I just had 15 units of Botox above my brow line and in between eyebrows as well as for crows feet. I haven't had it in a while and totally didn't realize you aren't supposed to touch the injection sites for 24 hours. I pressed on a couple of the sites after to try to remove the dried blood and scraped a bit - I am so nervous that this could cause it to spread to other areas and possibly cause an eye droop. What are the chances I am going to have an issue - I am kind of freaking out? Thank you so much!
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November 4, 2020
Answer: I touched Botox injection site right after not knowing not to touch - am I going to have an issue?
Thank you for your question and for sharing your photographs loudestsilence951. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. T...
An allergic reaction one week after exposure could occur in a delayed hypersensitivity type of allergy. Having had it a year ago without any reaction may have been when your body simply developed recognition of the allergen without actually reacting to it. The next exposure to the allergen could...
Although Botox can migrate, it would be exceedingly rare for it to migrate to such a distant location. This is especially true if the Botox used was purchased from its manufacturer and used in the standard cosmetic doses. While Botox can have side effects, this seems to be a coincidence.
