I had Botox injected for the first time, into my forehead and between my eyebrows, on the 9th June. I'm due to have a facial on the 20th June. Can i a)Still have a full facial. b)Have the facial on the areas that aren't treated,eg, cheeks, nose, neck and chin. c) Not to have a facial at all.
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There shouldn't be any reason not to have a facial one day after having Botox, Dysport or Xeomin for wrinkles. It is a common suggestion not to undergo any manipulation for four hours after Botox. It would be prudent to wait then for one full day after Botox before having a facial, but that is it. Enjoy your experience.
Dr. Ron Shelton, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Hi Phoenix. We normally recommend that a patient refrain from messaging the injection area for at least 4 hours after Botox injections. 11 days is way more time than you need to ensure that you will not experience any movement of the injected product. Feel free to do whatever facials you desire after this much time has passed.
Dr. Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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11 days after a BOTOX treatment is a life time. Your facial will have absolutely no bearing on your BOTOX treatment. This product is in and is good. We generally advise people to wait a few days before getting a facial and that is possibly unnecessarily restrictive.
Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Your botox injects should start working in 3 days and will have its full effect in 10 days and therefore a facial massage will be safe for you to have performed at 11 days. Avoid aggressive massage or rubbing any area where botox or dysport was injected for about 3 days. Gentle facial cleansing is ok.
Dr. Paul E. Goco, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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you can do anything you want...definitely not a problem at 1 day or more after treatment...and if you only waited a few hours, probably no significant issue either...there's a mystique about waiting, but no real scientific information to back up all of those ideas floating around in computerland...