To improve my square jaw, do I need a facial contouring surgery or Botox?

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Facial contouring surgery is a surgery which makes smooth and slim face that is as popular as eye and nose surgery these days, and more and more people are actually receiving it.

 

Furthermore, many people visit because of the wide, angular jaw, and one of the questions is, do I need a square jaw surgery to improve the square jaw? Or can we improve it with square jaw Botox?.

 

So I'm going to talk about whether you should do square jaw surgery or Botox.

A square jaw is often a symptom in which the lower face is wide and angled when viewed from the front.

It could be a problem with the muscles and other soft tissue. In some cases, the facial bone itself is wide.

 

The way to improve the square jaw can be largely divided into surgery and treatment.

Surgery has facial contours that make the chin slim down, and non-surgery has petit  treatment such as Botox.

However, not everyone can choose the methods above, but the method of improvement depends on the cause of the square jaw.

 

The muscles that pop out when we chew food are called the masticatory muscle. When it is over developed, the jaw is likely to look wider. In this case, Botox treatment on the masticatory muscle reduces the size, which can be expected to reduce the size of the jaw from the front.

However, if there is a limitation of square jaw Botox, it is not a permanent procedure, so the muscles return after the retention period, so repeated procedures are needed at a certain interval.

Although there are personal differences, we usually consider it a maintenance period of about 6 months.

However, when you repeat Botox treatment, you may develop antibodies to Botox. After antibodies are formed, the effect of reducing masticatory muscle may be insufficient even if Botox is applied.

 

The second case is the wide facial bone itself, where facial bone surgery such as square jaw reduction is applied.

But most people with large facial bones are not only angular, but also broad from the middle of the jawline (body).

The middle of the jawline is wide, but if you shorten the back part, the shape will not improve much, making it difficult to achieve a beautiful and natural face and even your jawline may look bumpy.

 

What's important in square jaw surgery is to make the jaw look smooth and slim by reducing it to a good look.

To do so, it is important to reduce the thickness of the jawline middle (body) mentioned above.

Reducing the thickness of the body reduces the bone in the jawline itself, which reduces the width of the jaw, resulting in a slimming effect.

 

Here's a note: It's not right to cut a lot or cut straight just because you're reducing your body. Because the degree of elasticity (elasticity) of the soft tissue such as muscles and skin is different in each area of the jaw, the proper amount of surgery should be derived and applied to each part of the jawline. That way, you can have a smooth, slim jawline.

 

Unlike Botox, facial contours such as square jaw reduction have the advantage of having permanent effects.

However, some people feel afraid by general anesthesia, so it is difficult to say that facial contours should be applied to those with all square jaw symptoms.

 

If you are worried about a square jaw and stressed out about surgery, consult with a plastic surgeon to consider the difference in retention period, and see if you can improve it with a procedure such as square jaw Botox.