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There is no scientific evidence to suggest that early activity such as exercise, alcohol, or laying down early will have any impact on your botox treatment. We advise patients to avoid early manipulation of the area, such as a facial or clarisonic treatment, to prevent potential migration of botox toxin. However, no studies support this as well.
I recommend that my patient avoid exercising and doing strenuous activities for 24 hours after botox/dysport injections.Increasing the blood flow to the area can "wash out" or flush that area and cause decreased effectiveness of the injections. This time is needed to cause the botox to be picked up by the tissues in that specific area.Hope this helps.Best,Dr Sajjadian
There is no literature to support advising patients not to exercise for a specific duration after receiving Botox injections. The theoretical risk of the Botox "migrating" to a muscle you don't want it to affect is a small possibility, which is why I advise all of my patients to not exercise and to stay in an upright position for about 4-6 hours following injection. Post-injection instructions will vary from physician to physician. I also advise all patients to avoid massage, at home microdermabrasion, use of the clairsonic, and direct stimulation to the injected areas for a couple days after injections. I feel only "core" injectors should perform cosmetic injectables (facial plastic surgeons, plastic surgeons, dermatologists, or occuloplastic surgeons). This is because we all have a keen understanding of facial anatomy and the effects of injecting Botox/ Xeomin/ Dysport and fillers in different regions of the face. Be sure you are seeing one of us, and I wish you well!
Avoid working out or performing vigorous physical activity for the rest of the day of your treatment. Your rate of recovery may be compromised if you exercise the same day, making swelling, bruising and discomfort last longer.
About 2-3 hours after Botox injection is an appropriate amount of time to wait before exercising.
I inform my patients to wait 24 hours before any type of exercise or skin treatments to create a better outcome.
I normally tell my patients to wait a full 24 hours before doing an intensive workout, you want the area to settle to fully see your result from your treatment.
Thank you for your question BoopRN. 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. The most common areas of treatment are in the upper face. These include the horizontal lines seen on the upper forehead when one raises the brows, the vertical lines seen between the brows when one frowns (frown lines), and the crow's feet seen around the eyes when one smiles.After a Botox treatment, I recommend that my patients avoid heat exposure, alcohol consumption, and strenuous exercise for 24 hours and not lie down flat for four hours. This is because all of these activities may possibly lead to the movement of the product and consequent side effects such as droopy eyelids as described above. Although there have been no definitive studies shown that these actually occur and some physicians do not provide such aftercare instructions, in the absence of data I err on the side of caution and recommend that my patients avoid such activities.Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!
There are no studies that suggest certain activities could affect Botox injected areas. That being said, I still suggest refraining from any vigorous activities on the day of your injections.
I will often tell patients that while it is suggested to wait 4-6 hours before doing exercise, I tell them to wait until the next day.
Using BOTOX for "gummy" smile correction is not an easy task. Sounds like the amounts of units used is on the high side, if you are correct about that #. Or the BOTOX was to diluted or out of date. Best to return to original injecting doc to discuss. Than YOU decide if you need an other doc or...
It is ok to have local anesthesia in the mouth one week after treatment with Botox, as there are no known contraindications between the two. I would recommend discussing your Botox treatment with your physician who will be administering the anesthesia. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best...
Botox is delivered in unit doses. It is packaged as a powder which must be reconstituted using an injectable liquid such as saline or sterile water. The amount of liquid used to reconstitute the Botox will determine the concentration or units per milliliter. Keep in mind that it is the total ...