At a recent teeth cleaning appointment, I mentioned experiencing pain in my jaw—an annoying cracking or popping sensation—from clenching and teeth grinding. “Do you want us to inject Botox into your ...

Masseter Botox, or Botox injected into the jaw's masseter muscle to shape the area or to relieve tension, is a topic of a lot of conversation lately, especially on TikTok. Videos—of jaws before and ...

I can pinpoint the exact moment I knew I had to do something about my jaw pain. It was my birthday, and a friend cracked a joke so good that half the drinks on the table toppled as everyone doubled ...

For years, Bailey Turner dealt with pain stemming from temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ). “I hold a lot of tension in my masseter muscles," Turner, 27, tells PEOPLE. The temporomandibular joint — ...

I wasn’t exactly in the market for masseter Botox. I wasn’t grinding my teeth in my sleep, nor was I waking up with tension headaches. But when my editors asked if I’d be the guinea pig for a story on ...

Bruxism affects the masseter muscle differently by gender, suggesting the importance of a gender-specific approach in assessing bruxism's impact on this muscle. The study was published in the American ...

Botox injections, under the hands of a seasoned professional, can be a gift that keeps on giving. Since ophthalmologist Jean Carruthers first discovered the neurotoxin's wrinkle-reducing effects in ...

As populations age, the prevalence of sarcopenia—a progressive loss of muscle mass and function—has become an increasingly urgent public health concern. Sarcopenia increases the risk of falls and ...

“You know masseter injections can cause jowls, right?” If only I had a dollar for every time I heard that phrase from fellow beauty editors and friends. Turns out, jowls were the least of my worries.