I had botox in 3 areas of my face yesterday. Is there a time limit before I can use fake tan or get a spray tan from a salon?

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I had 3 areas of my face injected with botox, eyes, forehead and frown lines.

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD · Answer

Botox takes approximately 6 hours to "set" and after that time you should be able to do everything and anything you wish.  Good luck.

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

Thank you for your question. You should not have a problem doing spray tanning after your Botox treatment yesterday.

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Hello,There is no reason I can think of why you should not get your spray tan, All the best!

Paul W. Papillion, MD · Answer

In my practice, I let patients apply make up, spray tan, etc the following day after botox or fillers. You should be fine 24 hours after. Always defer to your Injectors practice guidelines. Good luck.

Renee Snyder, MD · Answer

HI Nicole. I am so excited that you are using a spray tan to avoid damaging and harmful UV radiation that has been known to cause skin cancers! You are safe to proceed with the fake spray tanning today as you wish, this should not affect your results at all.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Usually by the next day, you can go ahead an do almost anything after Botox.  Best of luck with your results.

Adam Stibich, MD · Answer

It is fine to do any spray afterward without any issues. I tell patients not to go workout right after or run. The idea of lying down after injection has long been disproven as harmful. No numbing cream before Botox for best results as it may alter uptake in areas injected.

Jill C. Fichtel, MD · Answer

It's perfectly safe for you to get a spray tan 24 hours after Botox injections to the face.  The important caveat here is that you cannot rub or massage any of the areas treated with Botox.

Harry Goldin, MD · Answer

You can have a fake tan after Botox. As for massaging the area,  I used to tell people not to massage the area or bend down after injections for several days, but I do not think this matters at all after 1-2 hours.  You pretty much can do whatever you want after your Botox injections.  By the way, next time consider Xeomin.  It works the same as Botox and is much less expensive!

Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS · Answer

So long as the spray tan doesn't require a prep involving rubbing the affected area, you should be fine.  On the day of treatment, patients should remain sitting, not lying down, for four hours afterwards but you would be fine to proceed on the following day.

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