Is There Any Way to Speed Up Botox Activation Such As Drinking Lots of Water, Exercise, Heat?

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10 answers to Is There Any Way to Speed Up Botox Activation Such As Drinking Lots of Water, Exercise, Heat?

"Activating" Botox

The short answer is "no". Your nerve endings will start aborbing the Botox within minutes of the procedure, but it can take up to 10 days for the full effects to kick in for all muscles. Your body's aborption rate will not increase with water, exercise, or heat.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD
Las Vegas Dermatologist

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Botox activation vs. dysport activation

There is no way to speed up Botox activation but if you need a faster onset of action, the next treatment you can ask for Dysport, which is a botulinum toxin serotype A just as Botox Cosmetic is, but may have an affect a day earlier than Botox. see video

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Botox activation - any way to speed it up?

The effects of Botox activation cannot be sped up. The good news is that patients typically see some effect in a couple of days with maximal effects seen within 2-3 weeks.

Lori Stetler, MD
Dallas Dermatologic Surgeon

How to speed up the botox effect

The effect of Botox cannot be sped up (the time cannot be shortened)' Even though the Botulinum Toxin attaches itself to the neuromuscular junction in minutes, there is a "Latent Period" of 5-14 days before the full effect is seen, and even then, many times the result is only partial and temporary (3-4 months). However, with repeat injections, (every 3-4-6 months), the results get better and better. Dysport (another brand of Botulinum Toxin) has a shorter latent... more

Eugene Mandrea, MD
Chicago Dermatologist

No proven way to speed up onset of Botox effect

A number of things have been suggested to either speed up the onset of Botox or minimize side-effects, such as exercising or not exercising the muscles where it was injected, not lying down, not traveling by plane, etc. A consensus of experts agree that probably none of these is important. Dysport may take effect a little bit faster, and the newer (but not yet available in the U.S.) formulations Xeomin and Puretox may have a different time to onset.

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Exercise the treated muscles hard during the first hour after BOTOX®

The one thing which is useful is to exercise the treated muscles hard during the first hour after treatment with BOTOX® [or other formulations of BTX-A, like Dyport® or XEOMIN®]. Every time the nerve endings on the muscles fire, they transiently expose the SV2 receptors which the binding domain on BTX-A attaches to for uptake into the nerve ending, where BTX-A acts to reduce the release of acetylcholine [the neurotransmitter which stimulates muscle contraction, and also... more

Kevin C. Smith, MD
Niagara Falls Dermatologic Surgeon

Is There Any Way to Speed Up Botox Activation Such As Drinking Lots of Water, Exercise, Heat?

No, Botox is rapidly absorbed after being injected and the effects peak at 3-5 days typically. There's no way to speed, or slow down this process which is a physilogical and anatomical response.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox Onset of action

Unfortunately no. There is a study showing that "exercising" the treated muscles for the first hour after injection is beneficial. I do recommend that my patients activate the treated muscles for one hour and then sit back and relax. You will see some results in a few days, full results in two weeks. Remember, even when Botox is at its maximum effec,t the lines may take longer to disappear. Your skin is like fabric that has been repeatedly wrinkled... more

Jacqueline Calkin, MD
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon

No.

Botox takes about 24 to 48 hours to see any effect. In my opinion, treatment is maximal at about 3 weeks. If you just had service and were hoping to be transformed by Saturday night for a Bar event, I am afraid you are going to be disappointed. I would recommend in the future that you plan ahead. Generally I do not recommend getting service immediately before an event, especially an important event like meeting with judges, client events, weddings, you get the idea.... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Can exercise, drinking water or heat speed up onset of Botox

Botox and Dysport are neurotoxins injected in minute amounts into the muscles of facial expression, including the frown lines. They work by blocking the nerve transmission between the nerve and the muscle. This takes several days before the neurotransmitter is completely blocked. This is not affected by external things like exercise, drinking water or heat. Dysport works faster than Botox by several days; one can usually see the effect in two days compared to five or more... more