Hello, I’m Director Jo Won-jin, and I’ve been practicing in Hapjeong-dong for 9 years.

I got Botox, and now my skin looks saggy
and I look older..
I got it to get rid of wrinkles,
so why does it look the same?
I completely understand the worry that you might spend money for nothing and get no results,
or that you might end up looking unnatural.
As someone who sees patients in the clinic every day, I understand that feeling very well.
You may be worried that trying it for no reason will leave you with a peanut-shaped face,
or that your smiling expression will look unnatural.

Please focus on today’s post for just 3 minutes.
I’ll tell you the key points to avoid wasting money and time on Botox procedures,
and to cut your worries about side effects in half.
Based on seeing countless patients,
I’ll explain the 3 cases in which side effects can easily occur with Botox near Hapjeong Station, along with how to address them.
Table of contents
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When skin elasticity is weak
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When the wrinkles are already deeply etched
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When the treatment plan does not suit your face
- When skin elasticity is weak
If your skin lacks firmness, you can easily experience a side effect where the jawline collapses after getting Botox for the square jaw.
Among those who came to see me after getting Botox elsewhere,
some were upset and said,
“I thought my jaw would become slimmer, but instead I got jowls.”

This is a representative side effect, such as deeper mid-cheek hollows.
I also often see people whose cheeks hollow out and end up with a peanut-shaped face.

Why does this happen?
Like a deflated balloon, only the jaw muscle is reduced, so the skin, which has lost support, sags downward.
This becomes especially noticeable starting in your 40s.
The important point is
checking whether your skin type may experience sagging or cheek hollows when the jaw muscle becomes smaller.
So for these patients, I honestly explain the results they can expect if they only get Botox.

The solution here is as follows.
Even one of my acquaintances had a lot of stress about a square jaw,
so I recommended designing the treatment with both Botox and lifting together
in order to firmly support the overall line.
If you predict the result and make a plan based on skin characteristics like this, you can greatly reduce concerns about Botox side effects near Hapjeong Station.
- When the wrinkles are already deeply etched
Wrinkles that are already deeply set often lead to other side effects when you try to solve them with Botox alone.
I got Botox to remove the frown lines,
but the wrinkles stayed and my eyes just felt heavy.
Actual patient interview in the clinic
Botox is a very good procedure for preventing wrinkles from becoming deeper by stopping the muscles from moving.
However, like already crumpled paper, it cannot completely smooth out wrinkles that are visible even when you are at rest.

In fact, when people try to smooth them out by treating too close to the eyebrows,
it is truly unfortunate to see patients come in after experiencing a side effect where the eyes don’t open well.
(A foreign influencer in the photo below also recently became an issue because of eyelid drooping after Botox.)

In this case, the solution is to approach it by distinguishing between “preventing” wrinkles and “filling” them.
With Botox, the role is limited to preventing wrinkles from becoming deeper.
For wrinkles that have already formed, it is effective to use filler to directly fill in the sunken area.
- When the treatment plan does not suit your face
Getting a procedure without an accurate diagnosis of your face is one of the major causes of side effects.
After treating many people in Hapjeong-dong for 9 years, my conclusion is
that satisfying results come from “accurate diagnosis and planning.”
These days, as Botox near Hapjeong Station has become so common, people often get treated casually without a doctor consultation.
From a clinic’s point of view, inexpensive Botox offered as an event inevitably puts importance on turnover.

Because of that, the procedure may be done quickly using predetermined doses by area,
and it becomes easy to overlook each person’s facial muscle shape or asymmetry.
As a result, some people experience side effects such as,
“After getting it, one corner of my mouth goes up more when I smile,” or
“My expression became awkward, so people ask if I’m angry.”

The solution is,
to have the doctor create a one-on-one procedure plan tailored to your face before proceeding.
That is also why I devote so much effort to the consultation before the procedure time.
To add one more thing
Based on my experience, I explained the 3 cases in which Botox side effects can easily occur near Hapjeong Station, along with how to address them.
If you have had a similar experience, it is highly likely that the problem was not the “injection” itself, but that the “diagnosis” was not suited to you.
Let me summarize the points above.
If any of the three cases below apply to you, Botox alone will make it difficult to achieve the results you expected.
- When skin elasticity is lacking
- When deep wrinkles are already a concern
- When the procedure is planned without a careful diagnosis
So when looking into Botox, rather than focusing on price or promotional events,
choose a clinic based on
“How carefully do they analyze my face and build a plan?”
I think you’ll clearly understand why I said this matters.

It doesn’t have to be our Chai Clinic.
For those of you reading this, I hope you first receive enough consultation from a specialist who can properly diagnose you,
so that you no longer have to feel anxious because of side effects.
Thank you for reading today’s post.
This was Jo Won-jin.
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