Skip to content
Tannan Plastic Surgery | Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC
Tannan Plastic Surgery | Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC
Plastic Surgery for Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC

10208 Cerny St, Suite 204
Raleigh, NC 27617
Get directions

(919) 797-0996

Schedule a consultation

  • Home
  • About
    • About Dr. Shruti Tannan
    • About Kristie Foushee, RN
    • About Dr. Cynthia Diehl
    • Meet the Staff
    • Our Surgical Suite
    • Friends of TPS
  • Procedures
    • Botox / Filler
    • Sclerotherapy
    • Skin Care
    • Mommy Makeover
    • Breast
      • Breast Augmentation
      • Breast Lift
      • Breast Reconstruction
      • Breast Reduction
      • Breast Revision
      • Inverted Nipple
    • Body
      • Liposuction
      • Tummy Tuck
      • Buttock Lift
      • Body Contouring
      • Arm Lift
      • Thigh Lift
      • Labiaplasty
      • Scar Revision
      • Tattoo Removal
    • Face
      • Botox / Filler
      • Skin Care
      • Facelift
      • Lip Augmentation
      • Rhinoplasty
      • Brow Lift
      • Eyelid Surgery
    • Hand
      • Hand Rejuvenation
      • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
      • Thumb Arthritis
      • Trigger Finger
      • Dupuytren’s Contracture
      • Ganglion Cyst
    • Non-Invasive
      • miraDry
      • CoolSculpting
      • CoolTone
      • Cellfina
      • ThermiVa
      • ThermiTight
      • SmartLipo
    • Male Procedures
      • Botox / Filler
      • Gynecomastia
      • Body Contouring
      • Face
    • Fat Grafting
  • Gallery
    • Breast Augmentation Before and After
    • Tummy Tuck Before and After
    • Mommy Makeover Before and After
    • Breast Lift | Breast Reduction Before and After
  • Resources
    • Cost Calculator
    • Recovery Calculator
    • BMI Calculator
    • Specials & Rewards
    • Testimonials
    • Media
    • Pillars of Practice
    • Plastic Surgery Financing
    • Travel & Accommodations
    • Patient Forms
  • Blog
    • Most Popular Posts
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Breast
    • Body
    • Face
  • Contact
Search
FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube
  • Home
  • About
    • About Dr. Shruti Tannan
    • About Kristie Foushee, RN
    • About Dr. Cynthia Diehl
    • Meet the Staff
    • Our Surgical Suite
    • Friends of TPS
  • Procedures
    • Botox / Filler
    • Sclerotherapy
    • Skin Care
    • Mommy Makeover
    • Breast
      • Breast Augmentation
      • Breast Lift
      • Breast Reconstruction
      • Breast Reduction
      • Breast Revision
      • Inverted Nipple
    • Body
      • Liposuction
      • Tummy Tuck
      • Buttock Lift
      • Body Contouring
      • Arm Lift
      • Thigh Lift
      • Labiaplasty
      • Scar Revision
      • Tattoo Removal
    • Face
      • Botox / Filler
      • Skin Care
      • Facelift
      • Lip Augmentation
      • Rhinoplasty
      • Brow Lift
      • Eyelid Surgery
    • Hand
      • Hand Rejuvenation
      • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
      • Thumb Arthritis
      • Trigger Finger
      • Dupuytren’s Contracture
      • Ganglion Cyst
    • Non-Invasive
      • miraDry
      • CoolSculpting
      • CoolTone
      • Cellfina
      • ThermiVa
      • ThermiTight
      • SmartLipo
    • Male Procedures
      • Botox / Filler
      • Gynecomastia
      • Body Contouring
      • Face
    • Fat Grafting
  • Gallery
    • Breast Augmentation Before and After
    • Tummy Tuck Before and After
    • Mommy Makeover Before and After
    • Breast Lift | Breast Reduction Before and After
  • Resources
    • Cost Calculator
    • Recovery Calculator
    • BMI Calculator
    • Specials & Rewards
    • Testimonials
    • Media
    • Pillars of Practice
    • Plastic Surgery Financing
    • Travel & Accommodations
    • Patient Forms
  • Blog
    • Most Popular Posts
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Breast
    • Body
    • Face
  • Contact
Mar72021
Jaw Slimming Botox- Tannan Plastic Surgery

How Jaw Slimming Botox Can Help You Look and Feel Better

Jaw Slimming Botox is a real thing, and it is here to stay. When you hear the term Botox, you probably think about injections to get rid of forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, bunny lines and creases going from your lips to your chin. Jaw Slimming Botox works the same way. It weakens or paralyzes muscles that cause clenching or teeth grinding. Over time, those muscles can atrophy, leaving you with a slimmer jawline.

Botox or any neurotoxin like Dysport or Newtox injected in the jaw is considered off-label use by the FDA. This is why it is so critical to see an experienced injector for Botox and filler. This treatment, also known as Masseter Botox, can manage facial pain from clenching or grinding teeth. In addition, it can change the shape of your face and narrow the apparent width of your jaw.

Jaw Slimming Botox is injected into the corner or “angle” of your Jaw. Here are the multiple potential benefits:

  1. To relieve the pain and tension caused by migraines.
  2. To treat Temporomandibular Joint disorder (TMJ or TMD).
  3. To weaken the masseter muscle over time. As the muscle bulk goes down at the corners of your jaw, this makes your jaw look slimmer and more feminine.

