Buccal Massage

Practitioner wears medical-grade gloves, massages intraorally while supporting with their external hand. Targets the masseter (for jaw tension), buccinator (for cheek definition), and pterygoid muscles (for TMJ). Usually 10-20 minutes of intraoral work embedded in a longer facial protocol.

Immediate cheekbone lift and jawline definition. TMJ tension and headaches often dramatically reduce. Social recovery time is zero; results visible for 3-10 days depending on baseline muscle tension.

Buccal massage is an intraoral facial technique — the practitioner wears gloves and massages the facial muscles from inside the mouth, working the masseter, buccinator, and zygomaticus major. The technique originated in French osteopathy and moved into luxury facialist practice in the 2010s. The theory: the facial muscles you can't reach externally (especially the deep masseter, responsible for jaw tension and jowl formation) can only be meaningfully relaxed and drained from the inside. Sessions with practitioners like Cristina Bartolucci, Nichola Joss, or Yvonne Eelman cost $200-800, which is the price of not being able to train a robot for this. Effect is real and immediate: pronounced cheekbone definition, lifted jawline, reduced TMJ tension, drainage of trapped lymph. The catch: results last days to a week, meaning this is a red-carpet tool, not a collagen strategy.