When Botulinum toxin is injected into the masseter muscle, it will relax the muscles and over the next few weeks, it will shrink and become smaller.
I have issues with grinding my teeth & clenching my jaws when I sleep which leads to enlarged, bulkier muscles and therefore, a wider face shape. For some people, it’s bone structure but for me, my larger face shape is largely contributed by my overdeveloped jaw muscles. I have been teeth grinding since young and braces didn’t change that...sadly.
It took me around 2-3 weeks to fully see results but a regular time line is 4-6 weeks. The results can last up to 4-6 months and the muscle might return to its original bulky size but with consistent treatment, the muscles can gradually lose the habit of grinding and therefore, reduction in size naturally.
The actual process took like, a couple of minutes and it was over before I knew it? The area was iced but I’ve always had an okay pain tolerant so this was really nth imo.
Dr Rachel explained that there might be slight bruising but I didn’t experience that at all! I couldn’t even see the injection marks to be honest so no downtime, no recovery period needed for me personally.
The muscles on my right size are bigger and I had a higher unit injected there to balance it out so the amount each person requires vary. Dr Rachel was the one who decided the amount needed to balance my face shape out and this is really why u need an experienced doctor!