How many face-slimming injections should be given on each side?

In order to make ourselves look better, we usually go for medical cosmetic surgery. There are many medical cosmetic surgery projects, and face-slimming injections are a very popular one. Face-slimming injections act on muscle tissue and can quickly slim the face.

Under normal circumstances, 30-50U of Botox will be injected into each side of the masseter muscle. my country has strict control over Botox injections. Currently, there are only two regular injection products available: Hengli, a Chinese brand, and Botox, an American brand.

1. The three-point positioning injection method is used for face-lifting injection

The dot-positioning injection method is the most commonly used injection method and is suitable for the vast majority of people seeking beauty.

01. Draw a line between the earlobe and the corner of the mouth. The injection area should be below the line.

02. Ask the patient to clench his teeth and mark the edge of the masseter muscle.

03. Select an injection point at the thickest part of the middle of the masseter muscle, and then select injection points 1 cm above and below this point along the parallel line of the mandible.

2. Four-point positioning injection method for face-lifting injection

The four-point targeted injection method is suitable for patients with thicker masseter muscles. The dosage can be increased appropriately, and the middle point of the thickest masseter muscle in the three-point method can be divided into two injection points, upper and lower, to increase the range of action of botulinum toxin. In addition, if the masseter muscle is thin or a small amount of supplementary injection is needed, only one point can be injected at the most convex part in the middle; it depends on the different degrees of masseter muscle hypertrophy of the patient. Some doctors are accustomed to injecting 5-6 points, or injecting in 4 directions through the central point.

3. Injection volume of face-lift injection

The three-point method uses 12U at the middle point and 6U at each side point, with a total bilateral injection of 48U. The four-point method uses 8U at each point, with a total bilateral injection of 64U. In the early days, it was more popular to inject a large amount of masseter muscle in order to achieve the maximum effect as quickly as possible, and the total injection on both sides could even reach 100U. Now, more doctors consider the antibody effects of long-term large-scale injections, and the need for follow-up treatment in case of asymmetry, and more advocate small-dose injections, and increase the dose according to the situation 4-8 weeks after injection.

4. Face-lift injection techniques and levels

When the patient is receiving the face-lift injection, he/she needs to clench his/her teeth and the doctor will vertically insert the needle into the deep part of the masseter muscle (a 12mm long 32G pillow can be directly inserted into the deepest part), but it does not touch the periosteum. The patient is asked to relax and the injection is performed again.

5. Steps of face slimming injection

Step 1: Ice compress. No anesthesia is used during the injection, so ice compress can reduce the pain to a certain extent.

Step 2: Draw a line. The doctor will draw a line on the injection site before treatment. Usually, experienced doctors will skip this step, but for the sake of demonstration, we will show you how to do it.

Step 3: Disinfection. After drawing the lines, the doctor will carefully and meticulously disinfect the face to prevent bacterial infection.

Step 4: Injection. In the fourth step, the patient received injections on both sides of his face, followed by ice compresses to relieve pain and reduce bruises.

Generally speaking, for people with abnormally developed masseter muscles, it is best to wait 3 to 4 months between the second face-lift injection and the first one. For people with smaller masseter muscles, it is recommended to do a face-lift injection six months later. Although Botox is metabolized in the body in about 72 hours, and the dose used for face-lift injections is far from a harmful dose, it is a cosmetic project after all, and the safety requirements are much higher than those of ordinary treatments. Moreover, even if there are no serious consequences, very frequent repeated injections will make it easier to produce antibodies, so each face-lift injection must not be done less than once every three months, and at least once every four months.

1. The time for effectiveness is not reached

The first reason why the face-slimming injection has no effect is that we need to consider whether the face-slimming injection has not reached the effective time. Usually, the masseter muscle will become softer one week after the face-slimming injection, and the facial muscles will feel thinner in 2-4 weeks. The face-slimming effect is most obvious in 10-12 weeks, muscle activity begins to appear after 13 weeks, and muscle volume gradually increases after 16 weeks.

2. The dosage of the injected face-lifting needle is not up to standard

If the dosage of face-slimming injections does not meet the standard, it is very likely that the face-slimming injections will not be effective. This is because many plastic surgery institutions currently offer face-slimming injections to beauty seekers under the guise of discounts, but in fact, the amount that should have been given to one person is given to multiple people, which will result in fairies getting no effect after the face-slimming injections.

3. The injection institution is not formal

The institution that performs face-slimming injections must be formal. If it is not a formal medical institution, it is unlikely to get formal face-slimming injection products. In addition, many informal medical institutions may be suspected of cutting corners, and the operators are also some "quack doctors" who can take up their posts after three or four days of training. Therefore, it is very likely that the face-slimming injection will not be effective during clinical injections.

4. The injection for face-lifting is not genuine

If the botulinum toxin injections that fairies get for face-slimming are not genuine, but a substance composed of saline solution, then after getting the so-called "face-slimming injections", it is very likely that there will be no effect.

5. The doctor who gave the injection was unprofessional

If the doctor who performs the injection is not professional, the botulinum toxin injection may be wasted during the operation. In addition, incorrect operation techniques may also lead to ineffectiveness of the injection and the occurrence of some complications.

6. It is related to the patient’s own habits

If the face-lift injections do not work for you, it may be related to your habits. For example, habitual clenching of teeth, bruxism at night, frequent consumption of hard food, or the habit of eating snacks, chewing gum, chewing betel nuts, etc., will all lead to the face-lift injections not working in advance. Therefore, if you want to change the situation where the face-lift injections have no effect, you need to start from yourself and improve your daily habits to make the face-lift injections work.