How did my botox stop working after popping what I thought was a pimple? All the muscles that didn't work now do. (photo)

Question

This is going to sound crazy. I got botox yesterday morning. None of the injections hurt except one by my temple. Later I developed a pimple there. today I squeezed it very gently and a lot of clear liquid came out. Immediately after, my forehead started tingling and I could feel all the muscles that I wasn't able to move moving just fine. I looked in the mirror and everything was back to before botox. I was showing everyone my inability to frown or wrinkle my forehead. Now it's gone. HOW?

Donald B. Yoo, MD, FACS · Answer

Your  forehead likely was moving before you extracted the pimple.  Botox will start to take effect in 1-2 days on average, but will not show full effect for a week.  As the week progresses you will notice less and less movement in your forehead.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Botox usually takes a full 7-10 days to fully kick in before seeing your end result, Its best you return to your medical provider  within 2 weeks to evaluate the area

Kamran Khoobehi, MD · Answer

It would take 5-7 days to see the results from Botox. You need to wait and see your doctor if any issues next week.

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