TMJ Pain? Botox can help.

Raleigh Plastic Surgeon Michael Law MD offers Botox for TMJ relief (http://www.bluewaterspa.com/botox-information.html )

The temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) is used during talking, eating, swallowing, and other everyday activities. If this joint becomes displaced or is overworked through excessive teeth grinding, a person may suffer severe tension headaches, as well as pain in the jaw. BOTOX® relieves jaw tension by making muscles unable to engage in the powerful, movement of the jaw that produces headaches and pain. Often, teeth grinding occurs in one's sleep.

BOTOX ® treatment for TMJ in Raleigh (http://www.michaellawmd.com/botox.html) is offered at Michael law MD Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The treatment is usually quick, straightforward, and effective. Most patients experience noticeable improvement within one or two days of their first treatment, although relief can take up to a week.

Only the areas injected with Botox will be “relaxed.” Botox treatment for TMJ therapy will not affect anywhere else in your body. The injections are mainly in the temporalis, frontalis and masseter (see picture below) additional sites may be injected with Botox depending on the severity of the headaches.

To schedule a complimentary consultation, please call 919 256-0900