How long can a face-lift injection last?

The face-slimming injection, also known as botulinum toxin, is a beauty product that can block muscle growth, causing the muscles to atrophy or even become smaller. It is generally more suitable for people whose faces appear fat due to enlarged masseter muscles. However, face-slimming injections are not effective after just one injection. Generally speaking, the effectiveness of face-slimming injections will disappear after three or four months, and the patient needs to be injected again to maintain the face-slimming effect.

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?

When botulinum toxin enters the human body, it will cause temporary weakening or paralysis of muscles, achieving the purpose of removing wrinkles and slimming the face, but the body will gradually metabolize this drug. Therefore, the average effective time of face-slimming injections is 3-4 months, and the efficacy may increase appropriately after several injections, but generally will not exceed one year.

3. What should I do if the face-slimming injection is not effective?

If you feel that a smaller face is not good for your facial image and it is not the result you want, just don't do it. After waiting for three months, the face can return to its previous contour. This is also a major advantage of face-slimming injections. It is 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.

4. Will three injections of face-lifting injections be effective permanently?

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. Even after hitting it 3 times or more, it is impossible to freeze it permanently.

Moreover, botulinum toxin can lead to the production of neutralizing antibodies under certain conditions. Therefore, some people who love beauty get infected after taking the vaccine many times and it becomes ineffective.