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Antibacterial Wipe After Botox?
Hi...I got botox today and when I went to the car I wiped off the little blood specks with a Wet One...then realized it was antibacterial!!! Did I mess it up??? Please let me know...I'm stressed!!!!
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Catgury
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Antibacterial wipe post Botox. OK?
As you described what happened, you should be just fine. Please don't worry about having messed something up. Remember it takes 4 days to start seeing results.
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Antibacterial wipe after Botox?
Using an antibacterial wipe after Botox will not be a problem. I hope this helps, and enjoy the results of your Botox treatment!
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After Botox
Using an antibacterial wipe will not affect your Botox results and often times these are used before the treatment to clean the area. I would just becareful with the amount of pressure one uses to clean the area. I always tell patients to pat the area where Botox was injected instead of wiping it so that the Botox does not diffuse into areas we do not want it to go to.
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Botox and antibiotic wipe after
No, using a topical antibiotic wipe to remove blood post-Botox injection won't have any affect on your treatment.
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BOTOX contains no bacteria.
The wet wipe will not affect your treatment in any way. I often prepare the skin for BOTOX treatment using a skin cleaner that is essentially a fancy wet wipe. So forgettaboutit. This will have absolutely no bearing on your treatment.
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It's hard to mess up your Botox once it's done safely: Antibacterial wipes won't hurt it.
Catgury,
Don't worry about messing up your Botox. Wiping the skin with an antibacterial wipe right after treatment won't hurt the Botox, and if you have used those wipes before without a problem, won't hurt you either. I'm sorry you left the office with blood specks on you though. I hope your doctor will make sure you're cleared for social viewing before you leave the office next time. Enjoy your Botox!
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Antibacterial wipe after Botox?
Not to worry, using an antibacterial wipe will not effect your result. In general, you should avoid the following after your Botox treatment:
1) Lying down immediately after the procedure
2) Intense physical activity the first few hours after your procedure
I hope this helps, and enjoy the result of your Botox treatment!
Charlotte Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox
It shouldn't impact your Botox. Don't stress over this. An antibacterial applied topically should make no difference.
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Antibacterial wipe after Botox
You have not caused any problem by using an antibacterial wipe after your Botox injections.
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No need to worry
Wiping off the "little blood specks" after botox injection will not have any impact on the efficacy of the injections themselves. So no need to worry.
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Antibacterial Wipe After Botox?
Rest easy. Botox, as other neurotoxins, is absorbed by the tissues within minutes of being injected. Cleaning the skin, over the injected area, would have no effect on the Botox.
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Cleaning skin after Botox
Dear Catgury
I don't think you messed up.
Usually holding gentle pressure to prevent bruising is completed in the office
Then you can wash your face to remove the "little blood specks",
but if you remove them in the first 5 minutes after injection, you may cause the area to bleed a little longer.
Best Wishes
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No you should be fine
Hi
Dont worry. You should be fine. The botox is injected into the muscle on underneath the skin and its not topical so what you did should not have affected the effectiveness of your botox.
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Wiping the area after Botox injections
The antibacterial part is not going to affect Botox injections at all, however, if you pressed on the area of injection immediately after the injection itlself, it may have spread the Botox into the surrounding area. There isn't anything to do about it at the moment, but I generally advise my patients not to touch the area, not to lie down and not to exercise for three hours after injection. This allows Botox to bind to the muscle almost completely.
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Wipes after Botox
Thank you for your question. There is no problem with wiping your face with an antibacterial wipe after having Botox. The active Botox is placed into the muscle that is causing your wrinkles. Any topical wipes or washes will not effect this. Your Botox should work as intended without any loss of effectiveness from your wipes.
Fear not and enjoy the results.
Jeff Rockmore
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Antibacterial wipes after BoTox
Antibacterial wipes should cause you no harm or any change in the effectiveness after the BoTox administration. However, follow other recommendations given by your physician regarding aftercare and restrictions after administration. Thank you for the question!
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Botox and antibacterial swipes
No problem wiping with antibacterials as you are not likely to get it through the skin and the antibacterial has nothing to do with the Botulin toxin - no relationship and not likely to lose effectiveness.
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Botox and antibacterial wipes
I do not think that using antibacterial wipes to clean your face after Botox should cause any problem.
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Cleaning after Botox
No problem with using an antibacterial wipe or a diaper wipe after your treatment. We actually have special antibacterial wipes that we use especially for this in the office.
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Using antibacterial wipes after Botox
The needles used to inject the Botox are very fine, and tiny. They injection points are closed up almost immediately. You are just fine and didn't do anything to harm yourself or your Botox by using your antibacterial wipes. Don't stress anymore!
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