Does your face look large, or does your contour bother you?
The cause may be a prominent jaw.
Improving jaw prominence cleans up the facial line, and a lifting effect can be expected too. To get there, you first need to pin down exactly what is causing it.
This article explains the causes of jaw prominence and how to improve it. We also introduce treatments at KADOMORI that can help — do use it as a reference.
My Jaw Looks Terribly Prominent! What’s Causing It?
The cause of jaw prominence can lie in the muscles or in the bone structure. When it’s muscular, it often stems from unconscious force, so awareness of not clenching, and treatments that relax the muscle, can often bring improvement.
Understanding the cause is the first step toward improving jaw prominence. Here we narrow it down to three concrete causes.
A Developed Masseter
The masseter is the muscle beneath the cheekbone, important for chewing. When this muscle develops, it becomes a cause of jaw prominence.
Its development is mainly caused by jaw clenching and teeth grinding.
Do you clench your teeth in daily life? Daytime clenching can be prevented simply by staying aware of it.
A Bone Structure Where the Jaw Naturally Stands Out
Bone structure is another cause of jaw prominence. Sometimes the bone structure itself makes the jaw look flared, and sometimes distortion in the bone structure is the cause.
Skeletal correction can sometimes bring improvement, but if it’s simply your natural bone structure, only surgery such as bone-cutting may improve it.
Unconscious Clenching or Teeth Grinding
Unconscious clenching and grinding are causes that develop the masseter. The force the human body exerts unconsciously is stronger than what we can produce consciously — so strong it can’t be replicated on purpose. The clenching and grinding done during sleep in particular carries very strong force. As a result, it can chip teeth or worsen your bite.
Beyond developing the masseter, it also places a heavy burden on the jaw itself — so we recommend addressing it for reasons beyond jaw prominence alone.
What Are the Drawbacks of a Prominent Jaw?
Some people feel jaw prominence is mainly a cosmetic drawback. But there are other drawbacks too.
Here we introduce two drawbacks that stem from the causes of jaw prominence.
It Can Strain the Teeth and Cause Cracks
As mentioned above, jaw prominence beyond bone structure is caused by a developed masseter, clenching, and teeth grinding. Clenching and grinding play a major role in developing the masseter.
Clenching and grinding place a heavy burden not only on the jaw but on the teeth themselves.
Teeth are said to be the hardest material the human body has — but as the strain accumulates, cracks can develop. And a cracked tooth chips more easily.
It Can Lead to Gum Disease
Did you know clenching and grinding can also invite gum disease?
Clenching and grinding wear away the enamel on the tooth’s surface, exposing the dentin closer to the nerve — which can cause or worsen gum disease.
If gum disease is already present, clenching can accelerate bone resorption, hindering healing and worsening symptoms.
How Can You Improve Jaw Prominence?
We have introduced the causes and drawbacks of jaw prominence.
So how should you improve this troubling concern? Here are three methods that also help improve the underlying causes — masseter development, clenching, and grinding. Do use them as a reference.
Avoid Hard Foods
Hard foods inevitably demand more chewing force and more chews. More biting with strong force means using the masseter even more.
That said, avoiding hard foods entirely and eating only soft ones isn’t good either. When food is soft and needs little chewing, the muscles of the jaw beyond the masseter weaken too — potentially affecting sagging and the disruption of your facial line.
Balance is what matters here.
Wear a Mouthguard to Prevent Grinding
A mouthguard is a good way to prevent clenching and grinding. Grinding in particular can produce an unpleasant grating sound. That sound comes from teeth rubbing against each other in one spot — meaning strong force is concentrated right there.
Wearing a mouthguard disperses that concentrated force, reducing the damage to the jaw and teeth overall.
Receive Botox Injections
For jaw prominence caused by a developed masseter, Botox injections are effective. Botox relaxes the muscle, and this treatment can be expected to help with wrinkles as well as jaw prominence.
Injecting Botox into the masseter restricts it, promising a shrinking effect on the muscle that had developed and enlarged. Because it also becomes harder to apply force, improvement in clenching and grinding can be expected too.
Since Botox injections can address everything from masseter development to clenching and grinding, it can be called the ideal solution for jaw prominence.
For Jaw Prominence, Come to KADOMORI
KADOMORI offers an abundant menu of treatments that can improve jaw prominence. Many of them can also address concerns like a smaller face, skeletal distortion, skin quality, and sagging in a single treatment — resolving multiple concerns at once.
