The reason you got the Botox is to get paralysis of the forehead. This will get rid of the brow lines. Although massaging the area 9 hours after the procedure is not necessary it will not significantly disperse the Botox. Botox is very local. The tinging can be related to paralysis of... more
Cheek and forehead tingling after brow line Botox
I live in Korea and went to have Botox for my brow line. The doctor did not advice or told me after procedure care, so I massaged it 9 hours after the injection. The next morning, my brow looks as if the Botox is working, but my whole forehead and cheeks are tingling too! Would I have paralysis? I'm scared!
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5 answers to “Cheek and forehead tingling after...”
A: Botox aftercare and sensations
Dear Korea The general routine for my patients after a Botox injection- is to mobilize the muscles treated ( for most not wearing sunglasses is sufficient) for a few hours. Massage is not required. the protein binds very quickly and thus does not travel far from the injection site. if this is your first... more
A: Not to worry
Botox takes 4 to 7 days to work. You may have bruised a nerve or two. Tingling is due to nerves different from the ones that move the brow. Be patient, and you should be fine. sek
A: Botox Massaging
You dont want to massage after botox as you may disperse the botox into the areas that you may not want it in. At this point you just have to wait and see what effects you will have. But the tingling is normal part of the feeling.
A: Well the goal of Botox is paresis
You must understand the difference between motor and sensory nerves. The former stimulate muscles to move and botox works and the interface between nerves and muscles to prevent the signal to contract from working. The actual goal is paresis (weakness) or paralysis (cessation of muscle activity). The other set... more
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