side.
Thank you for writing. Dr. Genter
Dear Dr Genter. I believe I have a slightly assymetrical face caused more jaw muscle on the right side than the left side of my face. Do you think the botox treatment will be able to correct this?
Dear Lilly: If there is a difference in the size of your masseter muscles it may be possible to treat the larger one with Botox. Without actually see you I cannot say for sure if this is the solution to your problem.
Thanks for writing to my blog. Dr. Genter
Dear Dr. Genter,
How long do the results last? Will the shrinkage of the masseter muscles result in hollow/sunken cheeks, especially in those who are very thin?
Dear Christina: So far the results have lasted over 2 years and I have not had to re-treat anybody after meeting their goals. Treatment of the masseter muscles will generally not create hollow cheeks. Hollow cheeks are more of a risk when the buccal (cheek) fat pads are removed. Thanks for writing. Dr. Genter
Good work! Thank you very much!
I always wanted to write in my blog something like that. Can I take part of your post to my site?
Of course, I will add backlink?
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Dear Dr. Alhimenkov: Thank you for your comments. You are welcome to use parts of my blog and I appreciate the backlink. Please send me your blog address and I can look at it with a Russian friend to translate.
Dr. Genter
Dear Onegnassasita: Thank you. Dr. Genter
How many treatments did it require to achieve the results in the photo? Would you expect much skin laxity in a 40 yr old?
Dear Freida: The woman in the photos had 2 treatments when those pictures were taken. She has had a third treatment since that time, and I will update the pictures if there is any detectable change. Skin laxity is not an issue with this treatment. Despite the profound change in the width of the jaws, there is not much of an actual decrease in volume where we would see skin start to sag.
Thank you for your question. Dr. Genter
Dr. Genter,
Thank you for sharing on this procedure. If a woman in her late 20s receives the botox jaw reduction, will she later have problem with sagging skin as she ages (I suppose due to decreased muscle size not holding the skin taut)? Or, by then (perhaps her 40s) will the botox effects have worn off and such long term effects is not necessary to worry about (as opposed to, like you say above, buccal fat removal, which may later present a jaunt look)? Thanks!
Dear Nicky: The decrease in masseter muscle volume after Botox injections is nowhere near the volume decrease after a buccal (cheek) fat pad excision. Therefore, skin redundancy is not an immediate or future potential problem after the Botox jaw reduction.
Thanks for your interest in my blog. Dr. Genter
Are there some patients that do not get dramatic effects from this treatment because their masseter muscle is not large enough to make a significant difference? Are there procedures in which you can take to determine weather or not their masseter muscle volume is large enough?
Dear Jessica: This treatment is good for people with enlarged masseter muscles, not for people with wide bone structure. On exam, an enlarged muscle is evident, especially when the patient bites down and you see and feel the masseter bulge outward.
Thanks for your question. Dr. Genter
Hello i just wanted to ask one more question. How is the price range for this treatment
Dear Jessica: At our current pricing, each treatment would cost $720, and at least 2 treatments are required. The woman in the picture on this blog had 2 treatments before the photo and 1 more after.
Dr. Genter
How long after the first treatment did it take to see the results shown in the photos? How far apart are the treatments? Weeks? Months? Thanks.
Dear Cynthia: This patient had 2 treatments about 6 weeks apart. The photo was taken about 2 months after the second treatment and we were amazed at the change.
Thank you for your interest. Dr. Genter
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, I rate this post for 4/5. Detailed info, but I just have to go to that damn google to find the missed parts. Thank you, anyway!
Dear Six Pack: I created this blog to honestly present interesting procedures and concepts with the hopes of generating on-line discussions. Although I do present lots of facts, I never intended the blog entries to be equivalent to a scientific article one would find in a journal. To obtain more information you could have posted a question, like other people do. That’s the purpose of the blog. But anyway, thanks for the 4/5 rating. Dr. Genter
how many units/vial was consumed?whats the interval of treatment?
Dear Cyrene: Each treatment uses 60 units, 30 per side. I space treatments 4-6 weeks apart. Thanks for your interest.
Dr. Genter
Im curious, is this the same as botox for TMJ? Is it injected in the same muscle?