{"id":2578,"date":"2026-08-05T01:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/masseter-botox-is-one-step-closer-to-fda-approval\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:57:07","slug":"masseter-botox-is-one-step-closer-to-fda-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/masseter-botox-is-one-step-closer-to-fda-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Masseter Botox Is One Step Closer to FDA Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">Masseter Botox may be about to graduate from buzzy off-label favorite to official FDA-approved cosmetic treatment. The FDA has accepted AbbVie\u2019s application seeking approval of Botox Cosmetic for the temporary improvement of masseter muscle prominence in adults, putting the treatment one step closer to an on-label indication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">And \u201cwidely requested\u201d is not an exaggeration. NewBeauty has covered masseter Botox extensively, celebrities have spoken openly about getting it and the treatment has become increasingly familiar to anyone interested in facial sculpting. Patients often seek it for a slimmer-looking, more tapered lower face, though it is also commonly used off-label to help with clenching, teeth grinding and jaw tension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">A quick anatomy refresher: The masseter is the strong chewing muscle that runs from the cheekbone to the lower jaw. \u201cBotox in the masseter essentially decreases masseter muscle contraction, which then causes masseter muscle to atrophy or shrink in size,\u201d Clifton, NJ dermatologist Hee Jin Koh, MD, previously told NewBeauty. As that muscle gradually becomes smaller, the jawline can look softer, narrower and less square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">Of course, an accepted application is not the same thing as an approval. AbbVie\u2019s submission is supported by a Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in which a single 72-unit treatment improved the appearance of masseter muscle prominence and reduced lower-face width for up to six months. Researchers also reported an acceptable safety profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-md mb-6 leading-relaxed text-gray-500\">There is one important distinction to note: The proposed indication is strictly cosmetic. Even if approved, it would not cover jaw pain, clenching, teeth grinding or TMJ-related symptoms. Of course, that hasn\u2019t stopped providers from using it off-label for those concerns\u2014or patients from seeking it out. Masseter Botox has hardly been waiting for FDA approval to become popular; this would simply give one of beauty\u2019s worst-kept secrets an official stamp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masseter Botox may be about to graduate from buzzy off- [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichebeaty.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}