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Will Exercising Facial Muscles Cause Botox to Wear off Faster?

September 8, 2013
Asked By:jeoff22

I work out at the Gym and have developed natural facial expressions (such as frowning / grinning) when exerting force. I currently have Botox for my frown lines which is working great (Only about 10% movement) but I am concerned that when I involuntarily TRY to frown (during exercise) I am causing the Botox to wear off faster?

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