Can Botox Be Used for Face Slimming?

Botox can relax prominent masseter muscles, which would make them less visible and thus slim down your jawline. 

Botox is not able to reduce the fat component of the cheeks but if there is hypertrophy of the masseter muscles Botox can be used to decrease the mass of the muscle.by doing this the cheek slims down.

Botox can be used in a specific way to make the lower portion of the face narrower, by reducing the size of the masseter muscle. That is the muscle you can feel just above back half of the jaw when you clench your teeth. It is commonly done in Asia but less common in other regions, so you want to find an injector with specific experience. The dose is more than typically used for facial wrinbkles so it will cost a bit more.

Botox is commonly used to decrease the bulk of the masseter muscle which is the muscle that bulges when you clench your jaws. This gives the appearance of a more slender jawline.

Yes, Botox can be used to slim the face! This is done by treating the masseter muscles with Botox or Dysport. Your masseter muscles are thick rectangular muscles in the jaw, which are responsible for jaw clenching and teeth grinding. Injecting Botox or Dysport into these muscles relaxes and weakens them. Decreasing the use of these muscles leads to muscle atrophy (shrinkage in size) which is what provides the facial slimming effect. This treatment can improve facial shape, giving the face more of a "v" line shape.
I've created a video where I review slimming the face with Botox/Dysport. I hope you find this helpful in your research! 

In some individuals, a
square jaw line can be secondary to the masseter muscles on either side of the face.  Facial contouring with Botox injections
shrink the masseter muscles, so as to achieve a slimmer contour of the face.  Effects typically last 3-4 months.  Additional sculpting with fillers to the mandibular line and chin is sometimes appropriate as well.  Consider consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to determine if you are an appropriate candidate.

I love using Botox for face slimming, because some patients don't have enough cheekbones and most of the facial tissue is on the lower half of the face. If this is not the face contour that you like, you can use Botox in what is known as the masseter muscles. This helps debunk some of the puffiness that is along the Jawline. 

 Another great trick is to please fillers to increase the density of bone on the cheek bones. Known as the zygomatic arch, this area when lift it can create a more triangular appearance to the face. There is an optical trick to take away the attention from the tissue in the bottom and to keep it focused on the cheek bones on top! 

 Fun to do with great results. Best of luck to you! 

Botox can be used on hypertrophic masseter muscle to eventually cause facial slimming if the muscle is truly hypertrophic.

Botox can be used in the lower face for patients with a hypertrophic (thickened) masseter muscle.  This is muscle that is used to clenc the jaw.  By relaxing the masseter muscle in the appropriate patient,  a prominent lower face/ jawline can be slimmed.  Botox will not help a full face caused by increased fat in the cheeks.

Botox can be used to sculpt facial shape.  Botox can be used reduce the bulk of the masster muscle, thus slimming or narrowing the outer jaw dimension.  However, in those individuals with moderate jowls or thick neck, it is prudent not to inject botox in the masseter as shruken jaw will accentuate the saggy jowl or thickened neck appearance.

As such, the best ways use to botox to sculpt the face, in my experience, are the following:

1.  Careful aesthetic analysis of the face, noting presence of moderage jowling or thickened neck.  If they are present, it is bes to treat the thickened neck instead with botox, rather than injecting the jaw instead.

2.  injecting primiarly the lower one third of the masseter.  Injecting high up on the masseter often creates a hollow appearance below the zygomatic arch, making the face look gaunt and sunken.

3.  confirming the jaw dimension is due to the muscle, not fatty or bone hypertrophy.  Excess fat requires liposuction, whereas large bone requires reduction to get best results.

4.  Volume sculpting of other parts of the face.  Chin or apple cheek augmentation with fillers, when done appropriately, will often create a slender, more slimming looking face, in conjunction with botox as well.