Botox or Dysport for Jaw Slimming?

Botox and Dysport are both safe neuromodulators that can be very useful in slimming overbulked masseter muscles, thus slimming the face nonsurgically. As with any medical procedure, there are always risks, but most of these would be owing to operator error, which is why it is so important to find a professional who has expertise in Botox and Dysport injection. The only real side effects you should expect are slight swelling, bruising, redness and/or pain around the injection sites for the first few days. I hope this helps.

 Either Botox or Dysport can do an excellent job of relaxing the masseter muscle, resulting in a slimmer face and less jaw clenching or grinding, which may alleviate symptoms of TMJ. The only real risks associated with using neuromodulators to slim the jaw – other than temporary bruising and soreness – are related to injector error. This is why choosing the right doctor is so important. When you have a consultation with a board-certified dermatologist, he or she will be able to evaluate your face and muscles to determine if you will respond to slimming the face with Botox or Dysport and will also determine the best sites for the injections. How doctors charge varies by practice. Most will happily work out a payment plan with you. Your jaw-slimming results should last anywhere from three to four months to up to a year.

Thank you for your question. Botox or Dysport can be a very effective way to contour the jaw line by reducing the masseter shadow through the outer jaw skin. In addition, it can reduce symptoms of jaw clenching or grinding of teeth at night time. This is an advanced technique that requires a strong understanding of the underlying anatomy. Some side effects can results in some very unintented effects. This can include affecting the smile due to diffusion of the Botox into neighboring smile muscles. Over treatment can also overweaken your jaw muscles making it harder to chew food and causes your jaw muscles to relax too much when you sleep.The injection technique does vary by physical exam and the goals of the treatment. Facial contouring goals may change the injection sites themselves to affect different portions of the masseter as well as the dose. The strength of the masseters can be felt by palpation and also helps me to determine dosing. In general, I start with 15- 25 units of Botox (OR 50-75 units of Dysport) per side for most patients. If the have very strong masseters, then I may increase the dose, but more commonly ask them to return in three weeks for a touch up. Once you get the desired result, I let patients know that future treatments may require less to maintain the look or the jaw clenching symptoms, especially if they get treated as soon as they notice the symptoms return. This can be as soon as three to four months, but in some cases, patients report that it lasts six months or more. I find it depends on the dose we use and how many times we have done the procedure as the duration may lengthen for patients that repeat it regularly.