Do I have to avoid expressions after restylane injection in the nasolabial fold?

Typically, the two basic restrictions
following a Restylane® injection are to not massage or aggressively touch the
face and to avoid strenuous exercise for 24 hours. Other than those two
limitations, you should be able to make your full range of facial expressions
without affecting the filler. Your injector may have been erring on the side of
overly cautious with his or her recommendation. However, smiling, laughing and
other facial expressions should not affect
your results.

I do not restrict my patients from anything after filler injections. I typically ask them to wait a day before exercising.  With cannulas you limit complications.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Thanks for this question.Filler can be great in the nasolabial folds. We ask our patients not to massage the area unless they can feel an irregularity of the product. We tell them all to smile and do what they usually do as this is natural and won't displace the product.