I want to reduce my masseter muscle, but I’m wondering if it could hurt SMAS in the process? I want to do a face lift after this, so I don’t want to damage my SMAS.
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June 4, 2023
Answer: Masseter and SMAS
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Jacob Tower, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
When you are not smiling your facial balance looks good. Facial changes when animating are difficult to change. In your case, some minor changes can be made to both the vertical height and horizontal projection with chin shaving. A Ct would be helpful to determine your vertical chin height.
My recommendation would be a genioplasty for the chin and jawline contouring. A genioplasty would bring your chin down and elongate the jawline. It would also round out the chin to create a softer appearance. Jawline contouring will slim down the jawline, creating a rounder look. However, there...
Jaw reduction surgery involves the removal of bone and reshaping of the jawline to achieve a more desirable facial appearance. While this surgery can improve facial symmetry, it can also potentially affect your ability to withstand blows to the face, such as those that occur in MMA or kickboxing...
