Frontalis muscle, temples, and eyebrow/lid muscles look increasingly clenched and prominent - would Botox help?
June 28, 2022
Asked By:watersign99 in Northampton, Massachusetts
I have severe TMJ that progressed into degenerative arthritis, and am going to get jaw joint replacement surgery in the next year and a half. Because of my jaw bone resorption, I've lost height of my face, and the muscles of my neck, head, face and shoulders have had to compensate. Because of this I have noticed my frontalis muscle of my forehead, mytemples, and eyebrow/lid muscles increasingly clenchedand prominent. Would botox help, and if so, where?
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August 15, 2022
Answer: Can Botox help? Here's what you need to know
For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest...
Dear dojadoja:
I have not had a opportunity to explore this question previously but it is an interesting mental exercise. Botox is one of several injectable muscle relaxers. Muscles work in combinations by shortening in different directions. Botox therefore relaxes the agonist or the antagonist...
Hello chi910, thank you for your question! These upper lip wrinkles are so common and can be extremely stubborn. Using botox or another neuromodulator to restrict the movement causing the lines is an important first step, but if the lines are deep there will be more pieces to the puzzle.
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