Salivary Gland Botox 50u

• The area behind the jawbone below your ear looks softly protruding
• Under your jaw looks like excess flesh but you can’t pinch it
• Fullness below the ears remained even after Jaw Botox

Salivary gland enlargement is sometimes caused by a medical condition, so if you have pain, fever or sudden swelling, a medical examination comes first.

• 01

  Where you are now, and where we start

  Whether the fullness below the ears (parotid gland) or under the jaw (submandibular gland) comes from the volume of the salivary glands, or from muscle or fat

• 02

  The change you want, the impression you keep

  If the area stays soft and full rather than hardening when you clench, we suspect the salivary glands rather than the muscle. If it hardens when you clench, Jaw Botox is the better fit.

• 03

  How it differs from similar options

  If a salivary gland has suddenly swollen, hurts, or only one side has enlarged, finding the cause comes before a cosmetic injection.

• 04

  Health information and recovery schedule

  If your mouth often feels dry, or you take medication that affects saliva production, be sure to tell us before the injection.

Salivary Gland Botox lowers the activity not of a muscle, but of the gland that makes saliva.

Salivary glands also produce saliva in response to signals from nerves. When botulinum toxin reduces these signals, the gland’s activity decreases, and over time the gland may look less full. However, injecting the salivary glands for lower-face contouring is supported mainly by case reports and anatomical studies, so there is less evidence than for injecting the chewing muscle. QD Clinic tells you this first.

How it works

• 01

  Parotid gland

  The largest salivary gland, spreading from in front of the ear to behind the jawbone below the ear. It overlaps the upper back part of the chewing muscle, so we separate the boundary from the muscle by touch and inject only into the gland.

• 02

  Submandibular gland

  A salivary gland on the inner side below the jawbone, which can be a cause of a full-looking line under the jaw. Muscles used for swallowing are nearby, so we are especially careful with depth and placement.

• 03

  Below the ear or under the jaw

  Salivary Gland Botox 50u is an option in which you choose either the parotid or the submandibular area. How it is divided between the two sides is decided by looking at the size of each.

• 04

  Setting expectations first

  Changes in gland volume vary greatly from person to person and can be less distinct than with a muscle injection. Aligning expectations in advance is the starting point of this treatment.

1. 01

   Identifying the cause

   By clenching and touch, we see whether muscle, salivary glands or fat is creating the fullness.

2. 02

   Choosing the area

   We decide whether to inject below the ears or under the jaw, and if a salivary gland condition is suspected, we recommend a medical examination first.

3. 03

   Comparing weeks later

   The change comes slowly, so we compare photos from the same angle several weeks later.

What the procedure is like

• You can go about your day as usual on the same day.
• Don’t rub the injection points firmly.
• If dry mouth is uncomfortable, drink water often, and let us know if it continues.

Safety & considerations

For lower-face contouring, Salivary Gland Botox is a treatment without much evidence. Please decide knowing the result may not be distinct. If swallowing or breathing becomes uncomfortable, contact us right away.

1. Same day

   Stiffness

   The injection points may feel stiff or a small bruise may appear.

2. First few weeks

   Watching for dry mouth

   Rarely, your mouth may feel drier than usual, so we keep an eye on this during this period.

3. Several weeks later

   Change in volume

   A change in which the gland looks less full may appear slowly. (Results vary from person to person.)

4. Several months later

   Return

   When the gland’s activity returns, so does its volume. Whether to have it again is decided then.

Sometimes two or three causes are involved, so the examination first sorts out how much each contributes.

• Q. If the salivary gland is injected, won’t I stop producing saliva?

  There are several salivary glands, so even if one becomes less active, saliva continues to be produced. However, some people feel their mouth is dry for a while, so if you usually have a dry mouth, please tell us in advance. Dryness may occasionally be felt during the first few weeks; if it bothers you, drink water often, and let us know if it continues.

• Q. Should I have it below the ears or under the jaw?

  If the area behind the jaw angle below the ears looks protruding from the front, we look at the parotid gland first; if the line under the jaw looks full from the side, the submandibular gland. We check by touch which gland is creating the fullness before choosing. The submandibular gland lies close to muscles used for swallowing, so if the under-jaw area is chosen, we take particular care with the depth and position of the injection.

• Q. Won’t Jaw Botox do the job?

  Jaw Botox thins the chewing muscle, so the volume of the salivary gland behind the muscle stays as it is. If fullness below the ears remained after Jaw Botox, the salivary gland may be part of the cause. Conversely, if it rises firmly when you clench, muscle plays the larger part, and if both are involved, the examination first sorts out how much each contributes.

• Q. Is it less effective than Jaw Botox?

  It varies greatly from person to person, and salivary gland injection for lower-face contouring has been studied less than muscle injection. So we don’t promise a big change, and we decide on the next step after seeing the first result. The change in gland volume can also appear slowly over several weeks, so we compare photos taken from the same angle a few weeks later.

• Q. Only one side is full — can I still have it?

  If only one salivary gland has enlarged, or it enlarged recently, causes such as inflammation or a salivary stone must be checked first. In this case, we recommend a medical examination before a cosmetic injection. Once the cause has been checked and a cosmetic injection is judged suitable, we then look at the size of the glands on both sides to decide how to divide the amount.