New York TMJ & Orofacial Pain
Have you noticed that the shape of your jawline has changed? Does it look bulky? Is your face becoming more masculine-looking? Does it suddenly look more square-ish? The cause may be bruxism. Bruxism is a jaw over-use activity where you clench or grind your teeth while asleep (sleep bruxism), during the day (awake bruxism) or both. Thankfully, jawline slimming with BOTOX® can return your jaw muscles to their original shape and size.
Bruxism exerts tremendous forces on your masseter and temporalis muscles and, for many people, causes them to become overbuilt or hypertrophied. It can also make them tight and fatigued, resulting in TMJ symptoms such as pain in your jaws or trouble opening your mouth. However, we see patients with enlarged jaw muscles but no accompanying TMJ symptoms.
As TMJ specialists, we have successfully treated patients with painful jaw problems for over three decades. But until about 15 years ago, we didn’t have a way to reduce the size of our patients’ overbuilt muscles, and that’s when BOTOX® came onto the scene.
BOTOX® is a neurotoxin that limits a muscle’s ability to contract to its full extent. It was first used to prevent facial wrinkles, but today it’s used to treat many other conditions, including slimming overbuilt jaw muscles.
When you come in for face slimming with BOTOX® in our New York City or suburban offices, we will carefully inject the neurotoxin into your jaw muscles in very specific places. After just a few injection sessions, your muscles will start to debulk and return to their original shape and size. Most of our patients need only a few injections – and the results are typically miraculous!
BOTOX® for jawline slimming can produce incredible results, but if you’re considering it, you must be careful about who you choose to administer it. BOTOX® can cause problems and undesirable results if injected into the wrong areas, if injections are repeated too often, or if the wrong amount of neurotoxin is injected.
At New York TMJ & Orofacial Pain, our team, led by board-certified Orofacial Pain specialists, is focused exclusively on the jaw. We deeply understand the mechanics of jaw joints and the function of jaw muscles, and our skill and experience make our practice a smart and safe choice.
We offer BOTOX® for face slimming at our NYC office in Manhattan and our offices in Westchester County and on Long Island. If you’re ready to get your face back, make an appointment for a consultation at 888-560-6674. If you can’t call, complete this quick form , and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
After a few injection sessions spaced three to four months apart, the biology of your jaw muscle will change. Not only with it become less bulky, but there will also be less muscle to build up in the future.
The benefits of jawline slimming with BOTOX® can last a very long time if, and only if, you can control the frequency and intensity of your clenching and grinding. That’s where New York TMJ & Orofacial Pain specialists come in. We provide education, guidance, treatment, and care to help you control your bruxism over the long term.
If you’re looking for the most experienced specialists for face slimming with BOTOX® in New York City, Westchester County, or Long Island, you’ve come to the right place.