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Masseter Botox or Jaw shave? (Photo)

mmhmm567Aug 9, 2024
How do I know that my square jaw is due to the masseter muscle? Would a botox be effective on me or should I consider a mandibular angle jaw with maybe a chin shave? Would the botox/shave cause skin sagging?

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Dr. Thanapoom Boonipat, MD
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Thanapoom Boonipat, MD

Hi yes your face looks long, although the picture is not standardized. You also have very prominent strong nose. In order to shorten the face, you might need jaw (orthognathic surgery). This can shorten both the midface and the lower face, and reduce the size of your jaw and reposition it back...

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Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS

Usually, the difficulties with chin reduction are caused by the soft tissue chin pad. Looking at your photos, I would recommend some fine tuning. A "chin tuck" of the soft tissue pad can be performed from a submental approach reducing the projection of soft tissue. In addition, I have been...

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Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS

It appears in the few photos that you have a deep mentolabial fold and a short chin. You may benefit from a lengthening genioplasty. This will provide better lower facial balance and diminish your deep mentolabial fold. It will not increase your jaw size as your horizontal projections is fine.

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