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30 Years Old Woke Up One Day with Big Swollen Jaws Males my Face Look Lopsided ..please Help - New York, NY
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Ok well as the title states im 30 years old and...
vonleah86June 25, 2016
Ok well as the title states im 30 years old and like a year ago i had a toothache which caused me to eat on one side for over 7 months avoiding the infected side . i noticed several weeks after getting wisdom pulled my jaws and bottom half of face was looking heavy bulky masculine . ive been to doctor and he dont have explanation . im so self conscience of my face now i really didnt even wanna post my pics up for i feel so ugly even in pics i can see that my face is lopsided ...im writing to ask doctors what can be done to get a more proportionate face like what i had before the whole tooth ordeal . this is really affecting my life . i want rhinoplasty within the next 60 days ,would buccal fat pads make my face more symmetric. ..suggestions from doctors please ...i hate my face now ..i already had a nose issue but now my cheeks being swollen like this makes me feel discouraged cause its another thing i have to fix..please help
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September 4, 2016
hi Von, try researching a condition called "BRUXISM" . What it is, is when the jaw is worked too hard it naturally develops more muscle- and maybe that you only used one side of your jaw, it caused it to become stronger (hence more muscle) . I noticed my jaw looking "fatter" after two years of extreme stress. my doctor said it was not fat, that it was muscle. she suggested Botox to relax the jaw muscle. Anyways it's a fairly new treatment for bruxism but do some research and see if it might help! good luck and you are beautiful don't worry about what your pictures look like! beautiful big smile!
March 6, 2017
I'm with this poster- if I look hard I can what you're talking about with the asymmetry, but I can assure you that if I were looking objectively I would not have noticed. My surgeon explained as well that Botox can be injected into the masseter (sp?) muscles in the jaw to make it look more streamlined. Maybe that's something you could look into
October 31, 2021
You need to post b4 pics cause I don’t see anything wrong with your beautiful face! Be careful of fixing what ain’t broke!!
Hi, thank you for your post. I would encourage you to post your question to our Ask a Doctor forum to get their perspective. I hope you find the support you need here in the community.