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Botox and the masseter muscle
Treat your TMJ, jaw pain, and lower face asymmetry and even achieve facial slimming through a quick and highly effective procedure
Common East Asian facial structures and their aesthetic ideals
People who are ethnically Asian are notably heterogenous in facial features. As a result, a uniform approach to treatment without regard of ethnic background may yield dissatisfying results at best and unanticipated complications at worst. With this in mind, Sundaram et al. (2015) developed a patient-tailored guide based on three most common East Asian facial structures.
Botox vs. Dysport vs. Xeomin
Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin are products that are all derived from the bacteria, Clostridium botulinum. Although the bacteria is highly poisonous in nature, once purified and stabilized to form Botulinum toxin-A, it is used widely to treat facial asymmetry, wrinkles/creases, muscle spasticity, migraines, hemorrhoids, and more. Within the field of aesthetic medicine, our focus is on treating deep wrinkles and lines, address areas of skin sagging, as well as relaxing hypertrophied muscles, such as the masseter muscle.
The 5 frown types: Which frowner are you?
For many Botox and neurotox injectors, this part of the face is treated using a uniform approach: Usually 3, 5, or 7 injection points. But did you know that studies have shown a wide variation in the appearance and anatomy of frown lines? These interpersonal differences create the need for a more focused and tailored approach to each individual.