Facial Slimming
What is Facial slimming?
Facial slimming or jaw-line reduction with Botulinum therapy is a very common procedure in Asia and is becoming increasingly common within Australia. Botulinum therapy is used to slim down the jawline by reducing the volume of the chewing muscle known as the masseter. (This is also performed to reduce teeth grinding, otherwise known as ‘bruxism’, and to help improve the pain of temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction). The Botulinum therapy acts to cause a ‘thinning’ of the muscle, or atrophy of the chewing muscle or masseter. Facial slimming or jaw-line reduction can be performed by surgery however many people prefer to avoid a surgical approach if possible. Facial slimming is much more common among people of Asian ancestry because of their predisposition to a more square and well-defined jawline due to a larger masseter muscle mass compared to people of European ancestry. Facial slimming nonetheless is becoming popular world wide as people become more aware of the availability of this procedure. Facial slimming creates a more oval or more feminine shape to the face instead of a more square shaped, or masculine type facial structure. An oval face is often seen as a characteristic of beauty and femininity. It also tends to make people look thinner despite there being no actual weight loss.瘦小臉
How long does Facial Slimming take to work?
It works differently compared to Botulinum therapy in other cosmetic treatments because it does not simply cause a relaxation of the muscle, which is commonly seen in two weeks, but rather an atrophy or thinning of the muscle mass which tends to take considerably longer. Some people notice an improvement within two weeks due to the relaxation of the masseter muscle however this is not in fact very common. It usually takes six weeks to two months before the weakness or atrophy of the masseter muscle sets in which means the cosmetic affect can take that long before the slimming of the face begins to occur. This is a cosmetic procedure that takes patience, similar to collagen stimulation of the skin.
