Beyond the Frown Lines: How Botox Can Enhance the Lower Face for a Balanced, Natural Look

When most people think of Botox, they picture smoothing forehead lines or softening crow’s feet - classic upper-face treatments. But in expert hands, Botox can also work wonders in the lower face, helping to subtly lift, refine, and balance your features for an effortlessly natural result.

At Dr Emma Goulding Aesthetics in Cheshire, we specialise in using Botox holistically, treating the face as a whole, not just individual areas. This advanced approach creates harmony, improves facial balance, and helps our patients look refreshed rather than “frozen.”

What Is Lower-Face Botox?

While upper-face Botox focuses on expression lines, lower-face Botox targets muscles that can pull the face downward or create tension over time. These muscles can cause:

• A downturned mouth or “sad” appearance

• Pebbled or dimpled chin (often called “orange peel chin”)

• Prominent jaw muscles from clenching or grinding

• Subtle jowling or loss of jawline definition

  
  

By using small, precise doses of Botox, we can soften overactive muscles, allowing the face to lift naturally and the skin to appear smoother and more youthful.

Popular Lower-Face Botox Treatments

1. DAO (Depressor Anguli Oris) Botox

These small muscles pull the corners of the mouth down. Treating them helps lift the mouth corners gently, restoring a softer, more positive expression.

2. Chin Botox

Targeting the mentalis muscle can smooth a pebbled or dimpled chin and improve facial contour, especially when combined with dermal fillers.

3. Masseter (Jawline) Botox

Botox to the masseter muscles can slim the lower face, soften a square jawline, and reduce jaw tension or teeth grinding (bruxism). This treatment is also popular for creating a more feminine facial shape.

4. Platysmal Bands (Nefertiti Lift)

Tiny injections along the jawline and neck can lift and redefine the lower face, improving the contour and reducing sagging around the jaw.

Why Treating the Lower Face Creates More Natural Results

Focusing only on the forehead can sometimes make the lower face appear heavier by contrast.When both the upper and lower face are treated in harmony, the result is balanced, refreshed, and truly natural - not obviously “done.”

By addressing the whole face:

• Expressions remain natural and dynamic

• Facial proportions are maintained

• The result looks more youthful, not over-tightened or artificial

This is the hallmark of our approach at Dr Emma Goulding Aesthetics, Cheshire - artistry with anatomy, guided by medical expertise.

Botox in Cheshire with a Natural Touch

Dr Emma Goulding is a highly experienced medical doctor specialising in advanced aesthetic treatments, including lower-face Botox. Every treatment plan is bespoke, based on your unique anatomy, facial movement, and desired outcome.

If you’ve been considering Botox in Cheshire and want to explore how subtle, well-placed treatment can refresh your whole face, not just your forehead, we’d love to guide you.

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