A friend of mine always said that the most important thing about aging is to let ourself age gracefully and I aged pretty good according to him. It is not the aging that I’m afraid of. I am still bothered about the side effect from taking Hyperthyroidism medication despite being off the meds for a good two years now. Among the side effects from Hyperthyroidism medication on me are weight gain, eczema, and the change of face shape. When Premier Clinic approached me for a treatment review, immediately I knew what I want to fix. I never said this to anyone before but I have been struggling with my face shape. I am not born with a square face. I used to have a sharp feature until years of medication changed everything. Being a beauty blogger means I cannot run away from posting up photos of my face and I hate my square face.

Premier Clinic has two branches, one located at TTDI (same row as Pizza Hut) and the other branch is at Bangsar Jalan Telawi. Two weeks ago, I dropped by Premier Clinic TTDI for my first consultation. The clinic is very easy to find as it is located along the road, just a few shops away from Pizza Hut. Finding a parking is not an issue as there is a reserved parking spot right in front of Premier Clinic but it is of course first come first serve only. Initially I decided to find my own parking as I want to let other clients of the clinic to be able to use the parking spot but I didn’t manage to find a parking after a few rounds of scouting so I have no choice but to utilize the parking spot . This clumsy girl left the clinic happily that she had forgotten to take photo of the clinic for reference but I have a photo of me with my doctor, Dr. Elaine Chong . This is the last photo of me with a square face.

When I first stepped into the clinic, I was greeted by a few friendly beauty consultant at the front desk. Everyone are professionally well-dressed and I’m impressed! I feel like I was in a good hand and that is important as I always get nervous about going to aesthetic clinic. After registering myself, I was seated in the waiting room before being led into Dr. Elaine’s consultation room.

The consultation with Dr. Elaine was a pleasant and brief one. Basically I already know what kind of treatment I want to go for and from there Dr. Elaine advised me of the necessary treatment which is suitable for me. I have been toying with the idea of buccal fat removal or any other similar treatment. However Premier Clinic does not offer invasive treatment and so I was suggested to go for BOTOX. BOTOX is not something new to me as I have had botox before on my forehead. It never occur to me to go for BOTOX to help with facial sculpting. It is also safer and non-invasive way to achieve a sharper face shape.

Facial sculpting or contouring is a technique to achieve an oval or V-shape face that is slimmer in profile. Sounds like what I need . I have come to learnt that Asian typically have larger face pockets on the jawline compared to Caucasians. That is why facial sculpting is a very popular and common facial slimming treatment amongst Asians. A smaller facial feature will gives a more youthful look and the skin will appear healthier and rejuvenated.

BOTOX Injection for Facial Sculpting / Contouring

Dr. Elaine explained that I may not have a chubby face because based on her assessment, I actually have a large jaw muscles and this means my jawline is more masculine. And, I use a lot of facial expression. This is true. Not the first time I was told about this .

The treatment started with removing the makeup that I had on my face. Since I only need injection on my jawline, the beauty consultant only removed the makeup on my lower jawline. Very much to my relieve as she certainly knew what I was thinking haha! Then she proceed to apply numbing cream on the jawline. Basically on the jaw muscle area.

After letting the numbing cream on for 10 minutes, Dr. Elaine came in to begin the treatment. Firstly by mapping out the injection point by asking me to clamp my jaw and release. Each side of my jaw muscle would equally be injected with 20 units of BOTOX.

Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) are injected directly to jaw muscle as it will act as a relaxant for jaw muscles, inducing relaxation and also thins the chewing muscles (masseter) in the lateral jaw. When the jaw muscles are relax, it will naturally become smaller and not as hard/masculine as before. The injected BOTOX will block the nerve impulses of the muscles in the selected area, while ensuring your cheekbones look full and face is lifted, while diminishing the fine lines and wrinkles at the same time.

This treatment is ideal for:

• A square-shaped jawline
• A jawline that is more masculine in nature
• Chubby cheeks
• Cheeks to appear “slimmer”
• Those who want to reduce involuntary teeth grinding (bruxism)

Now, I have had BOTOX before and I knew it will be painful. This time however I was assured that it wasn’t going to be as painful because the jaw have more flesh. What I really like about the whole procedure was that the nurse prepared an ice bag to numb the injection area prior before Dr. Elaine injecting BOTOX into my jaw muscles and get this…the nurse also hold some kind of vibrating device next to the treated area and I was told to focus on the vibrating on my face to divert attention from the injection. True enough, I focused on the vibrating on my face and I couldn’t feel any of the injection at all. That is so cool! By the time I knew it, 20 units of BOTOX are injected to both side of my jaw muscles and I was done. The nurse wiped my jawline, applied antibiotic cream and I was out of the treatment room

Getting BOTOX to improve facial contour not only fast, result-driven and less painful to do but it is also suitable for individuals who are afraid or do not want to go for surgical (invasive) methods. This treatment is all about a few simple injections to the selected areas, with numbing cream applied prior to treatment in order to reduce any discomfort or pain and the use of ice bags right before the procedure for extra numbing. BOTOX injection uses the smallest and finest needles therefore you won’t feel the pain, bruising, bleeding and it minimize any redness.

I was expecting some kind of redness and soreness thereafter and I’m happy to report that I had none of that. The redness from the injection spots went off not long after that and there was no pain or discomfort on these injection spots. All I need to do is to make sure I don’t sleep on my face for the next 4 hours. In fact I did not feel like someone that just had BOTOX on the jaw. I was told in advance that BOTOX does not take effect immediately, which I totally understand as I myself have had BOTOX before and I know it will take at least 2 weeks for the full effect to take place. However, I start to notice that my face shape begins to appear sharper with the obvious protruding squarish flesh sunken by the 5th day. By the time I hit 1 week and 3 days, my face shape gotten even sharper. Before I agree with the treatment, I did double confirmed with Dr. Elaine and triple confirmed with the beauty consultant that I will still be able to smile and do facial expression like normal. After 2 weeks, I can confirm that I still can. As this is a muscle relaxant, the jaw will feel more relax and slightly weak so it’s a bit tough to chew hard food, in my case it’s dried apricot lol. After a few days of getting used to it, I get the hang of it.

The moment of truth. I know you are dying to know the Before and After. The ‘Before’ is my original square face that you don’t really see in the blog as I did a bit of editing last time hehe. The ‘After’ is without any editing at all. I don’t need to!

I have an uneven and crooked smile due to the dimple on the left side of my face so naturally the left side is more lifted than the right. It is not the BOTOX that is making me smiling crooked don’t worry.

Taking photo on the full front face is way easier now that my face is not that squarish and huge anymore. It may not be a sin to have a square face as it’s more of a insecurity for me. This explains why all my photos are facing sideways. How I wish the effects are permanent. The effects of BOTOX can last up to 3-4 months after the initial treatment. Usually patients are advised to return for a follow up after 2 weeks of the initial treatment to gauge the progress made. Bear in mind that BOTOX is not permanent therefore more sessions are required if you would want to maintain the youthful appearance. The good news is, once a few treatments have been completed, future sessions may only be needed once in 6 months as the effects will begin to last longer. All this will be advised by the attending doctor

Disclaimer: This review contain sponsored treatment. This doesn’t affect my experience and judgement in the review in any way.

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