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Can I Use Botox In The Same Area As Previous Fat Transfer?

asked 9 months ago by Tamitha in LR in Little Rock, AR
Latest answer by Young R. Cho, MD, PhD
Question viewed 350 times
Tags: under eyes, candidate, timing

I Recently Had Fat Grafted Under my Eyes. Can I Still Use Botox in the Future in That Area?

18 answers to Can I Use Botox In The Same Area As Previous Fat Transfer?

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Botox can be used in areas injected with fat without problems.

Botox is going to be your friend for many yrs and having fat injections around the eyes won't prevent you from having botox when you need it. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

+4

Botox after fat grafting

Yes you can absolutely have Botox after fat grafting as soon as the area has healed.
Sheri G. Feldman, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologist
+3

Botox after fat grafting

Botox can be safely injected in an area of previous fat grafting without compromising your result.
Kathleen Waldorf, MD

Portland Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox after fat grafting

You can absolutely use Botox after fat grafting. They tend to work at different tissue planes, but I would still wait for a few weeks to allow the tissues to reduce their swelling. This will ensure the Botox is getting to the muscle rather than permeate in the swollen tissues.
Young R. Cho, MD, PhD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Botox doesn't interfere with fat injections

You may not be able to have Botox injected in an area of fat injections, if Botox were to create a functional loss of muscle activity. Usually fat injections are done in cheeks and smile creases, and the prejowl sulcus, not areas that typically have botox because of the effect it can have on muscle control. However, the Botox injections would not interfere with the fat grafts previously placed, or vice-versa. see video
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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THe real question is not whether you can have Botox injected in the same area as fat transfer,

You can, but rather why would you want to do so. Fat transfer is a filler treatment, in the same category as Restylane, Juvaderm, Sculptra, etc., and Botox is a muscle relaxant in the same category as Dysport (and others outside the United States). To my way of thinking, these two separate classes of injectables are best used to treat different problems. If facial lines can be divided into those caused by muscular activity ("the hills"), and those caused by... more
Michael H. Rosenberg, MD

White Plains Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox in area of fat injection

I assume the Dr injecting Botox will be the same one who did the fat transfer. In that case, he/she is knowledgeable about the location and the amount of Botox to be injected. The only problem that would arise is to have the Botox injected in a Spa by an untrained person.
Eugene Mandrea, MD

Chicago Dermatologist
+1

Botox and fillers

The short answer to your question is yes. There is no reason you cannot have Botox injections around your eye areas even if you have had a fat injection.
Scott Trimas, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox and fat injections

Botox works by paralyzing the muscle at the neuromuscular junction. Therefore it should have no impact on your fat injections. Dr. Cat Begovic
Catherine Huang-Begovic, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Yes, fat transfer is not a contraindication to Botox

There is no reason that you cannot have Botox in an area where you have previously had fat transfer.
Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

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Botox, Dysport, or Xeomin Injections After Fat Transfer

Hi Tam, Yes you may have Botox, Dysport, Xeomin or whatever neuromodulating injection that will be next on the market injected into a area of fat transfer. Just make sure that your injecting physician puts it in the muscle, not the fat. Good luck and be well. Dr. P
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Can I use Botox in the same area of prior fat transfer.

Sure, Botox is a muscle relaxer and won't have any impact on the rpreviously transfer fat. You should be able to have Botox as you did previously without event or issues, IMHO.
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox and fat grafting

While botox can be used in an area where fat grafting was performed, I would not recommend botox injections under the eye.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
+1

BOTOX® is OK after fat injection.

As long as everything is healed and there is no local infection after fat injection, it is ok and you can have BOTOX® injection in the same area if indicated. There is no interaction between fat injection and BOTOX® injection in the same area.
A. H. Nezami, MD

Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

www.jacksonvillecosmeticsurgery.com

+1

No problem with Botox after fat grafting

There should be no problems with Botox Cosmetic injected a few days after fat grafting.
Anurag Agarwal, MD

Naples Facial Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox after grafting

Yes you can after complete healing. ideally the botox should be injected into the muscle only but it will not affect the graft area.
Michael L. Schwartz, MD

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
+1

Botox after fat grafting around the eyes is okay

The Botox should not interfere with the filling effect from facial fat grafting. Make sure that the surgical sites are healed and infection free before starting Botox injections to the face.
Scott Sattler, MD

Bellevue Plastic Surgeon
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BOTOX AFTER SURGERY & FAT GRAFTING IS OK

Hello yes, botox after fat grafting, to an area that can normally be treated with botox, is perfectly alright.. Dr. Carlos Cordoba MDCM, CSPQ, FRCS, FACS Plastic & Esthetic Surgeon 4055 Ste-Catherine O. Suite 100 Montreal, QC. Canada H3Z 3J8 514-932-7667
Carlos Cordoba, MD

Montreal Plastic Surgeon

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