Chronic jaw tension, TMJ disorder, and bruxism (teeth grinding) respond well to a combination approach: Botox to relax the overactive masseter muscle, and EmFace to rebalance the muscles around the jaw joint. Many patients see significant relief within weeks.
The masseter muscle is the primary chewing muscle. In patients with chronic jaw tension, TMJ disorder, or nighttime grinding, the masseter becomes overactive — leading to jaw pain, headaches, and over time, a wider lower-face shape.
Botox injected into the masseter weakens the muscle’s overactivity. The muscle still functions for normal chewing, but the chronic clenching is reduced. Most patients report relief within 2 weeks.
EmFace uses synchronized muscle stimulation and radiofrequency to rebalance the muscles around the jaw joint. It supplements the Botox effect with targeted muscle re-education.
The two treatments are complementary. We typically start with Botox masseter relief and add EmFace to extend and maintain the result.
Multiple clinical studies have demonstrated Botox masseter injection as effective for TMJ disorder and bruxism, with significant reduction in jaw pain reported by patients across multiple trials. EmFace specifically targets the jaw-area muscles with a treatment protocol that is well-tolerated and has shown clinical benefit in published case series.
You have active neuromuscular conditions, you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, you have severe TMJ damage that requires surgical evaluation, or your jaw pain has a different identifiable cause (dental misalignment, sinus infection, etc.) we’d want addressed first.
This is medical care — not cosmetic. Every plan at Contoured is reviewed and approved by Dr. Benjamin Lam, DO, a board-certified plastic surgeon and clinical associate professor at PCOM. That oversight isn’t standard at most medspas. It is here.
Medical Director · Plastic Surgeon
Board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Past-President of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Section of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Director of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Founder · Lead Provider
Twenty years inside the injectable and body-contouring industry — first as a sales rep and CoolSculpting trainer, now as the lead provider at Contoured. Personally performs the majority of medical-application treatments under Dr. Lam’s oversight.
Every treatment at Contoured is delivered by a named, credentialed team member — and every dosing plan is reviewed by a board-certified physician.
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