Want to know more? Read on to see if this something that could help you both cosmetically and functionally. You can improve your quality of life and save your teeth. We explain how in this post.

Who is Really Doing Your Botox - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Who Is Really Doing Your Botox?

Benefits of Botox and Fillers - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Benefits of Botox and Fillers

What is Jaw Slimming Botox Used For?

Jaw Slimming Botox is mainly used for two reasons. First, it is used in people with problems from clenching teeth tightly. Second, folks use this type of Masseter Botox injection when they want to get rid of visible muscle bulk at the corner of their jaws that they wish they could erase or shave off.

The masseter is the muscle in your face that helps you chew. Located on the side of your face, it connects your cheekbone to your lower jawbone. Like any other muscle in the body, when you use it a lot, it bulks up. Since it is on your face, a bulky masseter muscle makes your jaw look wider or more square at the corners.

Do you wake up with a headache or a sore jaw? Maybe your dentist found cracked or worn-down teeth at your last cleaning. Excessive sleep-time grinding or clenching of the teeth affects 1 in 10 adults. This nighttime grinding can damage the protective enamel on your teeth and cause tension headaches, jaw or neck pain.

When injected into the masseter by an experienced injector, Jaw Slimming Botox weakens an overly strong masseter. Over time, with regular Jaw Slimming Botox Treatments, the masseter muscle atrophies, softens and slims your jawline.

Botox - Why Do I Look So Tired - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Can Botox Help My Tired Face?

Zoom Face - Tannan Plastic Surgery

How Is Your Zoom Face?

Am I A Good Candidate for Jaw Slimming Botox?

Jaw Slimming Botox is an off-label indication of an otherwise FDA approved drug. This means you need to see an experienced injector who is an expert in facial anatomy as well as facial aging. There are consequences to repeated injections in the masseter – and you want to make sure that the person caring for you is appropriately qualified. The FDA has approved Botox for other uses, but not specifically for slimming the jawline or treating TMD.

If you clench your teeth, wake up with tension headaches, and don’t like the shape of your jawline, you might be a good candidate. Not everyone is a candidate for Jaw Slimming Botox. The best way to find out if this is the right treatment for you is to come in for a consultation with our multidisciplinary team.

Our experienced nurse injector Kristie Foushee, RN at Tannan Plastic Surgery works hand-in-hand with Dr. Tannan. She is constantly reviewing the literature, attending plastic surgery meetings and keeping up with the latest recommendations from our medical and cosmetic plastic surgery societies. Her expertise is something that comes from injecting Botox for decades, while staying up to date on the latest technological advances in Botox and filler. To know if Jaw Slimming Botox is right for you, schedule a consultation with an appropriate injector.

Do you want to see if Masseter Botox is right for you? Call (919) 797-0996 now to schedule a consultation with our Nurse Injector, Kristie Foushee, RN.

How Much Botox and Filler Downtime Will I Need? - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Botox and Filler Downtime

Facelift Filler - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Facelift Versus Filler

Share this post
Share with FacebookShare with TwitterShare with LinkedIn

Related Posts

What is a Liquid Brow Lift - Tannan Plastic Surgery
What is a Liquid Brow Lift?
March 28, 2021
Best Time for Sclerotherapy - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Why Winter Is the Best Time for Sclerotherapy
November 15, 2020
Zoom Face - Tannan Plastic Surgery
How is Your ZOOM Face?
September 16, 2020
Treat a Sagging Neck and Jowls - Tannan Plastic Surgery
How to Treat a Sagging Neck and Jowls
July 12, 2020
Botox vs Jeauveau - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Botox vs Jeuveau: Tannan Plastic Surgery Featured on RealSelf!
May 3, 2020
Traveling for Plastic Surgery - Tannan Plastic Surgery
Five Things You Should Know Before Traveling for Plastic Surgery
March 29, 2020

Cost-Calculator-1024x682

Recovery-Calculator-1024x682

BMI-Calculator-1024x682

ZO Skin Health Order - Tannan Plastic Surgery

Schedule a Consultation

Submitclear

Recent Blog Posts
  • What is a Liquid Brow Lift - Tannan Plastic Surgery
    What is a Liquid Brow Lift?
    March 28, 2021
  • Jaw Slimming Botox- Tannan Plastic Surgery
    How Jaw Slimming Botox Can Help You Look and Feel Better
    March 7, 2021
  • Mommy Makeover Recovery - Tannan Plastic Surgery
    5 Tips for Mommy Makeover Recovery
    February 22, 2021
Blog Post Topics
body body contouring botox breast breast augmentation breast implants breast lift breast reconstruction breast reduction breast revision brow lift butt lift eyelid surgery face facelift fat grafting filler hand labiaplasty liposuction mommy makeover rhinoplasty skin care tummy tuck
Follow Us On Facebook
Contact

Tannan Plastic Surgery
10208 Cerny St, Suite 204
Raleigh, NC 27617
[email protected]
Phone: (919) 797-0996
Fax: (919) 381-5547
Get directions >

*Your results may vary.

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Procedures
  • Gallery
  • Resources
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact
Procedures
  • Botox / Filler
  • Skin Care
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Body
  • Breast
  • Face
  • Hand
© 2019 Tannan Plastic Surgery, PLLC