How often should I get a face-lift injection?

This is a world where small faces are considered beautiful, so some people who think their faces are too big will choose to get face-slimming injections or have bone-cutting surgery. However, bone-cutting surgery has a high risk factor, and failure can easily lead to disfigurement, so more people choose to get face-slimming injections to slim their faces. Face-slimming injections actually have a very good effect on the Soviet Union as well. They are mainly used for people with problems with enlarged masseter muscles. But when you get a face-lift injection, how long will it take before you can get it again?

There is no clear statement or regulation on how often the injection should be given. It mainly depends on personal physical fitness, skin type and post-injection care. Normally, the next injection is given when the effect of the previous injection is about to disappear. You can also give two to three injections in a row, with an interval of about 3-4 months between each injection. If you take (Jinmei) after the operation, the face-slimming effect can be maintained longer and you don't need to keep taking the injections. Do not take collagen to avoid collagen accumulation affecting the normal balance of collagen fibers under the skin.

1. What is a face-lift injection?

Face-slimming injections, medically known as botulinum toxin, are a drug that acts on the cholestatic motor nerve endings.

It blocks the signals to the nerves that tell the muscles to contract, thus rendering the muscles inactive for a long time. Just like a bodybuilder, if he exercises his muscles every day, his muscles will become bigger and stronger. On the contrary, people who do not exercise for a long time will inevitably have thin and small muscles.

The face-slimming injection is injected into the masseter muscle, which prevents the masseter muscle from moving for a long time, reduces its volume, and the face becomes smaller.

2. How long can the face-lift injection last?

After the first injection of face-slimming injection, you can usually feel your face starting to get smaller in about 10 days. The effect of the drug will gradually disappear in about three months, and the volume of the masseter muscle will gradually recover.

If you feel that a smaller face is not good for your facial image and it is not the result you want, then just don't do it and let your face return to its previous contours. This is also a major advantage of face-slimming injections, which are reversible, unlike surgery which cannot be restored to its original state. If you feel that having a smaller face helps your facial image and want to maintain it, you can continue with face-slimming injections.

With about 5 injections every three months, most people can stabilize at this result and do not need further injections. There is a limit to the reduction in the volume of the masseter muscle. Injections after the second one are for maintenance and generally will not have a further face-slimming effect.

3. How effective is the face-lift injection?

Some people have very good results with face-slimming injections, while others do not. This is because the thickness of each person's masseter muscle varies. The thicker the masseter muscle, the more significant the effect.

If you want to know how effective your face-lift injections are, you can take the following three approaches:

One is to clench your teeth and estimate the thickness and volume of the masseter muscle, which is not very accurate.

Another method is to use B-ultrasound to measure the thickness of the occlusion. This method is troublesome and requires B-ultrasound.

Another method is to use an injection needle to directly pierce the masseter muscle, just like giving an injection, which is simple and accurate. Since the masseter muscle definitely exists, just the thickness varies, face-slimming injections will have some face-slimming effect. The thicker the masseter muscle, the more obvious the effect.

4. What are the complications of face-lift injections?

There are some complications if the injection is not done properly.

We already know that botulinum toxin blocks signal transmission between nerves and muscles. If it blocks neuromuscular transmission that should not be blocked, problems will arise.

If it is transmitted to the cheeks, sunken cheeks will occur. If the disease is transmitted to the neck, it may cause difficulty in swallowing, which has occurred and been reported clinically.

However, these complications will disappear on their own as the effects of the medication wear off.