The answer may seem like an easy “yes.”
But quick fixes aren’t always low stakes.
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At first, the treatment was a 10 out of 10.
Gaglianos side profile looked completely different, and she could feel the muscles getting flatter.
But fast-forward eight months, and her jaw didnt look like that of an influencer on Instagram.
Think of your jaw like a table and the skin like a tablecloth.
Courtesy of an onslaught of aesthetic innovations, the jawline youre born with is just a suggestion.
Theres Ozempic (and all the faux-zempics), of course.
All promising a path to a sleeker jaw.
Yet masseter injections have received the most hyped-up reputation as a quick-hit solution for a slimmer jawline.
Its also readily available, and a lot cheaper than more invasive options like jaw surgery and liposuction.
It doesnt require dietary changes or sweat sessions at the gym.
Theres no need to retrain how you sleep, incorporate daily beauty devices (consistency is key!
), or get a little nip-tuck.
But Gagliano is proof that side effects do happen.
All words to describe the not-so-talked-about consequence that can occur when jaw injections are given to the wrong candidate.
Theres no hard-and-fast checklist to see if you will achieve masseter-injection success.
Still, a skilled providernamely a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeonwill have the foresight to make an informed recommendation.
Think of your jawbone like a hanger for a winter jacket.
That jacket is going to look fantastic on a big, wooden hanger.
But put it on a pediatric hanger?
Its going to be all loosey-goosey and drape weird.
And facial structure isnt the sole predictor of success.
Skin laxity naturally declines with age and plays an equally important role.
It takes many, many years and thousands and thousands of hours to make this look easy."
The jowling discourse isnt designed to fearmonger.
Its not to talk you out of having jaw injections, either.
Gagliano stopped getting injections and thankfully, my skin snapped back, she says.
Her jowls eventually disappeared; her square jawline returned.
And with it, a sense of relief.
This article appears inMarie Claire’s 2025 Craftsmanship Issue.
But would I do it again?
The late pope spared no expense when it came to treating the infant prince in 2014.
Skip the shampoos, glosses, and treatments.
