Is HIFU effective at preventing facial sagging after a jaw botox?

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HIFU, or High-intensity focused ultrasound is a treatment that uses high intensity ultrasound waves to heat up the deeper layers of the skin below the surface. This stimulates new collagen production and helps in skin tightening and prevention of facial sagging.

HIFU is an effective treatment that can be performed after jaw botulinum toxin treatment, however, it may be preferable to do the procedure 1 to 2 week after the injection as you do not want the heat generated from the HIFU treatment to interfere with the botulinum toxin injected.

I shall take it that the jaw botox was used to attain a slimmer face.

Does HIFU Help with Facial Sagging?

HIFU does indeed help to improve facial sagging to give a more contoured jawline after jaw botox.

What Alternatives are There to HIFU

An alternative treatment to HIFU is Dermalift. This involves injecting baby doses of botox into the skin along the jawline to improve jawline lifting and tightening.

HIFU, or High-intensity focused ultrasound is a treatment that uses high intensity ultrasound waves to heat up the deeper layers of the skin below the surface. This stimulates new collagen production and helps in skin tightening and prevention of facial sagging.

HIFU is an effective treatment that can be performed after jaw botulinum toxin treatment, however, it may be preferable to do the procedure 1 to 2 week after the injection as you do not want the heat generated from the HIFU treatment to interfere with the botulinum toxin injected.

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How does corrective jaw surgery changes facial features?

Thank you for your question and for including a profile photo to help me understand your concerns better. From the photo you sent, it appears that your lower jaw and chin is relatively more pronounced and in a more forward position. The angle between your upper lip and your nose is slightly less than 90 degrees and may possibly indicate that your upper teeth do slant forwards to compensate for the more forward position of the lower jaw. Your lip position is quite acceptable and they do close quite nicely, though the lower lip is more forward than the upper lip.

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Dr Priscilla Lu

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How long does it take for the effects of jaw botox to wear off if the results are unsatisfactory and I wish to regain my old facial structure?

Hi, While the effect of jaw Botox in reducing the contraction power of the jaw muscles will wear off in 4-6 months, the effect on the facial appearance may take several months more to normalize as the reduced muscle bulk will take more time to get back to its normal size. Hope this helps!

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Dr Chin Yee Choong

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