Is Jaw Botox Before or After Chin Implant Required?

asked 1 year ago by Gassy G
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: chin, jaw, combination, filler

Is Jaw Botox required before or after Chin Implantation? I've heard from a friend in the aesthetic industry that anybody undergoing chin implant should receive jaw botox first. By reversing procedures will make your face looks weird. Is this true? Does it mean after chin implantation, I can no longer go for jaw botox? Thanks.

5 answers to Is Jaw Botox Before or After Chin Implant Required?

Botox not required in conjunction with Chin Implant

No, that's not true at all. I have done quite a few Chin Implants over the past 20 years and I don't use Botox in conjunction with Chin Implants, ever. IMHO, this is an urban myth.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Chin implant

Chin implant or augmentation with filler, such as Restylane, fat injeciton, etc. can improve the visible profile angle of the neck.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

BOTOX near facial implants

Off label use of Botox injected near facial implants warrants caution as the inadvertent spread of the injected product through the implant cavity may cause unwanted effects some distance from the intended site. If carefully placed and controlled, neurotoxin injections along the jaw can be effective to relax platysma and/or depressor muscles of the mouth. Patients with implants should always inform their injection providers to avoid "surprises" more

Randy Wong, MD
Honolulu Plastic Surgeon

Botox and chin Implants correct different problems

Botox and chin implants are both used to correct specific problems, which can, but do not necessarily co-exist. Botox is commonly used to soften the appearance of prominent masseter muscles located at the angles of the jawbon. Botox is also to soften the dimples in the skin overlying the chin (so called peau de orange or orange peel appearance), associated with a hyperactive mentalis muscle. Chin implants are used to correct a weak jaw line or weak chin. There are... more

Michael Bowman, MD
Montgomery Facial Plastic Surgeon

That your friend is "in the industry" does not appear to make them well imformed.

Jaw BOTOX is not required before having a chin implant. The important issue is whether a chin implant is what you need to achieve your aesthetic goals. Rather than diagnosis your own aesthetic issues, and seek treatment advise from non-qualified individuals, I recommend that you do your homework and consult with well qualified facial plastic or general plastic surgeons in your area who focus on this type of surgery.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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