LAM FACIAL PLASTICS

Dear Dr. Lam,

Based on the information that you provided through your website and forums, I believe I am a really good candidate for the botox jaw reduction procedure. I have another concern, however, but let me first give you a little background. As a teenager, I gained a lot of weight, the effects of which could also be seen on my face. I quickly lost the weight on my body, but much of the fat on my face remained. In my twenties, I got suckered into a product called Facial Flex (http://www.facialflex.com/) in the hopes of exercising my face to lose the remaining fat there. Well, it didn't work, and now (in my thirties) I still look like a lollipop (thin body with large head). All these years, I just thought that my facial fat was highly resistant to any weight-loss efforts, and thus, recently I was considering buccal fat pad removal. Fortunately, I came across your videos and it made me wonder if my large face is due to an enlarged jaw. I am now almost certain that the Facial Flex product strengthened and enlarged my masseter muscles and possibly my depressor anguli oris muscles as well. Regarding the latter, when I compare pictures in my youth to the present, I can definitely tell that my chin appears a little enlarged. My question is then ... in addition to reducing the masseter muscles, can you also reduce the size of the depressor anguli oris muscles (assuming these are affected as well) using botox? I know you can't say for certain without a face-to-face consultation, but has botox been used in these muscles?

Thank you in advance for your advice!

Regards,
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P.S. I would also like to know the cost of the procedure, so would I just email Marcy at marcy@lamfacialplastics.com?

hi,
1. yes, the DAO can be treated but typically that is a small muscle so it is not going to decrease in size like the masseter will. it is injected to turn the corner of the mouth up and to diminish the puppet line. just want to be clear. it typically does not last a long time like a couple of months to 3 to 4 months so in my opinion is generally not worth it.
2. cost you can email marcy. right now all emails are down. hopefully won't bounce back. should be up in a few days.
best,
sml

Dr. Lam,

Thank you for your super quick response. I will get in touch with Marcy to get the cost and to schedule a consultation. Thanks again!!

txt

cool. just call 972-312-8188. our emails are totally screwed up. hopefully they will be fixed in a day or so but we have a back log of emails to check.
sml