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How long is the slimming face needle effective
The normal effective time of the slimming face needle is about 2-3 days, but due to the relatively prominent masseter muscle and relatively large volume, the effective time will increase slightly. Generally, it takes about a week to see the basic effect.
For patients with a wide or fat face due to prominent masseter muscles, many people choose to achieve the effect of slimming the face by injecting the slimming face needle. The slimming face needle is also known as botulinum toxin. About a week after the injection of the slimming face needle, if you bite your molar, the masseter muscle that was originally touched may become loose, and the lump will shrink. For more sensitive patients, they may feel weak when eating, especially when chewing hard or sticky things, which indicates that the masseter muscle has started to work. However, to achieve a stable condition, it usually takes about 2-3 weeks to achieve a stable condition. Then maintain for 4-6 months, after this period, the effect of botulinum toxin will fade, and the masseter muscle will return to its original prosperous condition. Patients need to be re-injected to achieve a better slimming effect.
You can apply an antiseptic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment, to the injection site. After injection, do not knead or massage, as massage may cause the medicine to spread to other places and cause side effects. Do not use hot water for the first 3 days, and you can basically recover after 3 days.
The full process of the actual effect of the slimming face needle is mainly reflected in the following aspects: 1. It takes about 10-14 days for the slimming face needle to start taking effect. At this time, the masseter muscle begins to relax and there is a trend of volume reduction. However, the energy of the bite muscle at this stage is weak, which may cause symptoms of bite weakness, which will have a certain impact on normal daily life. This kind of bite muscle weakness usually fades away slowly in 3-4 weeks. 2. The most obvious effect of the slimming face needle is about 1 month after injection. 3. The effect of the slimming face needle will wear off after about 6-8 months, at which time a second injection of the slimming face needle is needed to maintain the slimming effect.