Why do I look older after getting a face-lift injection?

Face-slimming injections are a very suitable cosmetic product for modern people. They have great beauty effects and many benefits. They are the best remover for people with overly fat faces or developed facial muscles. However, face-slimming injections are not a panacea, because some people use face-slimming injections to cause skin sagging and aging. Let's take a look at why people look older after face-slimming injections.

Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin whose main function is to block the connection between nerves and muscles, thereby preventing the muscles from contracting. If the muscles do not contract for a long time, they will atrophy. When botulinum toxin is injected into the masseter muscle and takes effect, the masseter muscle will atrophy and lose weight because it cannot contract for a long time. Therefore, when using Botox to slim the face, you should not inject the masseter muscle below the cheekbone, otherwise it will easily cause this area to become sunken and appear old.

In addition, some people did not get the face-slimming injection below the cheekbones, but still developed depressions under the cheekbones. There are two main reasons for this: first, the botulinum toxin injected into the body is liquid and will diffuse to the surrounding area. If too much botulinum toxin is injected near the top of the masseter muscle, the masseter muscle under the cheekbone will be paralyzed due to the diffusion effect.

The dangers of facial slimming injections

Therefore, two or three injections should be performed rather than multiple injections, as the latter will increase the chance of paralysis above the masseter muscle due to diffusion. Second, whether the face under the cheekbones is full is related to the fullness of the superficial and middle heads of the masseter muscle.

When part of the masseter muscle is paralyzed, the muscles above the masseter muscle that are not paralyzed will also atrophy to varying degrees due to the lack of traction from the muscles below, which will manifest in the form of a depression under the cheekbones.

Since the effects of face-slimming injections are not permanent, it doesn’t matter if you are too thin. After the maintenance period of the face-slimming injection is over, the face will return to its original appearance. At this point, the disadvantages of face-slimming injections become advantages.

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