3 Weeks After Receiving Botox, when Can I Massage my Face?

At three months after Botox you certainly need not be concerned about any drooping.  The botox becomes bound to the needed sites within the day of injection. We limit positional changes and exercise for four hours, which has not even been proven to be necessary, but at one, two and certainly, three months, there will be no risk to moving the botox around by massaging your face.

Hi Sandy.  Not to worry.  The only precaution we suggest is for several hours after the injections, do not get a massage or manipulate the face in any way.  This is only a precaution as Botox binds to the muscle at the injection point very quickly.

3 weeks later it's fine to massage away.  Start as early as the day after your injections.

I tell my patients to avoid steam and massage for week. The chemical in Botox is usually in position after 6 hours so that head movements do not affect results, but massage may be ill advised for a day or two.