Here we introduce four recommended treatments.
KADOMORI-Style Facial Correction
Facial correction recommended by numerous cosmetic surgery doctors. Recommended for those who feel their face has gotten larger or who notice left–right asymmetry.
Size measurements are included in the treatment, so the change before and after is easy to see, letting you feel the effects more clearly. It includes facial slimming and Hedgehog Beauty Acupuncture, letting you care for everything from the bone structure to skin quality.
KADOMORI-Style Facial Slimming
Skeletal correction using KADOMORI’s original theory and techniques, promising a smaller-face effect. Because each feature is corrected while watching the overall balance, you gain the facial balance that best suits you.
Recommended for those who want skeletal correction without bone-cutting surgery, or who want to balance their whole face.
Hedgehog Beauty Acupuncture
By placing needles, beauty acupuncture can be expected to promote circulation, improve firmness, and loosen the muscles — including improvement in jaw prominence.
Treatment begins with a hand massage to assess your condition, grasping the balance of muscle, fat, and bone structure. This massage helps guide the needles to the right positions while letting you relax through the pleasant massage itself.
Recommended for those who want a lifted look, are concerned about sagging or wrinkles, or want better skin quality.
Ikemen Correction
Ikemen Correction is a treatment especially recommended for men — a bespoke diagnostic treatment only our director can provide, drawing on 22 years of treating models, celebrities, and other handsome men. It adjusts facial distortion, and improved circulation and reduced puffiness can be expected. Director Kadomori treats the foundation of your face, selecting the menu that suits you from KADOMORI’s full range.
Struggling with Severe Jaw Prominence? Consult KADOMORI!
The causes of jaw prominence are an enlarged, developed masseter or the bone structure itself. Masseter development is closely tied to clenching and grinding, which harm not only the jawline but the jaw and teeth themselves.
For masseter development, clenching, and grinding — the causes of jaw prominence — Botox injections, which can improve all of them at once, are the ideal solution. However, the effect is temporary, so ongoing treatment is necessary. At KADOMORI, we offer an abundant menu of treatments that correct from the bone structure up, promising results not just for jaw prominence but for a smaller face and skin quality too.
If jaw prominence troubles you, please consult KADOMORI.
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About the Supervisor
CEO, KADOMORI Co., Ltd.
Shuhei Kadomori
Judo therapist, acupuncturist and moxibustion therapist, chiropractor, medical trainer, taping therapy instructor, and licensed chef.
Enrolled at Heisei College of Medical Sciences at the age of 18.
After graduating from the departments of judo therapy and acupuncture & moxibustion, he honed his skills at an acupuncture clinic before founding KADOMORI Co., Ltd. As chief director of the Synchro Correction KADOMORI salons in Osaka, Daikanyama, and Nagoya, he continues to treat clients hands-on while appearing frequently on television and other media. His clientele spans the globe, including six-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.
OSAKA SALON
550-0013
KADOMORI Bldg., 1-8-20 Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka
*The general reception desk is located on the 1st floor
- 9 min. walk from Exit 3 of Shinsaibashi Station (Midosuji Subway Line)
- 5 min. walk from Exit 2 of Yotsubashi Station (Yotsubashi Subway Line)
- 5 min. walk from Exit 2 of Nishi-Ohashi Station (Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Subway Line)
- 7 min. walk from Exit 23 of Hommachi Station (Chuo Subway Line)
GINZA SALON
104-0061
Apa Ginza Chuo Bldg. 6F, 3-8-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
- 2 min. walk from Exit A12 of Ginza Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza, Marunouchi & Hibiya Lines)
- 3-minute walk from Exit 10 of Ginza-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line.
DAIKANYAMA SALON
150-0021
Solstice Daikan 2F & B1, 2-20-15 Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- 2 min. walk from the North Exit of Daikanyama Station (Tokyu Toyoko Line)
- 8 min. walk from the West Exit of Ebisu Station (JR lines)
- 8 min. walk from Exit 1 of Ebisu Station (Hibiya Subway Line)
NAGOYA SALON
450-0002
Meieki Nisshin Bldg. 2F, 4-2-10 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
- 5 min. walk from Nagoya Station
- 3 min. walk from Kokusai Center Station
