I had a 6 month Invisalign treatment done, and my face appears pulled down now. The dentist keeps telling me there was very little tooth movement, and I was instructed to let the teeth relapse - so that’s what I did. But 3 months later and my face still looks bulky and pulled down. Prior to Invisalign, I had nice sharp jawline definition, as shown in picture 1. What happened to my face in only a matter of months?!
April 16, 2024
Answer: Botox and Filler When you're younger, surgical interventions may not always be the preferred approach. Instead, rebalancing your facial features with fillers or botox to realign muscles can be a more suitable option.
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April 16, 2024
Answer: Botox and Filler When you're younger, surgical interventions may not always be the preferred approach. Instead, rebalancing your facial features with fillers or botox to realign muscles can be a more suitable option.
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April 12, 2024
Answer: Face Hi! First of all, I would note that what you are seeing is extremely subtle and honestly could have been just what was going to happen anyway as you aged, regardless of the invisalign. Nonetheless, the next thing is that people often are not aware of (people as in both patients, dentists, doctors) that manipulation of where the teeth are set in alignment to each other, the jaw, and the lips can very much impact how your face holds tension and either activate or underactivate certain muscles that can then lead to a more "aged" appearance. For example, very commonly people who have smaller jaws/mouths do not undergo what is "proper" facial surgery, which would possibly involve jaw advancement surgery, and instead just get orthodontic surgery which often will overproject the teeth, and then the overprojection of the teeth means that the lips have to contract harder to keep the mouth closed, and this leads to the more aged appearance around the lower face/mouth region. I can't say for sure without having an exam in person and possibly reviewing your scans but that is possibly what happened?
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April 12, 2024
Answer: Face Hi! First of all, I would note that what you are seeing is extremely subtle and honestly could have been just what was going to happen anyway as you aged, regardless of the invisalign. Nonetheless, the next thing is that people often are not aware of (people as in both patients, dentists, doctors) that manipulation of where the teeth are set in alignment to each other, the jaw, and the lips can very much impact how your face holds tension and either activate or underactivate certain muscles that can then lead to a more "aged" appearance. For example, very commonly people who have smaller jaws/mouths do not undergo what is "proper" facial surgery, which would possibly involve jaw advancement surgery, and instead just get orthodontic surgery which often will overproject the teeth, and then the overprojection of the teeth means that the lips have to contract harder to keep the mouth closed, and this leads to the more aged appearance around the lower face/mouth region. I can't say for sure without having an exam in person and possibly reviewing your scans but that is possibly what happened?
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