The masseter is a very bulky muscle, and so it does require a higher dose of Botox to relax it than the dosages typically used to treat the muscles of facial expression. A very typical starting dose is 25 units/side. This will achieve full treatment in about 80% of patients.
I have used Botox and performed Rhinoplasty for almost 30 years. There is a slight effect that you would get from a Botox injection that could diminish the amount that the nasal muscle pulls your tip down but will do very little for the flared nostrils. In the end, based upon...
Elongation of the face can be accomplished in a subtle but effective manner with Botox Cosmetic® injections into the masseter (chewing) muscle, a procedure very popular in Asia for (softening) a "square jaw". As this is an advanced technique, please contact a board certified aesthetic ...
