I Leave for NV on Wednesday I Will Be 800ft Up. Okay to Get a Little Botox 5 Days Before?

Botox injections to the face are very reliable and easy. The most common side effect is bruising which can be lessened with proper technique and topical ice applied before and for 48 hours after injection. Flying after injections in a pressure controlled cabin should not pose a problem. I always ask my patients to apply ice to the Botox injection sites every 4 to 6 hours for 5 to 10 minutes. That is really the only down-side to travel shortly after Botox is the inability to ice! I hope this helps. Dr. Trussler 

there is no reason that you can't fly the day after botox or dysport injections. There is always a chance you may bruise when there is any type of injection so keep that in mind when determining your social plans after your treatment. It is best not to fly the day of Botox just in case there can be any altitude pressure changes that might make the medicine diffuse to surrounding areas. This has never been proven, nor has bending over been proven to be a problem in the first four hours after botox injections, but physicians still recommend that to their patients.

I see no problems with flying after receiving Botox injections, especially 5 days out.  There is not apparent problems with high or low altitudes as well.

Dear Patient,

Yes, there is not problem. Be sure to tell your physician so he or she is aware of your situation.

Regards,

While I feel confident that you will do perfectly fine 5 days after Botox injections traveling to high altitudes, I do not believe anyone has studied the effects of Botox at high altitudes or low pressure situations.  I recommend that my patients do not do any strenuous activity for 24 hours after Botox.  Thus I feel that normal activity can be resumed after this period.